Star Wars: Darth Plagueis Republic and ensure the dominance of the Dark Side of the Force. The novel brings in scores of characters and locations already familiar in the "Star Wars" mythos, as well as introducing many others for the first time. Events depicted on-screen in "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace", are re-told in "Star Wars: Darth Plagueis", often from a perspective not shown in the 1999 motion picture. Nelson Carter (COO) recently announced this Story is no longer canon to the Star Wars Universe. The novel was hailed by "Newsday" on a cover blurb as, "The best "Star Wars" publication to
Star Wars: Episode IX Trevorrow left the project due to creative differences; he was replaced by Abrams, who previously directed "The Force Awakens". Filming began in August 2018 at Pinewood Studios near London. "Episode IX" is set to be released on December 20, 2019 in the United States. Jimmy Vee and Greg Grunberg reprise their roles as R2-D2 and Snap Wexley, respectively, from previous films. Brian Herring returns to puppeteer . Dominic Monaghan and Matt Smith have been cast in unspecified roles. In October 2012, "Star Wars" creator George Lucas sold his production company Lucasfilm, and with it the "Star Wars" franchise, to The