Star Wars IX lands working title ‘Black Diamond’

Star Wars: The Last Jedi just pulled in $450M this weekend internationally but Disney and LucasFilms are already looking to the next installment.

And on Monday Fantha Tracks reported Star Wars IX already has a working title: Black Diamond.

The site added that the film’s director, JJ Abrams – who was behind The Force Awakens – has already submitted his pitch to producers so the sequel is definitely now in development.

New news: Star Wars IX has the working title Black Diamond, Fantha Tracks reported on Monday

Two years away: The site added that the film's director, JJ Abrams - who was behind The Force Awakens - has already submitted his pitch to producers so the sequel is definitely now in development

Two years away: The site added that the film’s director, JJ Abrams – who was behind The Force Awakens – has already submitted his pitch to producers so the sequel is definitely now in development

Abrams sent his pitch in ‘two days ago,’ according to the site.

Black Diamond is not the title of IX but is rather a working title that production used to identify the film internally.

The Last Jedi’s working title was Space Bear and Rogue One’s working title was Los Alamos.

VIII: Star Wars: The Last Jedi just pulled in $450M this weekend internationally but Disney and LucasFilms are already looking to the next installment

VIII: Star Wars: The Last Jedi just pulled in $450M this weekend internationally but Disney and LucasFilms are already looking to the next installment

This will be the final sequel in the trilogy that began with The Force Awakens and continued with The Last Jedi.

It is believed that the film will come out in 2019.

And it will star some vets such as Daisy Ridley as Rey, Adam Driver as Kylo Ren / Ben Solo, Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, John Boyega as Finn and Lupita Nyong’o as Maz.

Still in charge: Carrie Fisher as Leia led the Resistance against the First Order in The Last Jedi

Still in charge: Carrie Fisher as Leia led the Resistance against the First Order in The Last Jedi

A difficult path: Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker had his demons over Kylo Ren

A difficult path: Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker had his demons over Kylo Ren

There could also be special appearances by the ghosts of Yoda and Anakin Skywalker, but nothing has been confirmed yet. 

JJ’s co-writers are Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly.  

 According to Fantha Tracks, the production company for Episode IX is Carbonado Industries (UK) Ltd.

A carbonado is the toughest form of natural diamond, commonly known as a Black Diamond.  

It’s too early to tell whether or not Episode IX‘s working title bears any significance.

JJ's last film: Mr Abrams directed the massive hit The Force Awakens in 2015

JJ’s last film: Mr Abrams directed the massive hit The Force Awakens in 2015

   

 



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