Rian Johnson will write and direct Star Wars Episode VIII and Episode IX

Now here's some big Big news... While the JJ Abrams directed Star Wars: Episode VII is on its way, the next two Star Wars movies (Episode VIII and IX) will be written and directed by Rian Johnson (who directed Brick, The Brothers Bloom, and Looper). Rian Johnson is one of those extremely masterful directors working in Hollywood right now, and this is such a huge positive movie for Disney for picking him to helm the next two movies. [hit the jump to continue]