With ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ script in hand, J.J. Abrams confirms a summer start date

Any interest in some Star Wars news? How about the fact that director J.J. Abrams actually has a script in hand ahead of shooting (for once), and that the temporarily titled Star Wars: Episode IX is due to start filming this summer? Abrams confirmed as much during a recent episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Written along with Derek Connolly, Chris Terrio, and Colin Trevorrow, Star Wars: Episode IX aims to continue–and possibly tie up–the character arcs for Rey, Finn, Kylo Ren, and other Tumblr-breaking heroes and villains.