Oscar Isaac Confirms The “End Of The Entire Skywalker Saga” In ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’

It’s now March and we’re now approximately nine months away from “Star Wars: Episode IX.” If this was any other film franchise, we’d probably have a title, pictures, and probably a trailer. Instead, this is Lucasfilm and all we know is that J.J. Abrams is directing a film that caps off the trilogy he began with 2015’s ‘The Force Awakens.’ And according to star Oscar Isaac, we have confirmation that this ninth film in the Skywalker Saga will, in fact, be the end of this particular story.

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“It is the end of the entire Skywalker saga,” the actor said on the ‘Today’ Show (via IndieWire). “Nine stories. This is the culmination of the entire thing. What J.J. has done, and the entire Lucasfilm team, is incredibly fulfilling. It’s also special for us because you get to learn a lot more things about these characters.”

If you’re even the smallest fan of “Star Wars,” then you’re probably familiar with the Skywalker Saga. Beginning with ‘The Phantom Menace’ (storywise, at least), the franchise focused on Anakin Skywalker and his fall from grace. The second trilogy, aka the Original Trilogy, followed that up with the story of Luke Skywalker and his fight with his father, Darth Vader. And now, we have the third trilogy, coming to a close that follows Kylo Ren (a secret Skywalker) and Rey (totally going to be a ret-conned Skywalker, right?).

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Speaking of Leia, and actress recently-deceased Carrie Fisher, Isaac also commented on how the film has her spirit flowing through it in multiple ways. “We’ve thought about her so much. Her spirit is there [in the film]. Her daughter, Billie Lourd, came back to play a part. Her spirit was there with us and we’re missing her,” said Isaac.

We’re expected to get a ton more information about “Star Wars: Episode IX,” which still doesn’t have an official title, in the coming weeks, as Star Wars Celebration kicks off in about a month. The film hits theaters on December 20.