The annual Walt Disney Co DIS shareholders meeting took place Thursday afternoon.
The meeting was started with a bang, as CEO Bob Iger announced a lineup of future "Stars Wars" films.
Among the most notable, a stand-alone spinoff movie will be released, title "Rogue One." Twitter was already ablaze with pumped moviegoers.
Click here for a live blog of the annual shareholder conference.
Announcing official details surrounding Rogue One, the first stand-alone #StarWars film, as well as Episode VIII! http://t.co/gzAlAgbAt5
— Star Wars (@starwars) March 12, 2015
Oooh @starwars spinoff will be titled ‘Rogue One' and the lovely Felicity Jones has been confirmed to feature! Exciting times.
— Wilson Reviews (@WilsonReviews) March 12, 2015
Star Wars: Episode VIII to premiere May 26, 2017. Hope everyone gets their Luke Skywalker costumes back from the cleaners by then.
— Stuart Levine (@Stus_Views) March 12, 2015
Hmm. Felicity Jones as the first and only casting announcement for @starwars Rogue One today = a female-led film?
— Todd DuBois (@GWOtaku) March 12, 2015
YESSSS. RT @verge: First Star Wars standalone film is called Rogue One, coming December 2016 http://t.co/ZH7HJbSiNO pic.twitter.com/UxoJwEML7l
— Nappy Gilmore (@dyllyp) March 12, 2015
Would Leo DiCaprio finally win an Oscar if he played middle-aged Luke in #RogueOne? pic.twitter.com/p39RhNy03R
— Jake Mann (@mjakemann) March 12, 2015
#RogueOne! Episode VIII! Can't wait! http://t.co/5KvVJXP2vc
— Dan Brooks (@dan_brooks) March 12, 2015
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