Star Wars 9: The Rise of Skywalker to be released simultaneously in China and North America

According to major movie bloggers on Weibo, "Star Wars 9: The Rise of Skywalker" is scheduled to be released in mainland China on December 20, the same time as North America.

The story of Star Wars 9 takes place one year after Star Wars 8: The Last Jedi, and is also the final chapter of the sequel trilogy. After that, another Star Wars trilogy will begin, but the stories are not related.

"Star Wars 9" is also the last time that "Luke Skywalker" Mark Hamill will appear in a Star Wars movie. The late Carrie Fisher will return as Princess Leia, and the film will be processed using unseen footage shot during "Star Wars 7". The old version of Lando Calrissian will also return.