Star Wars IX lands working title 'Black Diamond' as director JJ Abrams 'starts structuring script' for 2019 film... after Last Jedi makes $450M internationally
Star Wars: The Last Jedi just pulled in $450M this weekend internationally but Disney and LucasFilms are already looking to the next installment.
On Monday Fantha Tracks reported Star Wars IX already has a working title: Black Diamond.
The site added that the film's director, JJ Abrams - who was behind The Force Awakens - has already submitted his pitch to producers so the sequel is now firmly in development.
![New news: Star Wars IX has the working title Black Diamond, Fantha Tracks reported on Monday](http://web.archive.org./web/20171219234028/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/18/14/476DD92700000578-5191107-image-a-1_1513608853332.jpg)
New news: Star Wars IX has the working title Black Diamond, Fantha Tracks reported on Monday
![Two years away: The site added that the film's director, JJ Abrams - who was behind The Force Awakens - has already submitted his pitch to producers so the sequel is now firmly in development](http://web.archive.org./web/20171219234028/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/18/14/476DD64D00000578-5191107-image-a-2_1513608890888.jpg)
Two years away: The site added that the film's director, JJ Abrams - who was behind The Force Awakens - has already submitted his pitch to producers so the sequel is now firmly in development
Abrams sent his pitch in 'two days ago,' according to the site.
Black Diamond is not the title of IX but is rather a working title that production used to identify the film internally.
The Last Jedi's working title was Space Bear and Rogue One's working title was Los Alamos.
![VIII: Star Wars: The Last Jedi just pulled in $450M this weekend internationally but Disney and LucasFilms are already looking to the next installment](http://web.archive.org./web/20171219234028/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/18/18/4760E05500000578-5191107-VIII_Star_Wars_The_Last_Jedi_just_pulled_in_450M_this_weekend_in-a-1_1513621700682.jpg)
VIII: Star Wars: The Last Jedi just pulled in $450M this weekend internationally but Disney and LucasFilms are already looking to the next installment
This will be the final sequel in the trilogy that began with The Force Awakens and continued with The Last Jedi.
It is believed that the film will come out in December 2019.
And it will star some vets such as Daisy Ridley as Rey, Adam Driver as Kylo Ren / Ben Solo, Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, John Boyega as Finn and Lupita Nyong'o as Maz.
And it also looks as if Benicio Del Toro as DJ could pop up too.
![Still in charge: Carrie Fisher as Leia led the Resistance against the First Order in The Last Jedi](http://web.archive.org./web/20171219234028/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/18/14/47598CAA00000578-5191107-image-a-5_1513608959443.jpg)
Still in charge: Carrie Fisher as Leia led the Resistance against the First Order in The Last Jedi
![A difficult path: Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker had his demons over Kylo Ren](http://web.archive.org./web/20171219234028/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/18/14/4768D03000000578-5191107-image-a-6_1513609006725.jpg)
A difficult path: Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker had his demons over Kylo Ren
There could also be special appearances by the ghosts of Yoda and Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, but nothing has been confirmed yet.
JJ's co-writers are Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly.
According to Fantha Tracks, the production company for Episode IX is Carbonado Industries (UK) Ltd.
![JJ's last film: Mr Abrams directed the massive hit The Force Awakens in 2015](http://web.archive.org./web/20171219234028/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/18/14/475D4FC500000578-5191107-image-a-3_1513608914058.jpg)
JJ's last film: Mr Abrams directed the massive hit The Force Awakens in 2015
A carbonado is the toughest form of natural diamond, commonly known as a Black Diamond.
It’s too early to tell whether or not Episode IX‘s working title bears any significance to the plot of the movie.
Before Star Wars IX comes out, the Han Solo stand alone movie, titled Solo: A Star Wars Story, from director Ron Howard will debut in 2018. That one stars Emilia Clarke as Kira and Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo. Also in the cast are Paul Bettany, Woody Harrelson, Donald Glover and Thandie Newton.
![Next: Before Star Wars IX comes out, the Han Solo stand alone movie, titled Solo: A Star Wars Story, from director Ron Howard will debut in 2018. Here is Han with Chewbacca in The Force Awakens](http://web.archive.org./web/20171219234028/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/18/18/302D90A800000578-5191107-Next_Before_Star_Wars_IX_comes_out_the_Han_Solo_stand_alone_movi-a-2_1513621700686.jpg)
Next: Before Star Wars IX comes out, the Han Solo stand alone movie, titled Solo: A Star Wars Story, from director Ron Howard will debut in 2018. Here is Han with Chewbacca in The Force Awakens
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