From sonic screwdrivers and wibbly-wobbly timey-whimey to lightsabers and the Force, ex-Doctor Who star is making the jump to another beloved sci-fi franchise as he's joined the cast of Star Wars: Episode IX in a key role that is being kept completely under wraps.

Star Wars movies are always extremely secretive things, and with the still-unnamed Star Wars: Episode IX still more than a year away we didn't expect to hear anything about it. However, it would appear that writer/director JJ Abrams and the rest of Lucasfilm are already ready to drop some big news.

“Hello — what have we here?” Yes, it appears the long-gestating rumours around Star Wars' smoothest talker are true, as it's being reported that Billy Dee Williams is set to reprise his iconic role as Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Episode IX.

Keri Russell and JJ Abrams both launched their careers two decades ago with the college drama Felicity, and now the duo are teaming up again for something a lot more high-profile in the upcoming Star Wars: Episode IX.

After last week's report that Disney was putting all Star Wars standalone spinoffs on hold in the wake of Solo's failure, a new report counters that while another rumour claims we may actually see Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi again even sooner.

With JJ Abrams' being tapped to replace Colin Trevorrow as writer/director on Star Wars: Episode IX, the film has now officially been delayed. However, this has setup a potential release date showdown with Wonder Woman 2.

It's official! Star Wars: The Force Awakens' JJ Abrams will be returning to a galaxy far, far away to co-write and direct Star Wars: Episode IX.

Less than a week after the surprise announcement that Colin Trevorrow would no longer be directing Star Wars: Episode IX, some new details have emerged as to what actually happened with his exit.