Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Rey and the surviving members of the resistance face the evil First Order once more as the conflict between the Jedi and the Sith reaches its peak, bringing the Skywalker saga to its close. The Force Awakens' JJ Abrams returns to the director's chair, with many of the cast from the old and new fantasy saga reprising their roles, including Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Ian McDiarmid, John Boyega, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams and Carrie Fisher