Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy has set the record straight about a potential sequel to "Rogue One," it ain't happening. Director Gareth Edwards one-ups her by saying if a sequel does happen “that sequel will be directed by George Lucas,” as a subtle nod/reference to that first Star Wars film.
Phew. Now that we have that out of the way ...
In case you're looking for a link to the news it can be found HERE, courtesy of the kind folks over /Film who found a copy of the upcoming Empire issue, read and reported about it. Kudos guys.
This is not surprising news given that If you remember last year, Kennedy herself said the Star Wars Story standalone movies “are not being designed to necessarily build new franchises” and will “very definitely have a beginning, middle, and end.”