Will we see the sale complete in 2018 or 2019?
Not soon enough for a Fox fanfare for ‘Solo’, but in time for one before ‘9’…
Even though there’s no guarantee it will happen, I think that since Disney has the rights to the logo and fanfare, I too hope they reinstate them with Star Wars; they’re just too iconic and synonymous with the franchise at this point. It’s just a wild guess but, knowing J.J.'s love for little details like this I believe he will likely push for its reinstatement for Episode IX, and one of two headlines will hypothetically appear:
“J.J. Abrams was responsible for bringing the Fox back to Star Wars”
or
“J.J. Abrams almost got the Fox intro for Star Wars Episode IX”
Either way I REALLY hope Disney actually let 20th Century Fox still exist as a separate brand once the transaction is complete, but I’m not holding my breath knowing their history.