No, there is zero link between these movies, and FB will have a female lead? How do you know. I know you hate SW, but stop your ridiculous nonsense...
My sister who is 22 never watched a SW movie by the way, I showed her the last SW7 trailer and she was impressed, she wants to watch it but she asked me to explain her the previous trilogies because 6 movies is too much.
Many young women will think like her