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Release Date for "Star Wars: Episode VIII" Pushed to December 2017

Posted on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 4:44 PM

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Disney and Lucasfilm announced earlier today that Star Wars: Episode VIII, which was originally scheduled for release in May 2017, will now debut on December 15, 2017.

The press release contained the following note:

The move follows the extraordinary success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which was the first Star Wars movie to premiere outside the traditional summer blockbuster window and smashed numerous records, including biggest domestic and global debuts of all time as well as the biggest domestic second and third weekends, en route to becoming the highest grossing domestic release of all time with over $861.3 million and the third biggest global release ever with $1.886.7 billion.

Since the movie doesn't start principal photography until next month, the move probably isn't due to production delays. While a summer release is traditional for blockbuster movies, perhaps Disney is happy with the results of Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens and would like to see if it can be repeated. Whereas the summer schedule can be cluttered with too many tentpole releases, December is often filled with Oscar-bait movies, and opening a big tentpole release leaves a lot of movie theaters looking to fill seats and more than happy to oblige a blockbuster when so much of their target audience has free time!

To keep updated on future changes, please add Star Wars: Episode VIII to your list of Favorite Movies!

Source: starwars.com



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