Originally Posted By ecdc Hollywood Reporter says the date's been moved from May 2017 to Dec 2017. Wonder if that's to give them more time to make it or to capitalize on the incredible holiday success a la episode VII? <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-episode-viii-gets-857601">http://www.hollywoodreporter.c...s-857601</a>
Originally Posted By ecdc Yeah, since I posted this the story was fleshed out to include this: >>The move gives the studio more time to work on the film. It also balances out Disney's tentpole schedule in 2017. As it stood, the studio was set to release Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (May 5), Star Wars, Pirates and Cars 3 (June 16) all in summer. The studio didn't say whether the changes impact its plans to release an untitled fairy-tale movie on Dec. 22, but don't be surprised if that date changes.<< For Disney to have Pirates, Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Cars 3 to come out within a few weeks of each other is insane.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I'll say it's insane! It's insane! Great, longer to have to wait for the next movie!
Originally Posted By mawnck Well they can't very well release it while Episode VII is still in the theaters, can they?
Originally Posted By Wendy Pleakley So many people saw this as a family over the Christmas break. I would not be surprised if Star Wars becomes synonymous with the holiday season (something they failed it with their first infamous attempt).
Originally Posted By dagobert December is becoming the new Star Wars month. I like that. Given Disney's own competition like Cars 3, POTC5 or GOTG2 in summer, the move makes a lot of sense.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <Star Wars Episode VIII: The Force A-Waitin'> LOL! I agree; they probably looked at the December receipts for TFA, and thought "if it ain't broke..."
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I think I read yesterday that Star Wars traded places with Pirates which was originally scheduled to come out in December. So it was supposed to originally be: Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Cars 3 and then Pirates in December.
Originally Posted By JeffG Pirates was moved up from July, not December. It will be interesting to see what scrambling other studios do with this change. In particular, Steven Spielberg's movie version of the novel "Ready Player One" is currently scheduled for the same day that Episode VIII moved to. I can't imagine that Warner Bros isn't already looking for a new release date for it. The other interesting one is "Avatar 2", which is currently slated for release 10 days later on Christmas Day. Even though Fox is releasing that one, I'm sure Disney has to be coordinating with them since the new attractions in Animal Kingdom give them a huge stake it its success. While the Christmas movie market might be big enough for both films, I'd think the availability of Imax and other special format screens would be a big issue. My bet is that "Ready Player One" moves to November and Avatar 2 gets pushed to Spring or Summer 2018.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>The studio didn't say whether the changes impact its plans to release an untitled fairy-tale movie on Dec. 22...<< Is that the Jack and the Beanstalk-inspired story? Or something else? It seems odd that they're saying it's a fairy tale, but not saying which one
Originally Posted By basil fan I hate it when good movies come out in December. It's freakishly hard to squeeze a trip to the movies into that over-crowded month. Star Wars Glitches <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/glitch/swglitch.html">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...tch.html</a>
Originally Posted By Dabob2 December ALWAYS has a surfeit of good movies. Mostly due to the Oscars. Luckily, many of them last into January, when the new releases are usually what the studios consider their dregs.
