Disney
and Lucasfilm recently announced a change of plans regarding the release date
for Rian Johnson's Star Wars: Episode VIII, moving the anticipated sequel from
its original May 26 release to December 15.
The
official reason given is that due to Star Wars: The Force Awakens box-office
success "outside the traditional summer blockbuster window", they
decided to move the property, but that might not be entirely true.
According
to The Hollywood Reporter's Borys Kit, sources close to the project tell him
that Episode VIII is being delayed because of changes to the script.
"Obviously
the December date worked out very (very) well for them but I've also heard they
are rewriting the script," he tweeted. "I've
heard from several sources the rewrites are positive, based on audience
reaction to the new characters. People loved them. So strongly. And Lucasfilm
was surprised at how well they were received, according to several sources."
Johnson's Star Wars sequel is currently in
pre-production in London, where production is expected to begin next month with
Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar
Isaac, Benicio del Toro, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Lupita Nyong'o,
Gwendoline Christie, Anthony Daniels, and Peter Mayhew.
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