Just last month, when Kathleen Kennedy announced that Oscar
winning writer Michael Arndt was off Star Wars: Episode VII script after nearly
a year of writing it and that director J.J. Abrams and The Empire Strikes Back,
Return of the Jedi writer Lawrence Kasdan were now scripting the movie, some
began to worry that the film would need to be delayed from 2015 planned
release. And it’s been rumored for a while that Abrams was hoping to delay the
film until 2016 due to the scripting issues, while Disney was still wanting –probably-
a summer 2015 release date (the six previous films all launched in May).
Abrams –doing press for Bad Robot’s new FOX series Almost Human- hinted that Arndt’s departure had to with when Disney wants to release
the film. "It became clear that given the timeframe, and given the
process, and the way the thing was going that working with Larry in this way
was going to get us where we need to be and when we needed to be."
But the hiring of Kasdan –who is known as a great and more
importantly, a fast writer- may have elevated Abrams worries a bit, so Disney
finally pulled the trigger on the release date, announcing what was probably a compromise,
of a December 18, 2015 date.
"We're very excited to share the official 2015 release
date for Star Wars: Episode VII, where it will not only anchor the popular
holiday filmgoing season but also ensure our extraordinary filmmaking team has
the time needed to deliver a sensational picture," said Alan Horn,
chairman of The Walt Disney Studios.
Preproduction on Star Wars: Episode VII continues in London and the film is set to begin lensing in early Spring 2014 at Pinewood Studios.
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