Release date for Star Wars: Episode VIII pushed back

By Leah Zanolla | Published January 20, 2016

Star Wars: Episode VIII will be coming out a little later than expected. Originally set for release in summer of 2017, viewers will now have to wait until December 15, 2017 to see the next installment of the saga.

Episode VII is in preproduction right now and will begin principal photography next month. Rian Johnson is writer and director on the project; producers are Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman; and J.J. Abrams, Jason McGatlin, and Tom Karnowski are the executive producers.

News source/photo credit: StarWars.com

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Leah Zanolla

Leah grew up in a little farming town in Illinois, right on the Mississippi River. Her Chicago-born husband, David, left the city for her, and they're now raising their three children (Jacob, Jonah and Lydia) just 12 miles from her hometown. As the Senior Editor of the DIS (wdwinfo.com), Leah spends a lot of time writing about, reading about, and discussing Disney. So, it should come as no surprise that one of her family's favorite ways to spend time is going to Walt Disney World and traveling on Disney Cruise Line. She also enjoys shopping, watching movies with her husband and doing crafts with and for her kids.

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