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Star Wars: Episode VII will be released on Friday, December 18th, 2015.

The release of Star Wars: Episode VII has been delayed from Summer 2015 until December 18th, 2015.

With pre-production in full-swing, a confirmed release date of December 18, 2015, has been set for Lucasfilm’s highly anticipated Star Wars: Episode VII. This news is hardly surprising given the abrupt change in wording regarding release dates in the official announcement on StarWars.com of J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan taking over screen writing duties. In that announcement it was the first time the seasonal designation was removed from the planned release of the film, “Shooting is scheduled to begin Spring 2014 at Pinewood Studios for an expected 2015 release.”

There have been rumblings for months that the release of the film could be delayed until the winter of 2015 but as late as Disney’s D23 fan convention in August of this year, Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn reiterated that the film would be released in Summer 2015. I discussed the 2015 release calendar and box office receipt dynamics previously, but I thought an April or August 2015 release made more sense than December.

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The Official Lucasfilm Announcement:

“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.

Star Wars: Episode VII will be directed by J.J. Abrams (Super 8, Mission: Impossible III, Star Trek) and is being scripted by Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan (Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi). Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, with Tommy Harper (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Jack Ryan, Star Trek Into Darkness) and Jason McGatlin (Tintin, War of the Worlds) serving as executive producers. John Williams is returning to score Star Wars: Episode VII.

Shooting is scheduled to begin spring 2014 at Pinewood Studios.

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SOURCE: StarWars.com