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'Star Wars: Episode VIII' Delayed By Seven Months (hollywoodreporter.com)
Mr.Intel writes with bad news for those of you champing at the bit to see the next Star Wars movie. Engadget reports: "You'll have to wait a bit longer to see what the heck is up with Luke Skywalker. Disney announced this afternoon that it's delaying Star Wars: Episode VIII from May 26, 2017 by seven months to December 15, 2017. Disney didn't give any reason for the delay, but sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that it'll allow the studio to give the film a Christmas release treatment, which worked pretty well for The Force Awakens. Additionally, it'll give director/writer Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper) more time to work on the film. THR's Borys Kit notes that may include rewrites to focus more on the new class of Star Wars characters."
I didn't really like the most recent film. I came away from it thinking it was ok but that was it, certainly not something that deserved rave reviews. I thought the acting was generally terrible, the plot was surprisingly weak and poorly paced and several of the characters annoyed me from the second they came on the screen.
But I have also come to the conclusion that my tastes must completely differ from the rest of the world. I didn't like the Kylo Ren character and in particular his lame wisecracks, as I found nothing about him to be dark or intimidating. Yet the reviews I read praised his casting, the writing and his modern day wise cracking nature. And I'm not even going to comment on Poe or Finn, except to say I wanted them to both die really really really early on.
That said I didn't like Fury Road either.
So my ticket price has contributed to the box office returns. But I wouldn't be lining up to see it again or buying it on disk later.