‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ Release Delayed

Disney has postponed the release date of ‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ by seven months. Star Wars will now hit the theatres on December 15, 2017. The release date has been pushed back as after the huge success of The Force Awakens, Disney wants Episode VIII to also release during the Christmas break reportedly.

Instead of that, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ will release on May 26, 2017. Earlier, the Johnny Depp starrer film was supposed to release on July 7. Meanwhile, the makers will get more time to work on the Star Wars movie.

Rian Johnson will helm Star Wars: Episode VIII. Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac will reprise their roles from the last film. Mark Hamill will also return with his character as Luke Skywalker. 

Source: guim.co.uk