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Star Wars: Episode VIII release delayed by seven months amid rumours the script is being rewritten
There is a disturbance in the force.
The release of Star Wars: Episode VIII has been delayed from May 2017 to Dec. 15, 2017, the Walt Disney Co. announced Wednesday.
The date change postpones the anticipated next Star Wars set installment to follow the box-office hit The Force Awakens.
Box office hit: Star Wars: The Force Awakens took the world by story. Disney announced that the new release date for Star Wars: Episode VIII will be Dec. 15, 2017
Though Star Wars was once synonymous with the summer blockbuster, the date change means that the franchise will again look to dominate movie theaters in the holiday season.
It has proven a lucrative match for The Force Awakens, which has made a record $861 million domestically and $1.88 billion globally in five weeks of release.
Disney offered no reason for the delay, but rumors have recently swirled that writer-director Rian Johnson ('Looper') is rewriting the script.
Man with the plan: It has been rumoured that director of the sequel, Rian Johnson, is rewriting the script
Coming soon: Star Wars spinoff Rogue One is set for release on December 16 of this year with Gareth Edwards at the helm
Outrage: Fans were upset that the movie had been postponed; Aaron Morales posted a funny image of Darth Vader saying 'Noooooooo!'
The reaction: Some made jokes, others seemed very worried about the delay
Reaction on Twitter was predictably one of anger, frustration and disappointment - with all the respective Star Wars gifs to go with.
However many Yoda-like commentators urged calm, pointing out that fans still have a Star Wars film to look forward to - the spin-off Rogue One - this year, as well as the fact that those who were around for the original trilogy had to wait three years between installments.
Either way, production is set to begin next month in London.
In the interim, the Star Wars spin-off 'Rogue One' is due out Dec. 16 this year.
Directed by Gareth Edwards ('Godzilla'), it stars a cast including Felicity Jones, Diego Luna and Riz Ahmed.
