Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi - In theaters December 15, 2017

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[CONTAINER][MOVIE1]Title: Star Wars: Episode VIII (2017)

Genre: [GENRE]Action[/GENRE], [GENRE]Adventure[/GENRE], [GENRE]Fantasy[/GENRE], [GENRE]Science Fiction[/GENRE]

Director: [DIRECTOR]Rian Johnson[/DIRECTOR]

Cast: [ACTOR]Daisy Ridley[/ACTOR], [ACTOR]Adam Driver[/ACTOR], [ACTOR]Mark Hamill[/ACTOR], [ACTOR]John Boyega[/ACTOR], [ACTOR]Oscar Isaac[/ACTOR], [ACTOR]Carrie Fisher[/ACTOR], [ACTOR]Gwendoline Christie[/ACTOR], [ACTOR]Benicio del Toro[/ACTOR], [ACTOR]Gugu Mbatha-Raw[/ACTOR], [ACTOR]Jimmy Vee[/ACTOR]

Plot: Having taken her first steps into the Jedi world, Rey joins Luke Skywalker on an adventure with Leia, Finn and Poe that unlocks mysteries of the Force and secrets of the past. [/MOVIE1][POSTER1]
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Official announcement from Star Wars.com:

In addition, Iger confirmed that Rian Johnson will write and direct Star Wars: Episode VIII. The film, which continues the saga after the events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is set for release on May 26, 2017 — forty years and a day after the release of Star Wars: A New Hope in 1977. Johnson is widely considered one of cinema’s most gifted young filmmakers, having directed the modern sci-fi classic, Looper, as well as Brick and The Brothers Bloom. He was also behind the camera for three episodes of the critically-acclaimed TV series Breaking Bad, including “Ozymandias,” which series creator Vince Gilligan named as the best installment of the show. Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman, producer of Looper, Don Jon, Brick, and The Brothers Bloom, are on board to produce.​
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I don't understand.... the movie editing is done??? 3 months before release??? What are they gonna do for the next 10-11 weeks???

Maybe they are ahead of schedule and they can get the campaign trail ready. Some studios pick their release dates specifically for holidays and certain times of the year and as these are Christmas release dates they won't bring them forward. Some films are finished much longer than this before release date.
 
I don't understand.... the movie editing is done??? 3 months before release??? What are they gonna do for the next 10-11 weeks???

Maybe they are ahead of schedule and they can get the campaign trail ready. Some studios pick their release dates specifically for holidays and certain times of the year and as these are Christmas release dates they won't bring them forward. Some films are finished much longer than this before release date.

They always try to give more time incase something goes wrong, or if they need to do re-shoots etc... But it seems like everything went pretty smooth on this one.
Hopefully with this extra time Johnson can get together with JJ and really figure out the Carrie Fisher problem and how to finish things before they start production on Eps9.
 
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