STAR WARS: EPISODE VII Bumped to December 2015?

STAR WARS: EPISODE VII may be delayed.

According to a new report by Badass Digest, Lucasfilm and Disney might be breaking the WARS mold, eyeing a mid-December 2015 release date for J.J. Abrams' upcoming installment in the franchise. All other films in the series have been released in May.

As the site notes, undertaking a STAR WARS film is no easy task in itself, let alone creating a film which takes the beloved franchise in a new direction. Rumors that the film may be pushed out of 2015 have also arisen to give Abrams plenty of time.

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J.J. Abrams is set to direct Star Wars: Episode VII from a script by Michael Arndt.

The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year intervals. Sixteen years after the release of the trilogy's final film, the first in a new prequel trilogy of films was released.

The three prequel films were also released at three-year intervals, with the final film of the trilogy released on May 19, 2005. In October 2012, The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion and announced that it would produce three new films, with the first film, Star Wars Episode VII, planned for release in 2015. 20th Century Fox still retains the distribution rights to the first two Star Wars trilogies, owning permanent rights for the original film Episode IV: A New Hope, while holding the rights to Episodes I-III, V and VI until May 2020.

Reactions to the original trilogy were mostly positive, with the last film being considered the weakest, while the prequel trilogy received a more mixed reaction, with most of the praise being for the final movie, according to most review aggregator websites. All six of the main films in the series were also nominated for or won Academy Awards.

All of the main films have been box office successes, with the overall box office revenue generated by the Star Wars films (including the theatrical Star Wars: The Clone Wars) totalling $4.49 billion, making it the third-highest-grossing film series. The success has also led to multiple re-releases in theaters for the series.

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