Of Course Episode VII Isn't Hitting Summer 2015

Badass Digest put it out there this morning. Star Wars: Episode VII will most likely make the jump to light-speed from Summer to Christmas 2015. That rumor, however, has been out there for quite awhile, and the more we hear nothing from Disney, Lucasfilm and J.J. Abrams, the more traction it gains.

The wet fart heard round the galaxy at D23 didn't help (They swore they were going to have a major presence with Episode VII news, then they reneged), and folks like Alan Horn still insisting it would be out that summer are just making it harder on fans. Of course, it's not going to be ready by then. Their summer slate is too stuffed with The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Pixar's Inside Out and Pirates of the Caribbean 5. Nowhere to put Episode VII. I know everyone is up and arms about changing tradition taking it out of May. But that was a tradition started by George Lucas and 20th Century Fox; both parties are out of the Star Wars business.

Disney is, no doubt, thinking about what happened to Avatar. Originally slatted for a Memorial Day 2009 release, they moved it back to Christmas. In part because James Cameron needed more time to get the visual effects done and partially because that date worked wonders on Titanic. They wanted to a repeat performance... and that's exactly what they got. A Star Wars movie drops right before Christmas and it owns the rest of the month, January and February.