Disney Gives Us Star Wars For Christmas -- 2015
 Breaking with the long-standing tradition of opening in May, Star Wars Episode VII: A New Cashcow will open on December 18th, 2015.
Starwars.com confirmed it today (November 7, 2013), releasing the following on their website:
"We're very excited to share the official 2015 release date for Star Wars: Episode VII, where it will not only anchor the popular holiday filmgoing season but also ensure our extraordinary filmmaking team has the time needed to deliver a sensational picture," said Alan Horn, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios.
Star Wars: Episode VII will be directed by J. J. Abrams (Super 8, Mission: Impossible III, Star Trek)and is being scripted by Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan (Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi). Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, with Tommy Harper (Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Jack Ryan, Star Trek Into Darkness) and Jason McGatlin (Tintin, War of the Worlds) serving as executive producers. John Williams is returning to score Star Wars: Episode VII.
Shooting is scheduled to begin spring 2014 at Pinewood Studios."
To be fair, purists, though the six live-action movies all were released around May 23rd, we have already broken with that by declaring the holiday May 4th. And the theatrical release of Star Wars: The Clone Wars occurred in late August.
The other reality in our culture is that if ever there was a family movie that Disney could bank on, with generations including now grandparents wanting to see it, it would be Star Wars. So let's just hope that Abrams and Kasdan make it a Merry Christmas 2015.
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