tberry7403 | 21 Jan 2016 1:11 p.m. PST |
Has anyone heard this: StarWars 8, supposedly being released May of next year, has been pushed back to December. Rumor has it the script is being rewritten. I have no idea how valid this rumor is. |
The Beast Rampant | 21 Jan 2016 1:20 p.m. PST |
Rogue One (a SW anthology story, not Episode VIII) is slated for December. Is that what you are talking about? |
Mako11 | 21 Jan 2016 1:21 p.m. PST |
There was a news headline about it. Didn't read the article though. |
GarrisonMiniatures | 21 Jan 2016 1:25 p.m. PST |
link 'Star Wars: Episode VIII' has been delayed by seven months. Disney has announced the release date for the sci-fi sequel has been moved from May 26, 2017 to December 15 of the same year. The decision to delay the release of the film is so the makers can match the success and quality of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'. |
Mako11 | 21 Jan 2016 2:18 p.m. PST |
Or, to better tie in with their toy offerings just in time for Christmas. |
Doms Decals | 21 Jan 2016 2:23 p.m. PST |
If that was the prime consideration, they'd not have scheduled a summer date in the first place…. It also doesn't work – a mid December release is too late to maximise toy sales, as most Christmas shopping will have been done before the kids see the film…. Rumour has it that it's a rewrite to increase the screen time for Finn, Rey and Poe, who have had a bigger than expected reception, and reduce the emphasis on further new characters. |
tigrifsgt | 21 Jan 2016 2:23 p.m. PST |
Or to try to head to head with Avatar 2 which is slated to be released the same month. |
ROUWetPatchBehindTheSofa | 21 Jan 2016 3:13 p.m. PST |
BBC website had the same story, but stating that the next Pirates of the Caribbean franchise taking Star Wars original slot. |
boy wundyr x | 21 Jan 2016 5:04 p.m. PST |
Jeez, if that's correct Dom, what braintrust at Disney needed to learn that Finn, Rey, and Poe were good characters to ride in the next two parts. |
Doms Decals | 21 Jan 2016 6:27 p.m. PST |
These things are relative – I think with Rey in particular they didn't realise quite how well-received she'd be outside of the usual Star Wars demographic. |
rmaker | 21 Jan 2016 8:20 p.m. PST |
I think with Rey in particular they didn't realise quite how well-received she'd be outside of the usual Star Wars demographic. As witnessed by the dearth of Rey merchandise that they are trying to remedy. |
Doms Decals | 22 Jan 2016 9:39 a.m. PST |
Yep – I think it seriously never crossed their minds that girls might like Star Wars too if it had a strong female lead. Welcome to the 21st century boys…. |
wminsing | 22 Jan 2016 9:51 a.m. PST |
Yes, I've heard the same about the script re-writes; it's to place more emphasis on certain characters, Rey in particular. I agree I have no idea how thought Rey wasn't going to be popular; she's the film's new Luke Skywalker right out the gate, and on top of that was both well written and acted. Amusingly I've also heard that the marketing folks were dead certain that Kylo Ren was going to be the big break out character, and now toy stores are stuck with loads with Kylo merchandise they cannot get rid of. -Will |
GypsyComet | 22 Jan 2016 10:03 a.m. PST |
Rey is one of the two characters experiencing growth, Finn being the other. She's already well ahead of Leia in Luke's movies in that regard, and in a whole different class than Amidala (who, essentially, was experiencing the unpleasant side of a Shakespearean Tragedy). Rey may yet prove to be a Princess, so it is puzzling that Disney wouldn't see the potential. "outside of the usual Star Wars demographic." This is also puzzling. Because of Leia, the Star Wars demographic has included female fans from the start. "Kylo Ren was going to be the big break out character" Maybe later, but in TFA he's too corny. Only in the final scene does he show the potential, but that scene is ultimately not his. |
wminsing | 22 Jan 2016 11:33 a.m. PST |
Rey may yet prove to be a Princess, so it is puzzling that Disney wouldn't see the potential. I suspect that the general line of thought was that 'Star Wars is a boys thing, so we have to market all of the stuff to boys', while the whole 'princess' marketing scheme is aimed 100% at girls. Proving to be a major oversight in this case though. Maybe later, but in TFA he's too corny. Only in the final scene does he show the potential, but that scene is ultimately not his. I'd generally agree; maybe not 'corny' but he struts around like a wanna-be Darth Vader, in fact IS a wanna-be Darth Vader, and his moment never really arrives. I am almost certain that he's in for some sort of redemptive arc though, just how this plays out in Star Wars. -Will |
rmaker | 22 Jan 2016 12:43 p.m. PST |
What I have heard from a friend with ties to the Mouse Factory is that the production people deferred to the marketers, who, in turn, deferred to their female colleagues. The latter are mostly older women with no interest in science fiction. |