Star Wars: Episode VIII delayed till December 2017

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Disney has announced the release of Star Wars: Episode VIII is delayed to December 15, 2017, so we'll have to wait longer before we get more of a hint about who Rey's parents really are.

Episode VIII was originally scheduled to be released around the Memorial Day weekend (May) in 2017, so we're looking at a delay of about 7 months.

In the meantime...

But don't worry: you'll still get your Star Wars fix this year with the first spin-off film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, still on schedule to be released on December 16 this year.

With the release of Rogue One scheduled for December 2016, a mid-2017 release for a core-story Star Wars film would leave only half a year between what will likely be pretty huge films.

The delay of Episode VIII not only gives writer and director Rian Johnson more time, it also gives us a solid year between Star Wars franchise films, spin-off or not, and in a way makes December - unofficially - Star Wars month.

Time to begin counting down to December 15, 2017, even if it is almost two years away.