Starwars.com announced yesterday that Episode VIII will be released on December 15, 2017--seven months after its previously-announced release date of May 2017.
The Starwars.com announcement did not provide an explanation, but, and this is huge, the speculation is that the script is being revised.
Weren't we just talking about script revisions to accommodate a certain character's sexual orientation? Could it be that Rian Johnson is adjusting the story to fit Isaac's gayed-up Poe-trayal of the Resistance's most daring pilot? Is Disney preparing to thumb its nose at China and its restrictive media policies?
The LGBT Hero We've Been Waiting For?
