J.J. Abrams being named director of Star Wars: Episode VII has dominated movie talk for the last week, but could the project be delayed?
When the sequel was first announced last year, Lucasfilm set 2015 as the year of release.
But The Hollywood Reporter claims that isn't as set in stone as first suggested, their sources saying "Abrams has not committed to that release date, meaning the date could be changed if the development process requires it."
THR also shed some light on the courting of J.J., explaining "Abrams said in November that he wasn't interested in taking over the venerable franchise from creator George Lucas. But sources tell THR that Kennedy contacted Abrams in early January and went to visit the filmmaker at the Santa Monica offices of his Bad Robot production company. Kennedy is said to have won over the filmmaker with her pitch."
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