---
title: "Disney postpones 'Star Wars: Episode VIII' release - CNBC"
description: "Jan 20 (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's \"Star Wars: Episode VIII\" will be released on Dec. 15, 2017, seven months later than originally scheduled, according to a CNBC tweet."
type: "NewsArticle"
publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "Newsdeck"
author: "Reuters"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/reuters/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-01-20-disney-postpones-star-wars-episode-viii-release-cnbc/"
published: "2016-01-20T21:47:29"
updated: "2016-01-20T21:49:57"
lang: "en-ZA"
word_count: 17
---

# Disney postpones 'Star Wars: Episode VIII' release - CNBC

> Jan 20 (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's "Star Wars: Episode VIII" will be released on Dec. 15, 2017, seven months later than originally scheduled, according to a CNBC tweet.

By Reuters · Published 20 January 2016, 23:47 SAST · Updated 20 January 2016, 23:49 SAST

## Content

Disney was not immediately available for comment. (Reporting by Subrat Patnaik in Bengaluru; Editing by Don Sebastian)