It looks like a certain lucky group ofStar Warslovers are going to get to seeStar Wars 8just a tiny bit earlier than those in the U.S. who are eagerly awaiting the movie’s arrival. Once again, those living in the U.K. will get the chance to see the next chapter in theStar Wars sagabefore those living in America will. The good news is that it isn’t all that much early, but early nonetheless. Disney and Lucasfilm have officially announced thatStar Wars: The Last Jediwill be released in the U.K. one day early.
As reported byRadio Times, Disney and Lucasfilm are going to releaseStar Wars: The Last Jedion December 14, meaning that fans in the U.K. will get to see the movie a full day before anyone else. So, if you’re a die-hard fan living elsewhere, you may want to plan a trip to the U.K. if you want to seeStar Wars 8as soon as humanly possible. Or you’re able to just wait an extra day like pretty much everyone else is going to do. It’s totally up to you.
Those who have been keeping up with the Disney era ofStar Warsmovies shouldn’t find this development all that surprising. BothStar Wars: The Force AwakensandRogue One: A Star Wars Storyalso released a day early in the U.K., soStar Wars: The Last Jedihitting theaters there on December 14 follows suit and makes total sense. It is also worth pointing out thatStar Wars 8is coming out even earlier in France, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands, where the movie will arrive on December 13. Granted, those are smaller markets comparatively, but still.
As far asStar Wars newsgoes, this isn’t as huge as something like a new trailer or anything like that, but is important for fans to keep in mind. The reason? Once people start seeingStar Wars: The Last Jedi, even if it is just a day or two ahead of time, information about the movie is going to make its way online. Sure as you’re born, this will happen. So those of us who are going to have to wait until December 15 to seeStar Wars 8will probably want to avoid, or at least be verycareful about what they read on social media. Assuming you care about spoilers, that is. And since it has been teased thatStar Wars: The Last Jediwill have the biggest reveal inStar Wars history, you probably will care.
It may be a bit surprising that Disney and Lucasfilm don’t want to do a worldwide, same day release forStar Wars: The Last Jedi, but they have their reasons. BothStar Wars: The Force AwakensandRogue One: A Star Wars Storycrushed at the box office, so they know what they’re doing. Let’s just hope Rian Johnson knows what he’s doing as well since he wrote and directed the movie. But we have no reason to think he doesn’t, at least for now.
