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SPECULATION When will we get an official name for 8?

Discussion in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' started by Lord Skywalker, Jun 1, 2016.

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When will the name be released?

  1. Star Wars Celebration London this July

    19 vote(s)
    48.7%
  2. Between Star Wars Celebration and the premier of Rogue One

    10 vote(s)
    25.6%
  3. After the premier of Rogue One but before Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017

    10 vote(s)
    25.6%
  1. Lord Skywalker

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    So, I made an easy poll, when do you believe the name for 8 will be revealed?

    If we had to use the TFA timeline as a model, then around November of this year the name should be dropped assuming they follow the TFA timeline, I don't think they'll do that.

    What I think will happen is that they will wait until Rogue One is released BEFORE releasing the name of 8 so as to not take away from the marketing for R1. If I had to take a guess, I think we may get a name drop around late January, I do hope I am wrong and we get it at SWC this year.
     
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    Because they have been preparing Episode VIII longer than The Force Awakens at the same point in time, I think their schedules will be slightly different. I think that they will announce the title at either Celebration (July 15-17) or Comic Con San Diego (July 20-24). I do not know whether Lucasfilm will have a presence at Comic Con. From August until January, it will only be Rogue One that is promoted. From February 2017, the focus will shift to Episode VIII again.
     
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    DEFINITELY before this year is over.
     
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    R1 is a prime spot for the first Ep. 8 teaser. The first Force Awakens teaser came out in late November '14 for for a Dec. '15 release. If they follow the same timetable, you'll get a title sometime in the fall, and the first teaser trailer attached to R1. It's a no-brainer.
     
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    I'm pretty sure we'll get it at SWC.

    Someone asked Pablo Hidalgo about when we'll get a VIII title.



    TFA's name was announced as it completed principal photography (the day after filming ended)



    It seems like the 'pattern' is a title announcement at the end of the principal photography stage of production.

    Filming for Episode 8 started on February 10th, 2016. On April 28th, Rian Johnson tweeted that they were "halfway through the shoot". That means it took 78 days to film half the movie.

    That also means that filming will wrap 78 days after April 28th, which is July 15th: the exact day that 'Star Wars Celebration 2016' in London starts.

    Which means that the day after VIII's principal photography being finished will be July 16th, which is the day that all the main panels of Star Wars Celebration take place. This is also when key information regarding new titles and trailers are shown to the public.

    It's definite planning by Disney.
     
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    I'd say SWC. ;)(kylo ren)
     
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    Revealing a title dosnt take away from the Rogue One marketing, but a teaser would.
     
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    Star Wars Celebration London this July sounds like a good bet. :)
     
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    Xmas 2016
     
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    Have Mark Hamill announce the title at SW Celebration so atleast we know he'll say something this movie!:p
     
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    LOOOOL. :p
     
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    I hope they announce the title sooner rather than later. This way it gives angry fanboys and mainstream media time to complain, lament, accept and actually like the title. :)
     
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    I'm not expecting anything before Rogue One comes out. It would be cool if they throw a trailer for VIII into Rogue One, but it'll probably be something closer to Spring/Summer 2017 to prime the pump, and then a trailer Fall 2017 coinciding with ticket preorders.
     
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    LucasFilm's priority this year is marketing Rogue One. Episode VIII doesn't need any marketing this year. My guess is there will be an Episode VIII teaser in time for Rogue One so sometime around November/December we'll get the name.
     
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    After some careful thinking, I'm 90% certain this is what they're going to do in terms of VIII marketing:

    Title Reveal - Star Wars Celebration 2016 (July 16th, 2016)

    (9 months of Rogue One marketing)

    First Teaser - Star Wars Celebration 2017 (April 14th, 2017)

    (3 months)

    Second Teaser - D23 Expo 2017 (July 15th, 2017)

    (3 months)

    Final Trailer - 2 months before film release (October 16th, 2017)

    (2 months)

    Film Release - December 15th, 2017
     
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    The name, maybe. The teaser...?... Ehhh I don't think so. They are not going to do ANYTHING to detract from RO the movie, or any of RO's subsequent merchandising. Have you seen the new Lego set pics floating around?? Plus Disney needs RO to be a success to justify the stand alone's.
     
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    They have Episode VIII characters in the Celebration poster and plan to talk about it at Celebration. If they weren't going to do "anything" as you suggest they would not be doing that. A teaser trailer before a movie will hardly detract from Rogue One. When Marvel released Civil War there was a trailer for their next big film. That's just marketing 101.
     
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    I think I see where you are going with this, my 'anything' was in reference to public release, not celebration as a finite number of interested parties when compared to the whole. And as for marketing 101... you do know what product saturation is right? ;)

    Cheers! :D
     
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