I wouldn’t say it was well known that said release was going to happen but I would say that it was a very predictable one.
Yeah, people like to speculate these things. I do it for fun and I’m sure most of the people on threads like these do it for the same reason. I don’t really get my hopes up for an OUT but I get a kick out of speculating how possible it is at certain times. The current gossip is that Star Wars needed more work done to it hence why the OUT hasn’t been released yet. Is there any validity to this claim? No, but it’s fun to humor the idea.
The Force Awakens was alright, I didn’t think it was that bad. I wouldn’t call it great but I would call it an average film. I haven’t seen Rogue One so I can’t comment on it. As for the TV series, I’ve heard from friends that it’s decent but I personally have no interest watching Rebels