The chairman of Walt Disney Studios, Alan Horn, was quoted via tweet confirming that Episode VII will get a summer 2015 release. Given that Avengers 2 is scheduled for May 2015, there was some speculation that Disney could push Episode VII to a holiday release so their two tent pole movies wouldn’t be competing with each other.
"Look for Episode VII in the summer of 2015 and it's going to be great" - Alan Horn #D23Expo
— Ricky Brigante, Host (@InsideTheMagic) August 10, 2013