Now that it's pretty clear Disney's 1952 is not in fact a code-name for Star Wars Episode VII, they studio have sent out a press release confirming the star, the release date, and announcing a title change..
The Walt Disney Studios has announced that its live-action release previously known as 1952 will be titled Tomorrowland. The film will be released domestically on December 19, 2014. George Clooney (The Descendants) is set to star. Tomorrowland is written by Damon Lindelof and Brad Bird from a concept by Lindelof and Jeff Jensen. Lindelof (Star Trek, Lost, Prometheus) will produce and Bird (The Incredibles, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol) will produce and direct.
Plot details remain under wraps, but the last rumored description stated the project was a "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"-esque story following a man who makes contact with aliens on Earth."
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