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In 2005 it looked like the Star Wars saga was officially over. Lucasfilm and Twentieth Century Fox released Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, which completed the prequels and tied the story back to the original trilogy. It was done, finished, kaput, and ended.
But then along came Disney. In October 2012 the studio brokered a $4.05 billion deal to buy Lucasfilm and with the deal came the announcement that they would be starting production on a whole new trilogy of Star Wars films that would keep the epic story going for years and years to come. And, naturally, fanboys started to foam at the mouth with anticipation. What would the new movies be about? Would they bring back classic characters or introduce new ones? Would there be new stories set outside of the trilogy?
Thanks to all of these questions, for the last few months we here at Cinema Blend have been sorting through all of the rumors trying to sort out exactly what we know about the upcoming Star Wars Episode 7, and just like we’ve done for both The Avengers 2 and Batman vs. Superman we’ve constructed a handy guide to help sort out all of the facts and fictions. Read on below for the latest info!
J.J. Abrams is the director.
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It always helps to get things rolling with factual reports instead of rumors, so let’s start at the top, shall we? Though he initially declined the job, J.J. Abrams has been confirmed as the director of Star Wars: Episode VII. The problem is that we just don’t know when we might see the finished product. While it’s been confirmed that the film will be coming out in the summer of 2015, Disney has not yet announced an official release date. Production is scheduled to beginin early 2014 at England’s famous Pinewood Studios, but that’s really all we know.
Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan are working on the script.
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Oscar winning screenwriter Michael Arndt was one of the first people to be hired to work on Star Wars: Episode VII, signing a deal to pen the script for the film only about a week after the project was announced, but sadly he’s no longer a part of the production. It has been revealed that Episode VII will now be moving forward without Arndt and that Abrams and Empire Strikes Back screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan are now working on what is either a new draft or a completely new version of the script. Because we don’t know anything about what Arndt’s been working on, it’s impossible to say what about the project will change in the hands of the new writers.
Evidence shows that Luke Skywalker will make a return.
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Since Star Wars Episode 7 was announced, every fan has asked the same question: "Does this mean we’ll see the return of Luke Skywalker?" And while Disney and Lucasfilm have yet to say anything concrete on the matter, evidence suggests that the answer could be yes. Mark Hamill has confirmed in interviews that he actually met with George Lucas about the new trilogy prior to the contracts being signed, and has even offered up his own speculation about where the story will go, suggesting that Luke could end up being an influential character like Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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