Star Wars Episode VII Pre-Production Begins

As pre-production of Star Wars: Episode VII begins, Lucasfilm has confirmed that award-winning writer Michael Arndt will write the screenplay for the new Star Wars film.

Don't worry - this isn't the cast for the new trilogy!

Walt Disney Company has acquired Lucasfilm Ltd from George Lucas. Under the direction of film producer and studio executive Kathleen Kennedy, co-chairman of Lucasfilm. Kennedy and Disney plan a slate of new Star Wars feature films, beginning with the long-awaited Star Wars: Episode VII, targeted for release in 2015, followed by Episodes VIII and IX. Additional feature films are expected to continue the saga and grow the franchise well into the future.

Rumours are spreading across the Star Wars universe and hopes are that Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher will return for the sequels to the original trilogy. One thing is for certain, the sequel trilogy are the most hotly anticipated collection of films for many years.