John Williams confirmed to score Star Wars: Episode VII

An essential component of the Star Wars franchise’s success will indeed return for J.J. Abrams’ upcoming instalment of the series. John Williams is officially confirmed to score Star Wars: Episode VII, ending speculation that Abrams would hire his regular collaborator and composer Michael Giacchino instead. The news was first broken by producer and Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy at Star Wars […]

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Guillermo Del Toro is too busy for Star Wars Episode 7

Guillermo Del Toro has revealed he was approached to potentially direct Disney’s Star Wars: Episode 7, but declined on account of his full schedule. Del Toro told The Playlist, “they haven’t formally approached me, [but] we got one phone call to my agent saying, ‘Is Guillermo interested?’” Unfortunately, Del Toro passed on the opportunity. “It […]

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The Empire Strikes Back screenwriter attached to pen Star Wars 8 and 9

Lawrence Kasdan, screenwriter of The Empire Strikes Back, and Simon Kinberg, of slightly less impressive credits xXx2 and This Means War, have been set to write the final two instalments of the new Star Wars trilogy for Disney. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the “exact division of responsibilities is yet to be determined.” It was previously reported that Oscar winner Michael Arndt (Toy […]

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Michael Arndt “in line” to write Star Wars Episode 7

Disney is working speedily to get this new Star Wars trilogy in cinemas by 2015. According to Deadline, Oscar winning screenwriter Michael Arndt has penned a treatment for the next three instalments of the Star Wars saga, and is “in line” to work on the full script for Episode 7. Arndt was recruited by LucasFilm to work on […]

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