Fans of Star Wars are skeptical about what Disney will do with the films.While others have high hopes for what Disney will create, since Disney also owns Pixar and Marvel Entertainment. What is known so far is that George Lucas is going to be a creative consultant and Lucasfilms President Kathleen Kennedy will be a producer for the new Star Wars trilogy. Star Wars VII is set to be released in 2015 and episodes VIII and IX will come in two to three year intervals.
Not much is known about what kind of story Star Wars VII will have, but Lucasfilms has announced that award-winning writer Michael Arndt will write the screenplay for Star Wars VII. Arndt won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing Little Miss Sunshine (2006) and was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for writing Toy Story 3 (2010). Arndt will have the option to work with Lucas' extensive film treatment for Star Wars VII. Lucas also has film treatments for the rest of the new trilogy, but it might not even be used because Disney and Lucasfilms have confirmed "It's an original story." There also isn't a confirmed director for Star Wars VII.
Well I for one am glad that the new trilogy's will be something new. Fans of the novels and graphic novels don't have to worry about being shown the same content they've already read. This does however raise concerns about pleasing fans, by bringing back old characters. Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, and Carrie Fisher are all available and willing to come back which is great, but with an original story being made for the new trilogy. It seems unnecessary to add them in unless the story takes place when the trio are a lot older. Doing that would make sense to bring back these three actors to play their roles on the film. It would be great to see Han Solo, Leia, and Luke Skywalker back but not as the stars but as the older and wise characters they become in the novels. Still this is all speculation since it's going to be an original story the trio might not even be used. Either way I am excited for 2015 so I can enjoy some Star Wars that isn't animated.
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