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| Original Star Wars trio already on board for sequel, says George Lucas | Original Star Wars trio already on board for sequel, says George Lucas |
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| Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher will all return for the latest film in the Star Wars series, according to the long-running space saga's creator George Lucas. | Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher will all return for the latest film in the Star Wars series, according to the long-running space saga's creator George Lucas. |
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| Lucas, who sold Star Wars to Disney for $4.05bn in October, revealed in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek that Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia will all appear in the forthcoming JJ Abrams-directed Episode VII. The news follows confirmation from Fisher earlier this week – later hurriedly denied as a "joke" by her rep – that she will return to the series. Lucas said the three actors were on board prior to the sale of LucasFilm, which owns Star Wars, to Disney. | Lucas, who sold Star Wars to Disney for $4.05bn in October, revealed in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek that Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia will all appear in the forthcoming JJ Abrams-directed Episode VII. The news follows confirmation from Fisher earlier this week – later hurriedly denied as a "joke" by her rep – that she will return to the series. Lucas said the three actors were on board prior to the sale of LucasFilm, which owns Star Wars, to Disney. |
| "We had already signed Mark and Carrie and Harrison – or were pretty much in the final stages of negotiation," Lucas said. He added: "Maybe I'm not supposed to say that. I think they want to announce that with some big whoop-de-do." | "We had already signed Mark and Carrie and Harrison – or were pretty much in the final stages of negotiation," Lucas said. He added: "Maybe I'm not supposed to say that. I think they want to announce that with some big whoop-de-do." |
| LucasFilm itself refused to confirm or deny the story. "George couldn't say whether they were signed or not and neither can we. As Yoda said, 'always in motion is the future'. Stay tuned," said a spokesman. | LucasFilm itself refused to confirm or deny the story. "George couldn't say whether they were signed or not and neither can we. As Yoda said, 'always in motion is the future'. Stay tuned," said a spokesman. |
| Star Wars: Episode VII is being written by Toy Story 3's Michael Arndt. Hamill recently said he had discussed returning to play Luke with Lucas, while Ford has been heavily tipped to return despite keeping tight-lipped on the subject. | Star Wars: Episode VII is being written by Toy Story 3's Michael Arndt. Hamill recently said he had discussed returning to play Luke with Lucas, while Ford has been heavily tipped to return despite keeping tight-lipped on the subject. |
| Disney is making a trilogy of new films to follow the six live–action features released between 1977 and 2005. The studio also announced last month that it will make a number of spinoff movies, two of which are being written (separately) by The Empire Strikes Back's Lawrence Kasdan and Sherlock Holmes's Simon Kinberg. Rumours have suggested some could be set within the timeline of the original trilogy and feature familiar characters such as Yoda, Solo, Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett. | Disney is making a trilogy of new films to follow the six live–action features released between 1977 and 2005. The studio also announced last month that it will make a number of spinoff movies, two of which are being written (separately) by The Empire Strikes Back's Lawrence Kasdan and Sherlock Holmes's Simon Kinberg. Rumours have suggested some could be set within the timeline of the original trilogy and feature familiar characters such as Yoda, Solo, Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett. |
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