Star Wars: Episode VII will be set 30 years after the events of Return of the Jedi and feature “some very familiar faces along with a trio of new young leads” revealed Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger this morning during a shareholders meeting.
As of right now nothing is confirmed outside the fact J.J. Abrams is directing and co-wrote the script with Lawrence Kasdan. Adam Driver (“Girls”) has been heavily rumored to play the film’s lead villain and Lupita Nyong’o was recently rumored as a possible candidate for one of the film’s female roles. Additionally, original trilogy stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford are currently expected to reprise their roles as Luke, Leia and Han Solo.
Filming will begin at London’s Pinewood Studios in May for a December 18, 2015 release.
In other news, Iger revealed Pixar is eying a Cars 3 as well as a sequel to The Incredibles, but not much else was reported on that front. [THR]
