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There’s news today that Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Velvet Goldmine) is in talks for an undisclosed role in the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII.

El Mayimbe over at Latino Review broke the scoop, and he has a pretty good track record with breaking casting news. Let the speculation begin on what role he’ll be playing, but if it’s true, my money’s on Jacen Solo (if they even go down that road).

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With Harrison Ford heavily rumored to return as everyone’s favorite space pirate, Han Solo, for Star Wars: Episode VII, Ford himself has spoken to WGN about the prospect of a return.

Ford said,“I’m looking forward to it… I think it’s going to happen.”

Still, we’ve not got official confirmation, but everything seems to be lining up for Ford to return, not to mention Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher, aka Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia. George Lucas himself even seemingly let it slip that the three original stars were near returning a few weeks ago.

At present, Star Wars: Episode VII is set for a 2015 release and will be directed by J.J. Abrams.

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With Star Wars: Episode VII moving forward for a 2015 release, Marvel/Disney demigod Joss Whedon has given his thoughts on how he’d handle the series. A fanboy’s wet dream of a Whedon Star Wars film was never going to happen due to Whedon’s commitment to the Marvel world, but he’s been speaking to Digital Spy about how he’d handle things if he had the power.

Find out more after the break.

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After the story initially broke this week, Disney has now released an official statement to confirm that J.J. Abrams will be directing Star Wars: Episode VII.

Personally, I’m still in shock.

Read the official statement after the break:

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Wow! Just Wow! Star Wars: Episode VII has officially got itself a director. That director is none other than J.J. Abrams.

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In the latest issue of Total Film –- on shelves now -– Ewan McGregor is interviewed about, amongst other things, The Impossible. With the hot topic of recent months being a new Star Wars film, TF took the chance to ask McGregor about his thoughts on a possible return as Obi Wan Kenobi.

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After he initially declared his wish to direct Star Wars: Episode VII (and that he wanted to date a supermodel), Guillermo del Toro has now revealed that he has actually turned down the directing gig.

He revealed the surprising news in a recent interview with The Playlist.

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While having previously stated that he wouldn’t be interested in directing Star Wars: Episode VII, it has now come to light that J.J. Abrams actually held talks to take on the next installment of the Star Wars saga… and he declined the offer.

After a quiet few weeks on the Star Wars front, another rumor has started doing the rounds.

The guys at Reuters have posted an article claiming that the Mayan temple in Tikal, Guatemala, is going to be used in the next Star Wars installment. The temple was originally used as the Yavin IV rebel base in 1977′s Star Wars.

Ever since the announcement of Lucasfilm being sold to Disney, and of new Star Wars films to come, the Internet has been alive with the sound of rumors. There’s been rumors about what direction the films will take, which characters will appear, which actors may return and, of course, who will take directing duties.

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The guys over at ComingSoon.net recently got the chance to speak to Mark Hamill, a.k.a. Luke Skywalker, and asked him if he has any information on the upcoming Star Wars films. Hamill gave his thoughts on the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney and also claims that his son keeps him updated on what is currently happening.

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With a new, big screen Star Wars adventure on its way in 2015, it was confirmed a few weeks ago that a script for Star Wars: Episode VII is being worked on by Michael Arndt. It was also confirmed that Lawrence Kasdan (The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Raiders of the Lost Ark) and Simon Kinberg (X-Men: First Class, Sherlock Holmes, X-Men: Days of Future Past) had been brought into the fold to work on scripts for Star Wars: Episode VIII and Star Wars: Episode IX.

It turns out that the story involving Kasdan and Kinberg has a bit more to it.

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With it being confirmed that Michael Arndt is currently working on the screenplay for 2015’s Star Wars: Episode VII, news is now coming out about Episode VIII and IX.

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As soon as it was announced that Disney would be purchasing Lucasfilm, fan and media speculation has been running wild on what direction the Star Wars franchise will take and who will be steering the ship. Quick to rule themselves our were Steven Spielberg, Zack Snyder, Quentin Tarantino and J.J. Abrams. Up until now, the only person to actually admit any interest in helming a new Star Wars installment has been Guillermo del Toro.

Whilst del Toro is an option that would be generally applauded by the masses, another name on the lips of the Internet is Brad Bird, director of The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol.

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With the spate of recent Star Wars rumors, from storylines to casting to directors, one name that is often brought up is that of Guillermo del Toro. Del Toro, director of the visually stunning Hellboy films, The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth, is held in hugely high esteem by the majority of the geek world; many of which see him as an ideal fit to take on the next installment in the Star Wars saga.