Star Wars fans are you ready? Huge news about the upcoming film Star Wars: Episode VII was released today, giving the film an official release date of December 18, 2015. The press release has revealed that pre-production on the film is underway and they will officially begin shooting this spring. The casting of the film is still unclear but George Lucas has previously stated that Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher would reprise their roles from the original trilogy in some capacity in this film.
May the force be with J.J. Abrams to not destroy the legacy of one of the greatest film franchises of all time. We will update with more details as they become available.
Mark your calendars: #StarWarsVII is coming to theaters on December 18, 2015. Full details at http://t.co/eXWuSOGqHn
— Star Wars (@starwars) November 7, 2013
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