Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill And Carrie Fisher To Be "Familiar Faces" In Star Wars Episode VII?

If we don’t find out some serious Star Wars facts stat we think we may burst! Although fortunately the most recent press release did give us some food for thought and Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that the next installment will take place 30 years after the ending in Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Just to recap, at the end of Episode VI the Empire has fallen and while the Luke, Han and Leia celebrate the victory we see the spirits of Obi Wan Kenobe and Anakin Skywalker finally reconciled and reunited.

As for the original trio, their IMDb pages give little away. Each are listed as ‘rumoured’ to star in the upcoming Stars Wars, although none as yet are confirmed. However, from what we have deduced, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill do have unusually free schedules over the next couple of years, each either currently filming with no new projects on the horizon, or with projects in post-production. That certainly bodes well for those of us who are desperately hoping that they will reprise their Star Wars characters!

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Filming for the latest movie is due to begin in May in London’s Pinewood studios, you definitely won’t catch up camped outside to try and catch a glimpse of who’s going in and out (no promises, though).

‘Girls’ star Adam Driver has been billed (but still only rumored) to play the new bad guy, we’ll looking forward to seeing him in a more sinister role than his wacky HBO character.

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