The ink is now teetotal on the contracts and it ’s prescribed : J.J. Abrams will be engineer Star Wars : Episode VII . After the flurry of unofficial reports , Disney has issued a press release confirming that Abrams is on plank to direct the Michael Arndt - script Star Wars pic .
Here ’s the required backslapping from the press outlet :
“ It ’s very exciting to have J.J. aboard top the direction as we position off to make a new Star Wars movie , ” said [ Lucasfilm president Kathleen ] Kennedy . “ J.J. is the stark director to helm this . Beyond having such great inherent aptitude as a filmmaker , he has an nonrational understanding of this dealership . He understands the essence of the Star Wars experience , and will bring that endowment to make an unforgettable motion picture . ”
George Lucas proceed on to say “ I ’ve consistently been impressed with J.J. as a film producer and fabricator . He ’s an idealistic option to address the new Star Wars moving-picture show and the legacy could n’t be in good hands . ”
“ To be a part of the next chapter of the Star Wars saga , to get together with Kathy Kennedy and this noteworthy group of people , is an absolute honor , ” J.J. Abrams said . “ I may be even more grateful to George Lucas now than I was as a tike . ”
The military press release also adds that Abrams , his producing partner Bryan Burk , and Bad Robot will be bring about the movie with Kennedy and Disney , and that Lawrence Kasdan , screenwriter on The Empire Strikes Back , Return of the Jedi , and Raiders of the Lost Ark , will be refer , as will Simon Kinberg , screenwriter on Sherlock Holmes and Mr. and Mrs. Smith .
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