Wondering when J.J. Abrams will
finally get started on "Star Wars:
Episode VII," given the dearth of news surrounding the project? Turns
out, it's already started shooting.
Speaking with a crowd at the Loyola Marymount School of Film
and Television in Los Angeles, Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn dropped a few surprising details about the space-bound
sequel.
"We're actually shooting some of it now," Horn
said when asked whether filming would begin in May, as expected based on
previous comments from director Abrams
This lines up with recent rumors that the film has already
started shooting in Cairo, Egypt. It's possible that what Horn might be
referring to is second unit shooting, grabbing location shots and B-roll for
use in effects-heavy pieces; rather than having a cast on set. But he was mum
on any further details of the shoot.
There are two other elements that make this news surprising:
we haven't had a formally announced cast; and as far as we knew, the script
wasn't done yet.
"It's actually there now," Horn said when asked if
the screenplay was finished. "It's all about the screenplay. It has to be
screenplay, screenplay, screenplay."
The script is co-written by J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan,
based on a previous draft written by "Toy Story 3" writer Michael
Arndt. Though this also hasn't been confirmed, the script reportedly concerns
the three original "Star Wars" actors — Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher
and Harrison Ford — passing the torch to three members of the younger
generation.
Horn also confirmed that the movie will take place 35 years
after the original, to time with the December, 2015 release date.
"We have a lot of them, it's not completely done
yet," Horn noted on the casting.
Speculation, but this may include Ford who as of yet hasn't
commented officially on returning to a galaxy far, far away; while both Hamill and
Fisher have leaked their involvement.
As for the rest of the cast, and other details?
"Patience you must have," Horn quipped, in his best Yoda imitation.
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