ひとまず速報ですが、ディズニー・ルーカスが、以下 ↓ のようにプレスリリースを発行して、シリーズ最新作「スター・ウォーズ: エピソード7」のシナリオを、同映画のメガホンをとる J・J・エイブラムス監督と、オリジナル・トリロジーの「帝国の逆襲」（1980年）と「ジェダイの帰還」（1983年）の脚本を手がけたローレンス・カスダン（↑ 写真左）とが共同で執筆する運びになったことを発表しました…！！、このことはつまり、「スター・ウォーズ」の生みの親のジョージ・ルーカス（↑ 写真中）のアイディアにもとづいて、「トイ・ストーリー3」（2010年）のライター、マイケル・アーントが執筆したらしいシナリオを、 J・J・エイブラムス監督が気に入らず、スクラップにしてしまった…！！ということですから、どうして、「スター・ウォーズ: エピソード7」に関する情報はウワサや、デマばかりで、確たる発表や、まもとなニュースが、これまで何もなかったのか？！、製作の進展がいっこうに窺えなかった裏事情を察することができます。また、これで「エピソード7」は半ば、ふりだしに戻ったような格好となりますから、よって、全米公開も当初の2015年夏の見込みから、さらに翌年の2016年にまで、ズレこんでしまうかもしれません…？！
MASTER FILMMAKING TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR STAR WARS: EPISODE VII
October 24, 2013
As Episode VII continues pre-production, Lawrence Kasdan and director J.J. Abrams have assumed screenwriting duties for the film. Kasdan, who has been serving as a consultant on the film, is a veteran of several classic Lucasfilm productions, writing the screenplay for Raiders of the Lost Ark and serving as co-screenwriter for The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Acclaimed director and screenwriter Abrams’ credits include Super 8, Mission: Impossible III, Fringe, and Lost.
“I am very excited about the story we have in place and thrilled to have Larry and J.J. working on the script,” states Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy. “There are very few people who fundamentally understand the way a Star Wars story works like Larry, and it is nothing short of incredible to have him even more deeply involved in its return to the big screen. J.J. of course is an incredible storyteller in his own right. Michael Arndt has done a terrific job bringing us to this point and we have an amazing filmmaking and design team in place already prepping for production.”
Location scouting, production design, casting, and costume design are already underway on Episode VII. A team of gifted artists are working to bring the latest installment of the Star Wars saga, including director of photography Dan Mindel (Mission: Impossible III, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness), production designersRick Carter (Lincoln, Avatar, Forrest Gump) and Darren Gilford (Oblivion, TRON: Legacy), costume designer Michael Kaplan (Star Trek Into Darkness, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Fight Club),special effects supervisor Chris Corbould (Skyfall,The Dark Knight Rises, Inception), sound designer Ben Burtt (Lincoln, Wall-E, Star Wars: Episodes I-VI), re-recording mixer Gary Rydstrom (Jurassic Park, Saving Private Ryan, Toy Story, Mission: Impossible -Ghost Protocol), supervising sound editor Matthew Wood (Star Trek Into Darkness, The Master, There Will Be Blood) of Skywalker Sound, and visual effects supervisor Roger Guyett (Star Trek Into Darkness, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith) of Industrial Light & Magic. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, with Tommy Harper (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Jack Ryan, Star Trek Into Darkness) and Jason McGatlin (Tintin,War of the Worlds) serving as executive producers. John Williams is returning to score Star Wars: Episode VII.
Shooting is scheduled to begin Spring 2014 at Pinewood Studios for an expected 2015 release.
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