It's also worth mentioning that Arndt's treatment reportedly calls for "much older" versions of these characters, so the stage would be set for all three stars to return to the franchise (assuming this element of Vulture's scoop is accurate). Nothing is set yet, of course, but we know that Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher met with Lucas to discuss the third Star Wars trilogy last summer moreover, Harrison Ford recently announced that he is indeed open to the idea of reprising his role as Han Solo. The Episode VII story treatment from Arndt reportedly sets the stage for both Luke and Leia Skywalker to return in some capacity - along with Han Solo and (by extension) possibly other important characters from Episodes IV-VI. By reckoning, George Lucas hit those three marks at the climax of Star Wars within a space of 22 seconds." In the comments section of a discussion about a Star Wars talk Arndt gave at the Austin Film Festival in 2010, one attendee of the seminar notes, "Arndt stated that if a writer could resolve the story's arcs (internal, external, philosophical) immediately after the Moment of Despair at the climax, he or she would deliver the Insanely Great Ending and put the audience in a euphoric state. He has since contributed to the scripts for the upcoming Tom Cruise sci-fi thriller Oblivion and Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire, as well as Pixar director Peter Docter's followup to Up (with the playful working title The Untitled Pixar Movie That Takes You Inside the Mind). Hence, it would make perfect sense for Disney and LucasFilm to recruit Arndt to write up a story treatment for Episode VII, given his established relationship with the Mouse House (in combination with his stellar output to date).Īrndt's history lends further credibility to this Episode VII rumor, as he's overseen numerous writers' retreats in the past specifically, ones where he traditionally breaks down and examines the effectiveness of Lucas' screenplay for the original Star Wars installment, Episode IV - A New Hope:Īt these talks, Arndt always tells attendees that Star Wars’ enduring appeal has to do with resolving its protagonists goals’ nearly simultaneously, at the climax of the movie. Vulture has been told by its "informed sources" that such a 40-50 page treatment has indeed been finished, by none other than Oscar-winner Michael Arndt.Īrndt won his Academy Award for scripting Little Miss Sunshine some four years later, he picked up an additional Oscar nod for his Toy Story 3 screenplay. Mark Hamill revealed last week that plans for a new Star Wars trilogy have been developing for over a year now, so it would make sense for a story treatment for Episode VII to have been written by now (seeing how we've heard the plan is to cover a new original story). ![]() However, today we have a nice juicy rumor about who has written the screen story for the new installment. ![]() We heard some rumors about prospective directors for Episode VII earlier on this week, with candidates including Colin Trevorrow ( Safety Not Guaranteed) and Matthew Vaughn ( X-Men: First Class).
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