Industry gossip today stirred up fans eagerly awaiting director J.J Abrams' Star Wars: Episode VII.
Badass Digest's Devin Faraci claims that while at this past weekend's San Diego Comic-Con, he kept "hearing tons of rumors that JJ Abrams is on the verge of dropping out of Star Wars".
Faraci added, "This has been something I've heard for a while now, and from multiple insiders. I know that he didn't want to shoot the movie in England and was overruled, but that happened a while ago. This weekend at Comic Con I continued to hear these whispers. No director for [Star] Trek 3 has been found yet - might Abrams end up coming back after all, leaving Star Wars to someone else? I'm expecting Star Wars news out of the German Star Wars Celebration at the end of the month - if there is some sort of announcement of a title or casting and Abrams isn't there, start wondering."
We reached out to Lucasfilm for official comment. Naturally, they denied the report. "There is no truth to the rumor," a Lucasfilm rep told us. "JJ is having a great time working on the script and is looking forward to going into production next year."
One can see how the idea of Abrams dropping out of Episode VII wouldn't seem that far-fetched to industry followers. Abrams, a lifelong Star Wars fan, has often stated how he prefers to shoot in Los Angeles in order to be close to his family. Abrams himself has fanned the flames of speculation by never publicly ruling himself out of directing the next Trek; even Zachary Quinto recently suggested Abrams might still direct Trek 3. Of course, with the next Trek possibly filming next year and Episode VII set to shoot in early 2014 then even the master juggler J.J. Abrams simply cannot do both. One movie would have to go.
Again, this is all merely a RUMOR and one that Lucasfilm has shot down. But, if it were ever to happen, how would you feel about Abrams dropping out of Star Wars: Episode VII and returning for Star Trek 3? Sound off in the Comments below!
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