5 February 2013 2:38 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
We’ve got some Star Wars news to report on today. We recently (and finally) learned that J.J. Abrams will be helming Star Wars: Episode VII, and today Disney CEO Bob Iger took part in a television appearance where he provided some updates on the studio’s Star Wars franchise. It was previously reported that screenwriters Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg had been brought into the fold not only to work on this new trilogy, but also possibly on some standalone films centered around other characters in the Star Wars universe. Iger confirmed today that that is indeed the case, as Disney is working on Star Wars films that are not a part of the overall saga. Hit the jump for more. Speaking on CNBC, Iger offered the following confirmation: I can confirm to you today that in fact we are working on a few standalone films, Larry Kasdan and »
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