Star Wars Episode VII News: Week 16

The Millennium Falcon in Episode VII?

     Episode VII rumors have quieted down since last week, but some important ones. To begin the list is the speculation that Jack Reynor, from "Transformers 4", is set for a role in Episode VII. This comes from Ain't It Cool News, which states:

     "Also - here's a rumor to check up on. I'm hearing that Jack Reynor, a young Irish actor that will be in           this new Bay TRANSFORMERS trilogy - but that I've now heard from two different sources has landed       a role in EPISODE VII."

Of course, this would only add his name to a growing number of potential actors who could star in Episode VII. There many rumors about many different actors being in Episode VII. Also, what are the two sources being referred to? Are they from top Lucasfilm executives? Maybe Jack Reynor himself? Or maybe a hobo. You never know. No sources, no legitimacy.

     Den of Geek has reported that they have "a reliable source" that says that Pinewood Studios is employing model makers for seven year contracts, Episode VII, Episode VIII, and Episode IX. Even though this does have a named source, this rumor looks promising. It's probably more or less true, because of course they need model makers. The article went on to say they were building lightsaber hilts and a replica of the Millennium Falcon. Which leads to the next big rumor...

     Lucasfilm has recently put up a "creativity process" kind of page on their site, and included this picture:

     Now, this is a meeting with J.J. Abrams, Kathleen Kennedy, and various other executives. If you analyze the picture closely, you can see a picture ofAlec Guinness on the wall, with other Star Wars things. But you can clearly see the Millennium Falcon in a new piece of concept art. That's it. There's nothing to say. It will be in Episode VII, and why shouldn't it? There's nothing else to say. It's confirmed.

     Actually, it could say a lot of things. It could just be a ploy to get fans excited. It could mean they want to analyze what the Falcon looks like, to build a model for a similar type ship. It could mean that it's just fancy decoration for the cameras to conceal the fact that Disney made a mistake and the project's falling apart and there's no hope. And what's with Alec Guinness on the board. Do they want to find a lookalike or something? Will Obi Wan be a ghost? Whatever the case, we should be getting more pictures soon. We'll see.