British Actor Anthony Daniels recently revealed that C3PO may appear in the upcoming Star Wars film.
Daniels who portrayed the gold plated droid in the last two trilogies stated, "Look, it's all very early days and I don't want to wear anybody out by speculating or letting you waste your energy by saying 'What do you think? "I'm certainly not sitting by the phone, but it's always nice when it rings. Do you know what I mean?."
When asked about the prospect of a new trilogy produced by Disney, the actor said that is was "wonderful" and added "It never occurred to me that it would happen. Everybody's really happy that Disney have taken over the mantle. Kathy Kennedy is so well loved and she is carrying George Lucas's torch so much further."
Daniels also stated that director J.J Abrams was the best for the job. He said, "The old Star Trek thing is pretty good isn't it? He clearly knows how to make it all work and put it all together. But again that's pie-in-the-sky to a certain extent that is the future."
Daniels also suggested that during the Star Wars Celebration that will be held in Germany in July there would be more revealed. He told the Digital Spy "There'll probably be the odd talk about it"
Star Wars Episode VII" is currently in pre-production. Casting has not been announced but Carrie Fisher, and Mark Hamill are slated to reprise their roles from the original trilogy. The news was announced when George Lucas told Bloomberg business that production was in negotiations with the actors. However, when asked about reprising Han Solo, Harrison Ford recently stated "I don't know if I'm going to be invited to the party, but we'll see."
Actors who have expressed interest in the series include Ian McDiarmid who starred in the original series as Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars, Diane Kruger, Kerri Russell, and Dwayne Johnson. Darth Maul voice actor Sam Witwer also stated that he would like to audition for the film.
Academy Award winner Michael Arndt is currently writing the script for "Episode 7" which is slated for a 2015 release
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