Samuel L. Jackson revealed he wants to reprise his role as Mace Windu in "Star Wars Episode 7."
While on the Graham Norton show in Britain, Jackson stated he wanted to be in the upcoming reboot. He stated "I want to be in Star Wars Now to. J.J's Star Wars..."
When asked how a dead character could come back to life Jackson said, "I mean, come on. Jedi fall from incredible heights and a lot of them have lived with one hand... I think I could handle it." Nick Frost (The World's End) who also appeared on the show then joked, "Now you just come back to life, their midiclorions can reform."
Jackson also revealed that the reason his light saber was purple was because he asked George Lucas. He added that he was lucky because he could see himself on screen all the time especially during the climactic battle scene in "Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones."
"Star Wars Episode 7" is currently in pre-production and is currently casting. Recently a casting call was released in which production asked for seven key roles, including a young man in his early-to-mid 20s, two young females who both have to be physically fit and an older man in his 70s who could be in the vein of Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill are currently rumored to reprise their respective roles from the original trilogy.
Jackson was last seen in "Django Unchained" and "The Avengers." He has also appeared in "Pulp Fiction," "Thor," and "Mother and Child." He will next be seen in "Turbo," "Reasonable Doubt," and "Oldboy."
"Star Wars Episode 7" will be directed by J.J. Abrams and produced by Kathleen Kennedy. Michael Arndt will write the script which will start production in 2014. Disney will release it in 2015.
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