Star Wars VII Begins Shooting

It would seem that they have already started shooting on Star Wars VII. The screen play was recently finished, with JJ Abrams jumping in at the last to help out, and is all set. Most of the casting is complete as well. The movie itself is scheduled for release next December.

I'm anxious to see this. Star Wars has been a staple for many many years now and is part of the lexicon and culture. I'm a little curious how they are going to fit all the cast members into the story. Its one of the things I thought the Star Trek reboot was weak on. Putting Nimoy in as time traveling Spock just crowded the story with nostalgia (don't get me wrong I'm a HUGE fan of the trio…bones, kirk and spock…) and made the new movie instantly remind me of the old and spend half the movie thinking about the original series.

Hopefully we won't have simple cameos to get the juices flowing. No need for that. Star Wars, like Star Trek, transcends the characters that pass through its story.