OFICIAL: Star Wars VII será 30 años después de Return of the Jedi

Después de muchos rumores y chismes de pasillos, finalmente tenemos algo: Star Wars VII comienza a filmar oficialmente el 22 de Mayo. El anuncio se hizo desde la página oficial de Star Wars, donde detallaron las fechas exactas que comenzara la fotografía principal de la secuela.

De una vez confirmaron que la historia se desarrollara unos 30 años después de Star Wars: Return of the Jedi y los protagonistas será un trio de nuevos y jóvenes personajes, junto a “algunas caras bien familiares”, sin detallar nombres de dichos personajes ni los actores que los interpretarán.

Sabemos que los rumores a gritos son que volveremos a ver a Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher y Harrison Ford como los legendarios Luke, Leia y Han, protagonizando una película más de la saga para entonces pasar la antorchar a estos nuevos personajes.

Para más detalles de que actores pudieran ser estos, lee más de Star Wars VII en QiiBO

Aquí pueden ver el comunicado oficial de Disney:

Star Wars: Episode VII Set to Roll Cameras May 2014

March 17, 2014

Disney and Lucasfilm are excited to announce that principal photography on Star Wars: Episode VII, directed by J.J. Abrams, will commence May 2014, and will be based at London’s historic Pinewood Studios.

This will be the first Star Wars film to start shooting in the month of May. Lucasfilm has documented the first day of principal photography for every installment of the Star Wars saga:

• March 22, 1976 — The first day of principal photography in Tozeur, Tunisia, for Star Wars. A crew of 130 ventures into the desert in 42 trucks and cars, including eight army trucks full of equipment. The first shot was completed at 9:35 a.m.
• March 5, 1979 — The first day of principal photography in Finse, Norway, for The Empire Strikes Back. The crew endures the subzero temperatures, frostbite, heavy winds, and avalanches to pull off the first shot within 65 minutes of setup.
• January 11, 1982 — The first day of principal photography at EMI Elstree Studios outside of London for Return of the Jedi. Although inside a studio, the set must weather a sandstorm in a scene that would ultimately be cut from the film.
• June 26, 1997 — The first day of principal photography at Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire, England, for The Phantom Menace. Ending a long absence from the director’s chair, George Lucas shoots a sequence in a bluescreen-lined set with actors Ian McDiarmid and Ray Park.
• June 26, 2000 — The first day of principal photography for Attack of the Clones at Fox Studios Australia. In their new home Down Under, the production crew once again photographs actor Ian McDiarmid three years to the day after Episode I started shooting.
• June 30, 2003 — The first day of principal photography for Revenge of the Sith at Fox Studios Australia. The first scenes shot feature Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor as Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, respectively, along with R2-D2.

It has also been confirmed that Star Wars: Episode VII is set about 30 years after the events of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, and will star a trio of new young leads along with some very familiar faces. No further details on casting or plot are available at this time.

Star Wars: Episode VII will release in theaters on December 18, 2015.

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