Star Wars Episode 7 Will Be
‘Original Story,’ Report Says

 Yeah, like I said, a treatment for at least Episode VII was part of the deal included in what Disney bought.

They need to have a connection with the Skywalkers. Forget all your fan boy knowledge and what you would like to see. Giving the audience that knows only the movies an emotional anchor (Skywalkers and probably Luke / Leia / Han or another character from episodes 4-6) would create a strong connection. The audience would be just waiting for that moment when one of those characters appear on scene. And it can be used to pass the torch.

maybe the big bad is actually Thanos 

Exactly. Who the heck cares about Star Wars without the Skywalkers/Solos in it? It’s just not “Star Wars” – it’s something else. I also think the quote was misread and have been misinterpreted everywhere.

It only makes sense! Lucas claimed YEARS ago that he broke the whole story into 3 trilogies. Now that Hamil, Fisher and Ford are older we can look at the 3rd chapter of the original story.

Well, good! My first thought was ‘I hope they won’t do the Zahn triology.’.
Thrawn’s a cool character but I could never understand why Timothy Zahn’s triology was so popular. It overly relied on references to the original triology – like every single scene was reminisced on. Things like “seeing the rancor made Luke re-live the moment in Jabba’s palace, when…”, “Thinking of Darth Vader took Leia back to when she had to watch Alderaan explode…” etc etc etc. Weak writing, and very distracting.
While the actual story certainly had it’s moments, it didn’t hold up after an interesting build-up, and several key revelations way too predictable (the developments around Thrawn’s bodyguard).

I wouldn’t mind if they used the character of Thrawn or even Mara Jade, as long as it’s in a completely new story.

I’m for it.  As Star Wars fans we want more star wars.  And I’ll be glad to see a take that isn’t mired in “homage” to every little thing in the original trilogy.  

It’s actually NOT disheartening news for fans of the films- at least the first trilogy. I do like some of the EU books- mainly the early Han Solo trilogy and Splinter of the Mind’s Eye, but it is wise to ignore the Eu for any new films, just like Lucas ignored the EU for the prequels. There’s absolutely no fun in rehashing any EU storyline, in my opinion, mainly because it’s already been done and most of the EU isn’t all that great anyway. Better to be original and not be hamstrung before you even begin filming.

The new films will involve Luke, Leia, and Han in some way. You can bet on that. They just may not be the focal point.

Lucas is not writing them. There are treatments that Disney bought as part of the package but the dialog will not be coming from Lucas. Thank Jeebus!

They no longer mattered anyway because of all the stuff in the prequels that destroyed the EU continuity. And Boba Fett is dead, no matter what any novel or comic-book writer thinks.

If you have a Star Wars film without any Skywalker connection, it will fail miserably. The majority of the people out there that enjoy Star Wars films, and helped make it the huge success that it is, have never read a single Star Wars novel or comic book. 

Ask the average person out there if they have ever heard of KOTOR or heck anything in the Expanded Universe. Most won’t have a clue and they will be the majority who will be lining up for the Star Wars films. Any Star Wars film has to have a Skywalker connection or it will be doomed.

Episode 7 should be 100 years after return of the Jedi.