New screenwriter for Star Wars sequel
Luke Skywalker has a new screenwriter: Michael Arndt, the Oscar-winning scribe behind hits such as and .
Ever since Disney agreed to plunk down US$4 billion for Lucasfilm last month and announced plans for a seventh movie, entertainment bloggers and Hollywood trade reporters have been coming unhinged: who will write it and who will direct it?
Lucasfilm and Disney refused to provide any more details.
But then the Vulture entertainment industry website, relying on anonymous sources, reported that Arndt, who is also working on a new Pixar movie and the script for , had written a 40- to 50-page treatment for a new .
But who will direct it? George Lucas, to the relief of many fans, given the poorly received last three movies, will be a consultant only. The studios were silent about a director, but the news media have been digging. Steven Spielberg told that "no, no" he had no interest. Quentin Tarantino told "I could so care less."
