8 Reasons We Should Be Nervous About Star Wars 7

A few years ago, pretty much every Star Wars fan had resigned themselves to the fact that there would probably never be another episode in the long-going saga, many of whom felt relieved at the prospect. After the relative disaster that was George Lucas's decision to go back and tell the untold story of Darth Vader through three very ill-judged prequel movies (okay, two and a half) it seemed like a good idea to put Star Wars to bed in its entirety - if we closed our eyes and tried really, really hard, we could forget that Attack of the Clones was ever a thing that existed. Right? Then, out of the blue, an announcement came that George Lucas had decided to sell the rights to Star Wars - and all of the other brands and franchises associated with Lucasfilm, including one Indiana Jones - to Disney. This was followed by an even bigger bombshell: Disney revealed that more Star Wars movies, following on from Return of the Jedi, were planned. Given the way that Disney have teamed with Marvel in recent years to massive success, was this... good news? After an initial panic attack and much debate, Star Wars fans began to come around to the idea. Soon enough, we had a director, a writer, proposed plotlines, hints of old cast members returning to reprise their iconic roles, and enough rumour and speculation to fill Jabba's sail barge - none of which, aside from the fact that the movie is to be set "thirty years later," has led to any concrete information. So whereas over a year later the idea of a new Star Wars movie isn't quite as harrowing as it was upon first announcement, there's still reason to fret. The production process, after all, seems scatty and unorganised. And there's a lot of pressure to deliver. Never good. Going on what we know so far, then, here are 8 signs that we have good reason to be nervous about Star Wars: Episode VII. Fingers crossed we're just worrying unnecessarily, of course...