7. Steven Spielberg
When the news first broke, Steven Spielberg seemed the most obvious choice. He has a magnificent range of styles and his unique ability of mixing huge set pieces with character driven plots could give Star Wars Episode VII a solid foundation to build upon. He is good friends with both Geroge Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy and has a great relationship with Disney. Maybe it's time for him to add another franchise to his C.V? As cool as it would be, unfortunately it's seems highly unlikely. Spielberg has said he doesn't want to do any more blockbusters and they don't get much bigger than Star Wars.