Seems the troops at
TheForce.net were right - despite the Lucasfilm defense attack - there is indeed something going on in terms of "Star Wars" sequels.
A couple of months back the site heard that Lucasfilm employees had been asked to sign a confidentiality agreement which stipulated that they had to stay zipped about Episodes 7, 8 and 9 - a sequel trilogy that would take place following the events of "Return of the Jedi".
Lucasfilm were quick to debunk the claim.
This week however I've talked to two very, very reliable insiders - one studio based, another connected to the cast of the original films - who claim that Lucas is indeed going to be doing the three sequels. "They're happening. They're already happening", one said "The three films are all in various stages of development as we speak. They're keeping them quiet for the meantime I believe, but Lucas has four more Star Wars films to deliver to Fox".
It's common practice for everyone to keep their mouths shut until its time to officially announce something apparently.
A few weeks back it was suggested - on
IESB - that the sequels might actually be animated films, which would make sense, but we couldn't confirm that.
Source:
MovieHole.net