J.j. Abrams Reportedly Attached To Direct 'star Wars Vii'

Jeff Giles, Movies With Butter
Thu, 01/24/2013 - 4:34pm

Whatever screenwriter Michael Arndt comes up with for Star Wars: Episode VII, he'll be hard-pressed to make it as entertaining as the heaps of twists and turns that the rumor mill has already given us. To wit: J.J. Abrams, who was once rumored as a potential director for the movie before he publicly dismissed those reports by saying he'd rather be in the audience, is now apparently directing after all. read more

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