The Official Star Wars Site confirmed the not-very-surprising news today: Star Wars film-making is returning to the United Kingdom, with production on Episode VII set to follow in the footsteps of its six Brit-friendly predecessors.

"We're progressing on a schedule to hopefully begin next year, or the beginning of next year," said Bad Robot Productions' Bryan Burk, "and the location is still kind of floating around in the air all depending on script and a whole bunch of other issues."

There was no announcement at Disney World on the evening of May the Fourth, but attendees at a special screening of Return of the Jedi at Entertainment Weekly’s CapeTown Film Festival did get the chance to see a surprise guest last night: Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill!

The Los Angeles Times' Hero Complex blog spoke to Simon Kinberg, who is writing a Star Wars spinoff film, about the franchise in general and the task ahead of him.

Tomorrow's edition of The New York Times will feature a lengthy profile of director J.J. Abrams by Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff.

J.J. Abrams did an interview with the BBC as part of the promotional tour for Star Trek Into Darkness, and he naturally had something to say about Star Wars along the way.

J.J. Abrams expressed support for the idea of veteran Star Wars composer John Williams returning to the conductor's stand for a little sequel project that Mr. Abrams will soon be directing.

Star Wars Day is just a few days away and this year is the thirtieth anniversary of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. With that in mind, Brian Truitt over at USA Today spoke to several of the stars of Episode VI to get their thoughts on this year's big film anniversary.

In a video interview with Screen Slam after receiving the Pioneer Of The Year award from the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy addressed fan concerns about the secrecy that will surround Star Wars Episode VII during the production process.

The latest issue of Playboy features a lengthy interview with director J.J. Abrams about his career in film and television, his experiences growing up in Hollywood, and his personal and professional goals.