Word has come around that JJ Abrams will be the director for the much anticipated and mostly over talked about Star Wars episode 7. It has been reported that Kathleen Kennedy, the head of Disney, has been courting JJ around for some time now and sources very close to the development of Star Wars has stated that JJ will helm the next installment. Now, I could go on with lens flare jokes or the Star Trek/Star Wars comparison or even an entire look at Abrams career to determine if he is right for the job, but instead i'll play devils advocate today.
Since there is no signed documents linking JJ to the project other than speculation and the word of a highly recommended source, I have reasonable doubt that JJ will or even has signed on. Case in point, he has stated excessively that he has no intention of making the next Star Wars movie as he was already signed on for the Star Trek movie franchise. The directing job he has over there, although nearly complete, has taken a lot of his time and effort from other projects he currently has going.
In addition to Star Trek, JJ has his own production company in Bad Robot. Some of their projects include Person of Interest, Revolution, Fringe, Alcatraz, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, and Super 8. Being the owner and CEO of the company means he has to make sure these projects all run smoothly and any problems that may arrise fall onto him. Not to mention that Abrams has passion projects of his own. Much like Super 8 was his personal pet project, he has others he would be willing to make over another persons creation.
The last piece of evidence I have is the fact that there is no finished script. The script for Star Wars 7 is still being written and unless there is a final script, don't expect Abrams to jump onboard. This was the problem for Star Trek 2: Into Darkness. While everybody was speculating if he would direct the sequel the script was unfinished and Abrams repeatedly reported that he would not direct if the script was incomplete. The same thing is going on here. The script is incomplete, so unless he does what he did with the Star Trek sequel and step in to rewrite the script, I will reserve judgement until either Disney released an official statement or Abrams says he will helm the picture.
It won't be long before we have an answer as Star Trek 2: Into Darkness is set to release in a few months.
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