A Writer for 'Star Wars Episode 7'

A screenwriter has already produced a 40- to 50-page treatment for Star Wars Episode 7, the first of the new trilogy that was announced in connection with the Disney acquisition of Lucasfilm, according to Vulture.  

Michael Arndt, who won an Oscar for Little Miss Sunshine and was nominated for Toy Story 3, has 
completed his treatment and is the leading candidate to pen the full script, according to the report.

The treatment is going to be pitched to top directors including Brad Bird (Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol), Steven Spielberg, and J.J. Abrams.

The studio hopes to get the three central stars from the first film to play the characters much older: Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Mark Hamill.   

The Vulture story is based on information from "informed sources," with no direct comment from any of the people involved, so should probably be taken with a grain of salt until confirmed, although Vulture is usually reliable.

Harrison Ford in 'Enders's Game'

Harrison Ford has joined the cast of Ender’s Game as Colonel Hyram Graff, who runs the training of boys at a military academy, according to Variety. Also added to the cast were Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) and Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit), along with Aramis Knight, Moises Arias, Jimmy Pinchak, Suraj Parthasarathy, Conor Carroll and Khylin Rhambo. Breslin will play Ender’s sister; Steinfeld will Ender’s ally.

Asa Butterfield of Hugo fame was cast in the title role. Production will begin in New Orleans in early 2012, for a March 15, 2013 release. Marvel Comics has released five graphic novels based on the Orson Scott Card novel.