It's Official...

[lazypadawan]

Episode VII will NOT be based on the books:

http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/LFL_Source_SW_Episode_VII_An_Original_Story_148665.asp

Comments

[bookwrm17.livejournal.com]

That's what I figured, given that Lucas said he had started coming up with story treatments himself.

Now, I do actually like (most) of the post-RotJ EU, but this doesn't bother me at all. The books will still be there, even if they're not "canon" (which becomes a rather meaningless term when a story reaches mythological status the way Star Wars has). I'd rather see new stories told than see the old stories rehashed.

[knight-ander.livejournal.com]

Same here. :)