"Lost Ark," "Sherlock Holmes" scribes to pen "Star Wars 8, 9"November 21, 2012 - 19:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Another juicy scoop about Disney/Lucasfilm's new "Star Wars" projects has been shared online just a few days before Thanksgiving, according to AceShowbiz. As AceShowbiz said citing Deadline, "Star Wars Episode 8" and "Star Wars Episode 9" might have found their screenwriters. The two scribes that are courted for the prestigious writing gig are Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg. Shortly after the news is broken, The Hollywood Reporter's Borys Kit confirms via Twitter that both A-list writers have indeed sealed the deals with the studio. "Here's what I'm hearing on the Star Wars writers: not courting but that deals are closed. And they will also be producers. #StarWars," so he writes. Kasdan is no strangers to the George Lucas-created space saga. He wrote 1980's "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" and 1983's "Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi". He once also teamed up with Lucas and Steven Spielberg for "Raiders of the Lost Ark". Meanwhile, Simon is equally experienced in providing script for big film franchise. His screenwriting credits include "X-Men: First Class" and "Sherlock Holmes". His latest writing stint is for upcoming "X-Men: Days of Future Past" to be directed by Bryan Singer. Disney/Lucasfilm has already hired Oscar winner Michael Ardnt to write "Star Wars Episode 7", which is projected to arrive in theaters across the States sometime in 2015. No director has been tapped to helm the big project as the potential plot details are still kept under very tight wraps. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |