announced rather diplomatically at StarWars.com, in a post announcing the full crew for the film.
 is now off the project, with director JJ Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan (who wrote <i>Empire Strikes Back</i> and <em>Return of the Jed</em><em>i</em>) now writing the film.</p>
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Rumors have flown in recent months that the movie was behind schedule and that Abrams was having issues with the film – this tells me he’s completely taken charge of the project, for better or for worse, and now, I’m sure that a copy of the Ardnt script will be a nerd holy grail for years to come.