Now George Lucas Confirms Hamill, Ford & Fisher Return to ‘Star Wars’

Another day, and another news bit for Star Wars: Episode VII gets thrown around. Yesterday, most of us were “duped” again as the word from Carrie Fisher about returning as Princess Leia was yet another joke in response to a serious question. However, one man who we can trust a little bit more with knowledge of the progress on the start of the new Star Wars trilogy is George Lucas. Though he’s not heavily involved, the creator of the Star Wars universe is still a consultant, mostly to provide insight to the deeper parts of the characters and worlds. Now an interview with Bloomberg Business Week has him confirming Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford were essentially signed to return before the announcement More below! Here’s what Lucas told Bloomberg (via The Playlist): “We had already signed Mark and Carrie and Harrison—or we were pretty much in final stages of negotiation. So I called them to say, ‘Look, this is what’s …