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Jul 30

‘Star Wars’ fan event teases ‘Episode VII,’ ‘Rebels’ cartoon

From left, Jeremy Bulloch, Carrie Fisher, Peter Mayhew, Warwick Davis, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, and Mark Hamill attend the launch of 'Star Wars' Celebration Europe.

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While the Star Wars Celebration Europe fan fest has gone the way of the Jedi, its impact is still causing ripples in the Force.

As expected, “Star Wars: Episode VII” dominated conversation at the July 26-28 event, but there was also focus on the new animated show, composer John Williams, and some interesting quotes from Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy.

‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Kennedy seemingly assured fans the sci-fi saga is in the right hands during a panel at Celebration Europe. Most importantly, the film will go back to basics and shed the overabundant CGI seen in the prequels.

“Looking at all the ‘Star Wars’ movies and getting a feel for what even some of the early films did, combining real locations and special effects — that’s something we’re looking very seriously at,” said Kennedy. “It’s using model makers; it’s using real droids; it’s taking advantage of artwork that you actually can touch and feel. And we want to do that in combination with CG effects. We figure that’s what will make it real.”