'Star Wars' Script Complete; J.J. Abrams Confirms Jesse Plemons In Talks

‘Star Wars’ Script Complete; J.J. Abrams Confirms Jesse Plemons In Talks

Weheardlast month that Disney was expectingJ.J. AbramsandLawrence Kasdanto turn in aStar Wars Episode VIIscript in January, and it looks like they’ve met their deadline. Abrams confirmed at a recent event that the script was indeed complete, and that they were “deep” into pre-production.

Part of that process is finding some stars, of course. While Disney has yet to officially announce any new actors, Abrams verified a recent casting rumor thatJesse Plemonswas up for a part — though he dismissed a lot of other casting reports as “a lot of noise.” Hit the jump for his comments on the script, Plemons, shooting in IMAX and on film, and more.

Word about Plemons' possible involvement in the film brokeearlier this month, but the actor has been keeping his lips sealed. In fact, on Saturday, hetold pressat the SAG Awards that his alleged casting was “just one of those crazy rumors.” However, Abrams himself was more forthcoming on Sunday.

He is one of the actors that we’ve talked to, yeah. But, you know, it’s not often that I read about actors that I’m going to be meeting. I get to read articles about actors who are going to come in. And so I get to see someone and say, ‘Oh, I read that I was going to see you. It’s very nice to see you.’ It’s usually agents talking to people about what’s happening. It’s just a lot of noise.

Abrams' comments shouldn’t be taken as confirmation that Plemons will be in the film. But the fact that Abrams is willing to talk about it publicly suggests that Plemons is, at the very least, very likely to be in the film. The young actor is coming off of a highly praised stint onBreaking Bad, and originally broke through in 2006 with the football dramaFriday Night Lights.

Moving on, Abrams also revealed that he might shootStar Wars Episode VIIin IMAX “in the right situation.”

The problem with IMAX is it’s a very loud camera. It’s a very unreliable camera. Only so much film can be in the camera. you may’t really do intimate scenes with it. It’s slow. They break down often. Having said that, they’re working on digital versions of these and so there may be a version one day. But we’re going to be shooting this next movie on film.

Also unclear at the moment, he said, was who would directStar Wars Episode VIII. “I’m just focusing onEpisode VIIright now,” he said.