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"Star Wars: Episode VII could have a female protagonist, according to a recent report.  The first film in Disney&amp;#039;s new Star Wars trilogy will be directed by JJ Abrams, who beat other directors including Matthew Vaughn and Ben Affleck to the job.   According to /Film, Vaughn&amp;#039;s pitch to the studio included Chlo\u00C3\u00AB Moretz in &amp;quot;the lead role&amp;quot;. Abrams has described winning the Star Wars job as &amp;quot;wildly surreal&amp;quot;. Toy Story scribe Michael Arndt will write the script for the seventh movie, while Abrams, Bryan Burk and Kathleen Kennedy will produce.  The film is set for a 2015 release, although it was reported this week that Abrams may not be committed to that date. &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Star Wars Into Darkness&amp;#039; trailer mash-up - watch &amp;gt; JJ Abrams&amp;#039;s movie and TV career in pictures: &amp;#039;Lost&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;Star Trek&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;Fringe&amp;#039;, more Gallery - the Star Wars series:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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