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"JJ Abrams has said that landing the job of director on Star Wars Episode 7 is &amp;quot;wildly surreal&amp;quot;. The Super 8 filmmaker was confirmed to be helming the next instalment in Disney&amp;#039;s sci-fi series earlier this week.   &amp;quot;It really is an incredible thing,&amp;quot; he told E! News. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s obviously way too early to talk specifics, but I&amp;#039;m excited to actually start it. &amp;quot;I can just say what I want to do: I want to do the fans proud. I want to make sure the story is something that touches people. And we&amp;#039;re just getting started. I&amp;#039;m very excited.&amp;quot; Photo gallery - JJ Abrams&amp;#039;s TV and movie career:  Abrams, who reportedly beat Argo&amp;#039;s Ben Affleck to the coveted position, directed the 2009 Star Trek reboot as well as its upcoming sequel Star Trek Into Darkness. Paramount vice chairman Rob Moore has insisted that Abrams&amp;#039;s involvement with Star Wars will not affect his commitment to a future Star Trek movie. &amp;quot;JJ will continue to develop projects for us including a new Mission: Impossible, and he is committed to produce another Star Trek,&amp;quot; Moore said. &amp;gt; Star Wars, Lucasfilm veterans praise Episode 7 director JJ Abrams &amp;gt; JJ Abrams to direct &amp;#039;Star Wars Episode 7&amp;#039;: Hollywood reactions Star Wars Episode 7, written by Toy Story 3 scribe Michael Arndt, will be released in 2015. Star Trek Into Darkness, meanwhile, hits cinemas on May 17. Watch a trailer for the film below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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