Star Wars: Episode VII's setting has officially been revealed!

Star Wars fans received some concrete news about the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII film today and it's about time that they did! Surprisingly, there is not a lot of confirmed news out there about the film just yet. Even the casting is still up in the air even though things are supposed to begin filming in a few months.

It was revealed today that the newest chapter in the Star Wars sage would take place 30 years after the events of Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. This is the first piece of solid news that we have received for this new film and it gives us the time setting which is great! Also revealed is that the film, "will star a trio of new young leads along with some very familiar faces". Although there have been rumors that Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher would return to resume their roles in the franchise, nothing has been confirmed by Disney or Lucas Film. The only star that has been confirmed to return is the iconic R2-D2.

Now that we have the setting for the film, what do you think the story could be about? Let me know in the comments.

Star Wars: Episode VII is set to be released on December 18, 2015.

Source: Star Wars