Damon Lindelof, screenwriter for Prometheus and another one of the minds behind Lost, said the following to EW:
"All I can say is my heart literally started racing when I heard."
And on Twitter he joked:
"My twitter feed: 38% : "You should write the new Star Wars!" 47% : "Don't fucking touch the new Star Wars!" 15% : Undecided.
Chewbacca's great-great grandson is named Drewbacca and he must overcome his allergies to lasers and meat. #IdeasForEpisodeVII
Yoda's Ghost gets annoyed by Obi-Wan's Ghost (too much whining) and they fight with Ghostsabers. #IdeasForEpisodeVII"