Jon Favreau, director of Iron Man & Iron Man 2 and voice of Pre Vizsla in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, in chatting with EW:
"The idea of another trilogy that further shrouds the Force in mystery as its secrets are lost to time – that’s extremely compelling. I want so bad for it to be good. Can you imagine?"
With this Twitter Avatar having been an Iron Man-themed R2-D2 unit, it's almost like Favs saw it coming.
George Nolfi, writer/director of The Adjustment Bureau and writer of The Bourne Ultimatum, said the following to EW:
"I can’t imagine a larger event-film for our generation than a sequel to Return of the Jedi... Star Wars literally defined ‘the magic of movies’ to me as a child. No other film had more impact on my subconscious desire to become a filmmaker."
Shawn Levy, director of Real Steel and the Night at the Museum films, to EW:
"The Star Wars franchise is nothing short of a generational touchstone… I literally can’t think of any comparable cultural phenom that has so pervasively shaped and galvanized viewers to the extent that Star Wars has. It’s embedded in my — and our — cultural DNA in a unique way and these are enduring strands."