It all started back in 1997 when he gave the three original films - Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983) - a bit of a makeover.

BBC: Why Star Wars should be left to the fans

While rumors still circulate regarding the potential casting of the series, word that Disney has secured the talent of the writer of what is widely regarded as the best Star Wars film to date (The Empire Strikes Back) is sure to send fans into a frenzy of excitement.

FORBES: Connect

Other installations include one for which "Star Wars" fans have been encouraged to take one of the 480 scenes from "Empire Strikes Back Uncut" and reimagine it, the results having been stitched together into what creators Casey Pugh and Aaron Meyers describe as a "massive quilt" playing on a loop.

WSJ: Storytelling's 'Now'

This week, the release of Revenge of the Sith completes a six-movie, 15 hour sequence in which the trilogy of films released in the last six years (The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and now Revenge of the Sith) form a prequel to the original Star Wars films released between 1977 and 83, numbered parts IV-VI (A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi).

BBC: Mark Lawson

Kasdan has a long association with Lucasfilm, having worked on the scripts of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi - the second and third instalments of the first Star Wars trilogy.

BBC: 'Stand-alone' Star Wars films planned

Kasdan worked on the scripts of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi - the second and third instalments of the first Star Wars trilogy while Kinberg is best known for his work on X-Men: The Last Stand and Guy Ritchie's hit reboot of Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey Jr.

BBC: New Star Wars film yearly from 2015