'Star Wars 7' and 'Empire Strikes Back' writer Lawrence Kasdan scripting Boba Fett standalone movie for release after 2015's 'Episode VII'?

Towards the end of 2013, it was revealed that Lawrence Kasdan, the writer of The Empire Strikes Back, would be taking over writing the script for 2015's Star Wars Episode VII alongside director J.J. Abrams. On top of this position, a new report claims that Kasdan is also penning a Boba Fett standalone film for the newly rebooted Star Wars film universe. Fett is one of the most iconic characters from the franchise, so fans should be happy to know that he is possibly in the hands of the man who essentially created the character.

This news comes from Jon Schnepp, a producer, director and actor best known for his work on The Venture Bros. and Metalocalypse. The well-established Schnepp says that a source of his has revealed the news that Kasdan is writing the Boba Fett script for this new standalone movie. Considering Schnepp's position in the entertainment world, this news is not far-fetched!

"One of them is Boba Fett," Schnepp said recently in regards to the standalone films. "It is. I know. I know for a fact. I will never reveal my source, but it is the one written by Lawrence Kasdan."

Again, Schnepp has ties to Star Wars thanks to his work with Cartoon Network, which ran the Clone Wars animated series.

This quote comes from the recent "AMC Movie Talk 24 Marathon." The quote comes in around the four-minute mark. Click HERE to listen!

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