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"Joss Whedon has said he does not have the time to direct Star Wars Episode 7. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator has been tipped as a potential candidate to direct screenwriter Michael Arndt&amp;#039;s Star Wars sequel due to his success helming The Avengers.   Speaking to CNN, Whedon said that his commitments to The Avengers 2 and the S.H.I.E.L.D. television series will not allow him to even consider the next Star Wars instalment. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m as angry as you should be,&amp;quot; he quipped. &amp;quot;When I heard that I was like, &amp;#039;I wonder... no, I really can&amp;#039;t do that. Oh, I already have a job&amp;#039;. I wouldn&amp;#039;t clear The Avengers.&amp;quot; Whedon concluded: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m having so much fun with that sequel right now, just with the script, that I couldn&amp;#039;t imagine not doing it.&amp;quot;  Disney has begun a search for a director for Star Wars Episode 7, although few frontrunners have emerged in recent weeks. Guillermo Del Toro, JJ Abrams, Wes Anderson and Steven Spielberg are among the filmmakers who have ruled out involvement in the project. Star Wars Episode 7 is expected to be released in 2015. Photo Gallery - the &amp;#039;Star Wars&amp;#039; franchise:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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