The next `` Star Wars '' cast will include originals Mark Hamill , Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher reprising their 1977 roles . `` Star Wars : Episode VII '' will pick up three decades after the `` Return of the Jedi '' episode 's story with the same actors who played Luke Skywalker , Han Solo and Princess Leia , according to Disney , which bought Lucasfilm and its Star Wars film franchise two years ago . Peter Meyhew will be in Chewbacca 's Wookiee suit for a fifth film , while Anthony Daniels and Kenny Baker return as robots C-3PO and R2-D2 respectively , the Disney announcement said . `` We are so excited to finally share the cast of 'Star Wars : Episode VII , ' `` director J.J. Abrams said . `` It is both thrilling and surreal to watch the beloved original cast and these brilliant new performers come together to bring this world to life , once again . We start shooting in a couple of weeks , and everyone is doing their best to make the fans proud . '' New actors to the `` Star Wars '' franchise include John Boyega , Daisy Ridley , Adam Driver , Oscar Isaac , Andy Serkis , Domhnall Gleeson , and Max von Sydow , the announcement said . Composer John Williams , who has written scores for all six `` Star Wars '' films , will also create the music for the newest . The movie is scheduled to open around the world on December 18 , 2015 .
Next ` ` Star Wars '' picks up 3 decades after ` ` Return of the Jedi '' story . Original Chewbacca , C-3PO and R2-D2 characters are back . John Williams will again compose the ` ` Star War '' score . ` ` Star Wars : Episode VII '' released December 18 , 2015 .