Ewan McGregor isn't the only star who would jump at the chance to reprise his role in "Star Wars 7."  Samuel L. Jackson is game to return to the flick as Mace Windu as well. 

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Samuel L. Jackson (second from left) with other stars of "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith."

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In spite of his busy schedule (he already has three films in production), the "Avengers" actor told us he was "excited" that more "Star Wars"  films were on the way and would love to be a part of them.

"I'm not surprised but totally geeked by the idea of there being more 'Star Wars,'" Jackson told E! News at the Spike TV Video Game Awards Friday. "It's like, okay, Obi-Wan was dead when episode four started, so maybe everyone thinks I'm dead and we'll find out what happened to Mace Windu. I can come back as one-armed or a one-handed Jedi that's still around that didn't actually die."

Sounds interesting, right?

When asked if he would definitely come back for the film, Jackson said, "Hell yeah!"

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"I could do that or be a ghost hologram. I don't care," Jackson quipped. "I just want to stay associated with the franchise. Not that I won't because I've been in three of them."

Considering the Oscar-nominated actor's long and accomplished career, what is it about the franchise that has him so excited to return to it?

"I just always loved it. I always loved the idea of it, that there's this whole civilization out there somewhere else that's just as much fun and different and diverse and wild as we are."

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The film is still only in the pre-production stage, but it's slated for a 2015 release.

We're crossing our fingers for Jackson's return.

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You love him. He knows. Harrison Ford may be 70, but the actor could still return to play Han Solo in "Star Wars" episode 7, Entertainment Weekly is reporting.

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Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford) could return once again to a galaxy far, far away.

Yes, the magazine is attributing the news to a "highly placed source," and didn't sit down for an interview with Ford himself. But at this point, that encouraging news is all some fans need. The magazine item went on to say that like Ford, Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker, and Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia, were "upbeat" about the idea of appearing in a new film.

Entertainment Weekly did manage to reach Hamill, who said he and Fisher were told about the new movie last summer by "Star Wars" creator George Lucas. Hamill said that Lucas hadn't discussed whether there would be roles for Luke and Leia in the 2015 film or the two movies planned to come after it.

"(Lucas) was just talking about writers and the fact that he wouldn’t be directing," Hamill told EW. "I guess he wanted us to know before everybody else knew."

NBCNews readers had various responses to the idea of Ford and the original "Star Wars" cast appearing in the new trilogy. 

 "Hey -- if one is lucky, one ages, even Han Solo," wrote Sioux Westberry-Kaufman. "Bring back Harrison!"

" I will faithfully watch Harrison Ford in whatever he does!" said Kathy McNeely Brooks.

For Joe Smerko, it wasn't Ford's appearance that would bother him, but the possible return of some furry and finny little friends. "I'm gonna repeatedly give myself paper cuts if they bring Jar Jar Binks back and those stupid Ewoks," he wrote.

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At first, it sounded like a typical business news story, albeit one involving two major movie names: Disney announced Tuesday that it was buying Lucasfilm. But right there in the story: word that the newly purchased company plans to release "Star Wars: Episode 7" in 2015.

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Although he'd said in the past that he wasn't going to make any more "Star Wars" movies other than the original three and the three prequels, George Lucas has changed his mind. Well, kind of.

In a video discussion with Lucasfilm co-chair Kathy Kennedy, Lucas explains that he didn't really go back on his word.

"I always said I wasn't going to do any more ('Star Wars' films)," he said. "That's true ... but that doesn't mean I'm not going to turn it over to Kathy."

Lucas said that he had produced story treatments for the next trilogy of films as well as "other movies." Kennedy said that she already was discussing ideas with writers, and noted "the main thing is to protect the characters."

In sequence, the film would come after 1983's "Return of the Jedi," which ends with an Ewok-assisted battle on Endor and features a final scene of the spirits of Obi-Wan, Yoda and Anakin Skywalker watching over Luke and the other Rebels celebrating the end of the Empire.

Lucas and Kennedy haven't said how long after "Jedi" the first new film would be set, or what familiar characters might return. But fans immediately weighed in, of course.

Some weren't sure what to think. "This is definitely a lot to take in," Eric Eisenberg wrote at Cinema Blend. "The prequels were an absolute disaster, but could they ever be redeemed?"

Joked the blog I Watch Stuff, "Though the deal gives Disney control of all the Star Wars characters, as well as their own roster and their Marvel acquisitions, it is not clear if or when Jar Jar, Thor, and Pooh will be made available on a single varsity jean jacket."

Vince Mancini of FilmDrunk.com at least was somewhat optimistic, if you can call it that, writing: "I’d just as soon they let Star Wars die off, like it should have after Episode I, but let’s face it, there’s no way Disney can do worse with Lucasfilm than Lucasfilm’s already been doing."

MTV's Josh Wigler got down to the nitty-gritty -- which characters will we see onscreen? He's wondering if iconic roles will be recast -- can a 70-year-old Harrison Ford still play a believable Han Solo, and would anyone accept another actor in the role?

And, of course, the Disney-"Star Wars" jokes ran fast and furious on Twitter. The hashtag #DisneyStarWars resulted in some fun title suggestions, including "When You Wish Upon a Death Star," "Hoth School Musical" and "Song of the Sith."

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