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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Hey Darth Vader, your boss' company just got bought for $4 billion! What are you going to do now? Obviously, you're going to Disneyland.

Back in June 2011, Disney released a fun video showing Darth Vader enjoying Disneyland with a constant escort of two stormtroopers.  This week, after the Mouse purchased Lucasfilm, the parent company of "Star Wars," the company recut the video and uploaded it again with opening text referencing the sale.

Old or new, it's a hoot to see the Dark Lord of the Sith spinning around in a teacup, riding high in Dumbo, mellowing out on the carousel and picking up popcorn. It's unclear how he would eat it, though, since one of the accompanying stormtroopers realizes too late he doesn't have a mouth to sip the tasty beverage he just purchased.

If you want to see a slightly longer version of Darth at Disney, check out the 2011 version, which includes Darth being frustrated by the then-closed "Star Wars" Star Tours attraction and finally using his powers to declare it open.

Should you happen to be at Disneyland, though, and see the Dark One striding around, we highly suggest you let him cut in line.

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If Disney is buying LucasFilm, how will that affect Star Wars: Episode 7 and other Star Wars projects? Any word on what the movie will be about?--Flannel, via Twitter 

"Star Wars" fans are already wondering what the seventh film will bring, and it's not due out till 2015.

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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Remember this video, in which the band Eytan and the Embassy sing about how "Everything Changes" while lead singer Eytan Oren changed into 18 different iconic musicians?

Now the band has taken the concept into a galaxy far, far away, utilizing the same song, but this time putting sax player Geoffrey Countryman up front, and swapping him in and out of 13 different "Star Wars" costumes.

Countryman starts as a dorky blonde-wigged Luke, then keeps on lip-syncing as he's helped in and out of the other outfits. Han Solo points a gun with a BANG! flag while Greedo draws his own gun and falls over behind him. As an Ewok, Countryman nibbles a Saltine cracker. As Admiral "It's a TRAP!" Ackbar, he finds his fingers stuck in one of those paper finger traps.

Chewbacca, a bun-headed Princess Leia, Boba Fett and other well-known "Star Wars" characters also make appearances, ending on Darth Vader himself. Even Yoda shows up, played not by Countryman, but by "Yodi the hairless cat."

While the video is considered a world record by Recordsetter.com,  we're pretty sure"Star Wars" costume changes in a video is not actually a Guinness Book recognized category.  Still, the video is fun to watch and impressive. According to Recordsetter.com, it was recorded in one take, with no edits or camera speed changes.

The YouTube text for the video describes Countryman as a "Star Wars" fanatic, and notes of the video, "The force is strong with this one." We agree.

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Try you must, as Yoda would say. A "Star Wars" lightsaber school in the San Francisco area is offering lessons in twirls, figure eights, behind-the-backs and other tools of the lightsaber trade. While most Jedi camps and classes are aimed at young children, this one is for adults who enjoy the escapism.

“We’re kind of indulging in their childhood and that sort of fantasy of being a real Jedi,” said Alain Bloch, the camp’s instructor and a “Star Wars” fencing enthusiast.

Darth Vader makes appearances at the class, and Bloch’s ultimate goal for his Padawan pupils is for them to be able to reenact the entire five-minute, nearly 90-move battle scene between Luke Skywalker and his nemesis/father, Darth Vader, at the end of “Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.”

What do the students say to critics of their hobby?

“If you move forward and act like, ‘Hey, this is me, this is what I like,’ then nobody’s gonna question you,” noted a proud participant wielding a yellow lightsaber.

Check out the video above in which Bob Redall of KNTV reports.

-- Cody Delistraty, NBC News

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Peter Mayhew.

Chewbacca may finally get his own movie. Sort of. Inferno Entertainment and director Kyle Newman are developing "Chewie," the Black List script centered around Peter Mayhew, the seven-foot three-inch actor who played the wooly Wookiee in the Star Wars movies.

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The script, by Evan Susser and Van Robichaux, is set against the backdrop of the making of 1977’s "Star Wars" and tracks Mayhew as he tries to balance a career as a hospital worker while chasing Hollywood dreams by playing a suited alien who would go on to become one of the most iconic screen sidekicks in modern times.

Newman, who is well-known in the "Star Wars" universe for his love of the property and directed the "Star Wars"-themed comedy "Fanboys," secured Mayhew’s life rights in order to further develop the script, which was written initially as a spec.

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Mayhew revealed he was working with Newman in a tweet. 

Producing are Jess Rosenthal and Inferno’s D.J. Gugenheim.

Newman is repped by UTA and Zero Gravity Management.

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An auction of Hollywood props and memorabilia conducted by Profiles in History had fans paying top dollar for prized pieces.

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"Star Trek" shirt.

A drop ship model from 1986's "Aliens" sold for  $276,750 ($225,000 plus $51,750 for buyer's premium and taxes). The model, built at Pinewood Studies in London, was one of two primary filming miniatures for the movie and evidences the wear and tear of eight months of filming. Profiles in History called it "the finest piece any collector could aspire to find from this revered science fiction franchise."

A Snowtrooper helmet used in "Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back" sold for $276,750 ($225,000 plus $51,750 as buyer's premium and taxes).  This helmet appeared on screen in the Hoth battle scenes. Profiles in History says it is the only one known to be offered for public sale.

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A mini-model of Luke Skywalker's X-Wing fighter used in the same movie went for $221,400 ($180,000 plus $41,400 premium). 

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"Ghostbusters" proton pack.

A screen-used "Ghostbusters" proton pack sold for $169,900 -- the only prop of this type ever offered for public sale. The pack is 33 inches tall and features a removable wand.

The wheelchair Patrick Stewart used as Professor X in all three "X-Men" movies went for $135,300 ($110,000 plus 25,300 premium).  The fully functional wheelchair is made from fiberglass and aluminum on top of a repurposed automated wheelchair motor. 20th Century Fox sold the wheelchair after the release of the first "X-Men" movie and then had to rent it back for "X2" and "X3" when the studio realized it was its only working model.

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A screen-used Captain Kirk tunic from the original "Star Trek" series sold for $98,400 ($80,000 plus $18,400 premium). The jersey was given to a fan touring the set in the late sixties, when the show was still in production, and has been in storage ever since. Experts authenticated the piece based on the fabric, screen-matched sewing lines and its rare Japanese-made zipper, among other things.

Other items selling for high prices include an alien bug model from "Starship Troopers" for $104,550, a flame thrower from "Alien" for $86,100, and a "Terminator" mask from the sequel "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" for $79,990.

See the complete results at Profiles in History's website here.

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Laugh it up, fuzzball: The Chewbacca head from "Star Wars" sold quite well at auction.

A Chewbacca headpiece used in the original "Star Wars" trilogy sold for $172,200 ($140,000 plus $32,200 buyer's premium) at a Profiles in History auction.

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Profiles described it as a the finest "screen correct" Chewbacca headpiece in private hands. It comprises a screen-used full-head cowl finished with period-made facial pieces, such as the front jaw, nose, teeth and tongue.

The item also included signed photographs from Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca, and Stuart Freeborn, who designed the costume.

Other Star Wars items realizing high prices included a screen-used blaster rifle from the first Star Wars movie, which sold for $104,550 ($85,000 plus buyer's premium of $19,550).

It is the first blaster ever offered for public sale that appeared on film. This particular model is one of two made with a Bakelite stock like the one used in the scene in which Chewbacca helps break Princess Leia out of jail (though it is unknown if this is the one used by the Wookie).

Some collector also snapped up the original concept art for the famous poster used in the first "Star Wars" movie for $73,800 ($60,000 plus $13,800 for the buyer's premium).

The poster was drawn by Tom Jung, who worked for the advertising agency Smolen, Smith and Connolly and was already well known for his work on the "Dr. Zhivago" poster.

Jung called the famous image of the cross formed by Skywalker's sword in front of a ghosted image a good illustration of the movie's good versus evil theme.

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David Eger has a passion for George Lucas creations. "I have been an avid 'Star Wars' fan and collector ever since I can remember," the the Ontario-based photographer and visual arts teacher told msnbc.com. "Watching the original trilogy in the back room of my aunt's house is something I will not soon forget."

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An iconic photograph of Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston is recreated with Clone Troopers in 365 Days of Clones.

And fans of Eger's work aren't likely to soon forget his two recent projects: 365 Days of Clones (which covered all of 2011) and his latest, 52 weeks of "Star Wars." For both, Eger has taken "Star Wars"-related action figures and posed them in, let's say, non-traditional settings, and snapped some hilarious, thought-provoking photographs, posting them all on the Web.

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A parody of the "Forrest Gump" movie poster.

"Some of the 365 Days of Clonesphotos show Clone Troopers fooling around, while others simply relate to what 'day' it was. The ones that interested me the most, however, were the ones related to historical events and photos," Eger said. For example: "Troopers Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima" echoes the famous Joe Rosenthal photograph. Other images have put "Star Wars" characters into movie posters ("Back to the Cantina II" instead of "Back to the Future II") and album covers ("A New Hope" echoing the Beatles' "Let it Be"), or set up clones in classic poses -- say, as Marilyn Monroe getting her skirt blown up in "The Seven Year Itch."

Each photo's setup and lighting can take anywhere from an hour to most of a working day to create, said Eger. But he's not making any money out of it -- they're all personal art projects -- except for what he can earn from selling his photos on sites like Redbubble and Society6. 

"I am floored that people have enjoyed my creations as much as I have, and in some cases even more," he said. "It is always great to hear when someone enjoys what you have done and I truly enjoy all the communication I have had from various people around the world."

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Nicholas Read, a dwarf who played an Ewok in "Stars Wars: Return of the Jedi," is facing jail time after admitting to flashing a college student on a train bound for Manchester, England, according to the U.K.'s Sun.

After exposing himself, he reportedly took a picture of her "horrified" friend's reaction with a cell phone.

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Read, 41, who also played a goblin in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone" and had a role in "Labyrinth," admitted to the wrongdoing in a recent hearing in Manchester Crown Court.

It marks the second time that Read has been in trouble for flashing a female on a train. In 2010, he received a 20-week suspended jail sentence for performing a sex act in the presence of a schoolgirl. His latest act would put him in violation of that, meaning he faces going to jail for the 20 weeks in addition to any further punishment, the Sun reports.

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“The bottom line is you are in breach of a suspended sentence," Judge Roger Thomas told him in his most recent court appearance.

"The normal consequence of that is to prison you go, and that may well have to be the outcome."

Read is now banned from using Britain's railways except to attend court or see his lawyer. He will be sentenced July 13.

To Luke Skywalker, it wasn't exactly home sweet home. As fans of "Star Wars" know well, young Skywalker longed to fly away from his home planet of Tatooine, where he worked with Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru Lars on the family moisture farm.

A group of movie fans restored the Tunisian set that was used as Luke Skywalker's childhood home in "Star Wars."

It wasn't exactly a beloved worldwide landmark, either. The striking domed home known as the Lars Homestead had been left to decay in the broiling temperatures of the Tunisian desert since filming of the original "Star Wars" ended in 1976.

But a small group of "Star Wars" fans felt more kindly about the site -- so much so that they recently collected more than $11,000 through a Facebook page and spent four days working with locals in broiling temperatures to repair it.

One member of the group, Mark Cox, and his wife Sarah actually held his wedding outside the Lars Homestead in 2010. Another, Mark Dermul, has written four books on "Star Wars" tourism.

It was during a Tunisia trip led by Dermul that the idea of fixing the Lars Homestead came up.

"While drinking a few Boga (Tunisian lemonade) in a local Cantina, (we) started joking about one day returning to restore the Lars Homestead to its full movie look-alike glory," the group wrote on its website. "What started as an off-the-cuff remark soon turned into a solid idea."

The six-man group came to Tunisia from five countries and worked with Tunisian locals in temperatures topping 120 degrees. They chronicled the repairs on the website Save the Lars Homestead.

When the group arrived on May 27, the domed home remembered by many from the film looked battered and crumbling, but by the time the group took photos on June 1, it was repaired, replastered, and painted a shining white. The team photographed their work putting in a new foundation, digging out the steps to the building, and restoring the steps with original pieces.

They even installed an entry coder with red and white buttons to mimic the one seen in "Star Wars," and deposited a mix of sand from all the different "Star Wars" Tunisian filming locations into the cement of the final step into the domed home. They also installed a commemorative plaque marking the site.

"Luke's home is back!" the team wrote on their photo page.

The website also features photos taken at such memorable movie settings as Jawa Rock, Artoo's Hideout, the city of Mos Espa, Ben Kenobi's Hermitage and the Mos Eisley Cantina, as well as settings from "Raiders of the Lost Ark," which also filmed in the area. The crew also visited the hotel which provided the courtyard and interior of the Lars Homestead.

The group plans a video documentary and a book about their repair work.

"Who in their right mind would travel out into the Tunisian desert to restore a plaster construction that was featured in some sci-fi flick?" the group wrote on their site. "Yep, that's us..."

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