The First Word on a Title for 'Star Wars: Episode VII'

The Phantom Menace. Attack of the Clones. Revenge of the Sith. A New Hope. The Empire Strikes Back. Return of the Jedi. And now ..The Ancient Fear?

That's the working title for Star Wars Episode VII — at least, according to Harry Knowles, the well-sourced veteran movie blogger and proprietor of Ain't It Cool News. And it's no fly-by-night rumor. Knowles says he's been sitting on the title for more than a month, and that it came from the same source that said part of the movie was being shot in Abu Dhabi (a fact now confirmed by Disney.) Knowles has been trying to confirm the title from director J.J. Abrams, with whom he has a good relationship. Read more...