J.J. Abrams, director of Star Wars: Episode VII, is really nailing it with the throwback opportunities and I think that will only lead to an amazing finished product come premiere time. And you can’t have a more perfect throwback than the casting of Warwick Davis (Wicket in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi).

Featurette: Star Wars Episode VII – Will Warwick Davis Appear in Star Wars: Episode VII

Star Wars: Episode VII starring John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, and Warwick Davis, is slated to hit theaters December 18, 2015.