Well, it’s been about 12 months since the last time this rumor floated throughout the internet. This seemingly annual tradition always raises simultaneous choruses of “That’s awesome”, “Oh, heck no”, and the middle-of-the-road “Awesome, as long as George Lucas doesn’t write or direct them”.

Late Friday night, IESB dropped the rumor that:

George Lucas is plotting to create new Star Wars movies at the ultra top-secret Skywalker Ranch. These new films will have nothing to do with the live action television series currently in development. Fans can expect the new trilogy after the entire saga is released in 3D which is expected to be complete around 2015 or 2016.

According to who they claim is a spy at Skywalker Ranch:

Lucas plans to self finance the new trilogy after he rakes in an expected $500 – $750 million dollars with the re-release of the entire Star Wars Saga in 3D and on Blu-Ray. The studio’s ideal plan would be to release a new Star Wars film within 24 months after the 3D theatrical re-release of Return of the Jedi.

They claim that their source is certain that the new films will not be prequels but instead sequels.

It’s not for certain if they will be the long awaited Episodes 7, 8 and 9 but could instead be Episodes 10, 11 and 12 or possibly even further out in the Star Wars timeline. And by giving space in the timeline, possibly even as far as 100 years or 1,000 years in the Star Wars universe future, Lucas avoids having to make these stories “fit in” with what the previous stories have told.

The Saturday morning following IESB’s report, Lucasfilm, Ltd. spokesman Josh Kushins sent an email to Wired.com, after they inquired about the rumor. Kushins stated,

“This is, of course, completely false, George Lucas has plenty of projects to keep him busy right now – including plenty of Star Wars projects but there are no new Star Wars feature films planned.”