rpvee said:

But at least the original six will maintain their status, since they'll always be seen as officially Lucas' vision/ideas.

Oh god, the prequels appreciated by comparison, egad!

A Star Wars feature, live-action film without John Williams? Unthinkable.

Well, ROTS had limited Williams participation because of how it was edited. It was either ROTS or AOTC that Williams never got a good final cut to work with/score. Still, no participation whatsoever would be bad. Hopefully, they don't jettison his work altogether and use... DANNY ELFMAN!