Baronlando said:

Is it more than a little weird the way nobody is really acknowledging that George Lucas said, flat out, that the original 3 are in the movie. How long ago was that? Is he just losing his marbles? What is the P.R. advantage of ignoring and or contradicting that, unless something weird is going on.

I have to wonder if Harrison Ford is not under contract yet, and that is what is causing the delay? Of course the first issue would be about money, but the second issue would be what Han Solo's role in the film would be? Would Ford come back just for a cameo, or would he want a decent part in the ST?