--- description: The film is set for release next December. title: Anthony Daniels Says Star Wars: Episode VII May Be Best Sequel Yet image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # C-3PO Actor Says _Star Wars: Episode VII_ May Be Best Sequel Yet  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 5, 2014 2:31 AM CUT  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 5, 2014 2:31 AM CUT _Star Wars_ alum Anthony Daniels took to Twitter to share his excitement about _Star Wars: Episode VII_, the first installment of a sequel trilogy in which he’ll reprise his role as the voice of C-3PO. > [](https://twitter.com/ADaniels3PO/status/529079083460616192) While Daniels doubts _Episode VII_ will disappoint, the latest _Star Wars_ installment has big shoes to fill: the legendary original prequel, _The Empire Strikes Back_, is the 12th highest grossing North American film of all time when adjusted for inflation, according to [Box Office Mojo](http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm "undefined"). _Episode VII,_ which finished filming last week, will hit theaters in December 2015, and is set to take place 30 years after _Return of the Jedi_. Mark Hamill will return as Luke Skywalker, Carrie Fisher as Lei and Harrison Ford as Han Solo, among other familiar faces. New cast members include _12 Years a Slave_ breakout star (and Oscar winner) Lupita Nyong’o and _Game of Thrones_ actress Gwendoline Christie, whose specific roles haven’t yet been [announced](http://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-episode-vii-adds-academy-award-winner-lupita-nyongo-and-game-of-thrones-gwendoline-christie "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3557676/c-3po-actor-says-star-wars-episode-vii-may-be-best-sequel-yet/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3557676/c-3po-actor-says-star-wars-episode-vii-may-be-best-sequel-yet/"},"headline":"C-3PO Actor Says Star Wars: Episode VII May Be Best Sequel Yet","datePublished":"2014-11-05T02:31:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:13:48.638Z","description":"The film is set for release next December","url":"https://time.com/3557676/c-3po-actor-says-star-wars-episode-vii-may-be-best-sequel-yet/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3557676/c-3po-actor-says-star-wars-episode-vii-may-be-best-sequel-yet/","name":"C-3PO Actor Says Star Wars: Episode VII May Be Best Sequel Yet"}}]}] ```