'Star Wars Episode VII' is officially back on track after filming was able to resume following Harrison Ford's return to set.
The Han Solo star famously broke his leg in a dramatic injury on set earlier this year with production completely shutting down for two weeks this month while the 72-year-old underwent surgery.
Thankfully the two week hiatus won't delay the December 18, 2015 release date for the Star Wars revival after the JJ Abrams picture got back to work yesterday.
Star Wars Episode VII returns to filming (Brian To/WENN)
The seventh film of the franchise sees the return of legendary characters Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia played by original cast mates Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher return to the series which follows on from 1983's 'Return of the Jedi'. Fan favourites Chewbacca, R2-D2 and C3-PO will also feature in the hotly anticipated blockbuster as well as the iconic Millenium Falcon.
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There's also some new faces joining the bill, including 'Girls' star Adam Driver who will reportedly play the latest Star Wars villain as well as 'Inside Llewynn Davis' actor Oscaar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhall Gleeson, John Boyega, Max von Sydow,Daisy Ridley and this year's Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner, Lupita Nyong'o .
'Episode VIII' has already been confirmed, directed by Rian Johnson who recently visited the JJ Abrams set, revealing the film has gone back to manmade purposely built special effects, moving away from the CGI trend of late.
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6. RETURN OF THE JEDI: It's No5 in the US-only rankings, but sixth (and last) in the worldwide takings. ROTJ was released on May 25, 1983 as the finale to the original trilogy, and it grossed $475,106,177 worldwide- making it the 130th highest-grossing film of all time.
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