"Star Wars: Episode VII" May Have Found Its Writer

Until 2006, Michael Arndt was best known as Matthew Broderick's assistant. That is, until he decided to start writing.

He hit gold, garnering a 91% on Rotten Tomatoes and winning the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay that year.

And was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay (though The Social Network took home the prize).

While there is no way to know for sure, I will safely assume they wouldn't have handed such an important franchise to someone they weren't 100% sure of.

But the same Vulture source stated Disney would like to tell the story of much older Luke, Leia, and Han.

Based on past performance, Michael Arndt seems to be a good choice.