'Star Wars 7' Title News, Casting SPOILERS & Plot Rumors: Characters Introduced In 'Rebels' Appearing In 'Episode VII?' - Simon Kinberg Teases

With Disney's animated series Star Wars Rebels premiering this fall about a year before the release date of Star Wars: Episode VII, speculation about the TV show having spoilers for the film have been running rampant. This week Disney's Simon Kinberg said that there is a possibility that these new projects are indeed connected!

So far we know that Rebels takes place between Episode III and Episode IV, meaning the film and the series won't have a close timeline, but Episode VII characters could be introduced in the animated series.

"It's a very integrated process, there's real communication between all the filmmakers because we're all part of a larger timeline. There is absolutely communication and integration between the different stories," Kinberg told Entertainment Weekly. "We are very aware of what they're doing in VII, and we also have to click into place with Episode IV. ... There are characters, vehicles, imagery that are introduced in the show before we've ever seen them in the movies, possibly including VII."

So far rumors have speculated that the Inquisitors of Rebels will be the main villains in Star Wars: Episode VII, so maybe this is what Kinberg Is referring to - though we won't know officially until December 2015, when the J.J. Abrams film hits theaters.

What do you think of the latest Star Wars: Episode VII rumor? What do you think the relationship with Rebels will be? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below!

(via Slash Film)