'Star Wars 7' Title News, Casting SPOILERS & Plot Rumors [PHOTOS]: First Look At 'Episode VII' R2-D2: Plus C3PO Actor Anthony Daniels Says J.J. Abrams Tops 'Empire Strikes Back'

By Jon Niles | Nov 04, 2014 10:20 AM EST

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Star Wars: Episode VII actor John Boyega this week shared a great Instagram photo of one of the most beloved droids from the series, R2-D2, showing how the years haven't been too kind to the little 'bot. Check out the first look image of the robot from the yet-to-be-titled film below! But before we take a look at the new R2-D2, we also learned this week that C3PO actor Anthony Daniels stated that Episode VII would be a better sequel than The Empire Strikes Back!

Before people get in a huff about Daniels' statement, we should consider his opinion to be higher than most when it comes to comparing films. After all, the actor has been in all six Star Wars franchise films as the same, comical droid. So when he took to Twitter to say the powerful statement, we all got very excited (via Slash Film):

"No movie sequel is better than The Empire Strikes Back." You might eat those words for Xmas dinner in 2015. Joy & Indigestion to the world!

— Anthony Daniels (@ADaniels3PO) November 3, 2014

What do you think of the C3PO actor's tweet? Let us know in the comments section below! Speaking of social media, John Boyega has been a great source of Episode VII teasers on his Instagram, but his newest post can definitely fall under the spoiler category as he shows us our first good look at a battered R2-D2. Check out the post right here (via Gamma Squad / Slash Film):