Joss Whedon had expressed interest in directing the new Star Wars film, but he is not going to run Star Wars episode VII because of the sequel of the third highest grossing film of all time The Avengers. The interviewer asked him what characters he would bring back from the original series and what he would want to see.
"You know, I wouldn't go back, I'd go forward. I would want to create characters that would resonate the way they did." "But that's, you know I mean not I wouldn't want to see them, I'd be excited to, but I also feel like um I'd want to explore very different part of that universe."
The interviewer also asked Joss Whedon about the rumor of a potential Han solo standalone film. "No, that I'd never wanna do, some things may not be rebooted." Joss Whedon said.