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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
so are they just going to ignore the expanded universe completely? i believe that events post-ROTJ are covered in quite a bit of detail for decades afterwards, so if they did try and make the books not completely irrelevant i don't know where they'd place the new series
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I wouldn't expect them to touch the expanded universe. For whatever high-profile director and/or screenwriter gets the series, it's unlikely they'd care at all about the EU and would want to do their own thing. The fan community for the books is also relatively tiny and won't reach a consensus on which series is best, so they won't be able to apply any pressure on the studios. Lucas has even stated that the EU had zero influence on his movies, so there is no precedent.
All in all, no EU, can't see it happening.