HARRISON FORD may be open to returning for ‘EPISODE VII.’ I am in an alternate universe.

The past week has seen me typing headlines I never, ever thought I would type. The latest has Harry Ford open to returning to Star Wars. Just chew on that. Spit it up. Lick it off the back of your palm. Chew it again. Then drop your thoughts in the comments box.

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While the inclusion of Solo’s storyline in the newly announced 2015 film Star Wars Episode VII, as likely leader and significant other, is still a point of debate, one thing is now clear. A source tells Entertainment Weekly the actor who portrayed him, Harrison Ford, is “open to the idea” of returning if need be. Not only that, he’s “upbeat about it.”

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Entertainment Weekly‘s information comes from a “highly placed” source, who also informs them Ford wouldn’t commit until he saw a script, met a director, and probably got a juicy death scene. (Click here to see just how confident they are in the source.)

Since the bombshell announcement of Episode VII, many of the rumors have centered on the next trilogy of films either taking place a generation after Return of the Jedi,which would mean Ford and his co-stars Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher wouldn’t be needed, or slightly sooner, with them holding mentor roles. The more that things unfold, the more convincing the latter begins to sound.

Would Ford be talking about this if someone hadn’t brought up the idea he might be needed? It’s no surprise the same source tells EW Hamill and Fisher are equally open to the idea of returning and reprising their signature roles.