Star Wars VII The Force Awakens

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Kathleen Kennedy was explaining the difference between the new trilogy and the stand alone films. To paraphrase: the trilogy continues the Skywalker generational saga that started in the first two trilogies while the stand alone films introduce or explore other characters from the universe.

There was some speculation that Rey was Han and Leia's daughter, which explains her and Finn meeting up with him in the Falcon. Her last name has purposely been withheld, according to Abrams. Mark Hammil has said that these three younger characters (Rey, Finn, and Poe) are the focus of this new trilogy. A source has said, however, that none of the heroes are Skywalkers or Solos. This has led to speculation that Rylo Ken, a villain, is Han and Leia's son, hence his obsession with Vader.

This seems to follow the original "leaked" storyline that Finn finds Luke's hand with Anakin's lightsaber in it and that leads him to Luke and that Rylo is looking for it and he is Han's son and that Han dies when Luke confronts Rylo. It should be noted that descriptions of the story seem to confirm that Finn finds an important "artifact" tied to the original heroes.