I don't know much about SW nor ever got into it and if they are using old characters i think they would be in for a fail. I think they would do better to come up with some new, original characters set in a different timeline.
However it does seem like Hollywood is incapable of comming up with good characters these days that could ever be regarded as "classic" in the future.
I did see part 2 and noticed it had a lot of "corny" lines in it, they should prolly do away with that. Only others were part 5 and 6 when they first came out. Growing up, i'd rather have re watched some GI Joe cartoons but whatever.