According to the scoopsters at the Latino Review, the revolting, slug-like Hutts will be in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." It obviously won't be Jabba, but his alien race will in some way be included in the movie. The report states that the Hutts will be brought to life using practical effects ...as they did in "The Return of the Jedi." The report also explains how the Hutts might end up being in a future "Star Wars" standalone movie:
"I know there is more than one Hutt, but unsure how many exactly are going to show up. The process of constructing these Hutts began over a year ago, so you can imagine how my ears perked up when it was rumored that the 'Star Wars' spin-off film would be 'sharing assets' with 'The Force Awakens,' despite being in different time periods. Last time I speculated this would mostly be ships and interiors, but how hard can it be to re-dress a Hutt? Reaching out to a source, I was told: 'I'm sure their existence could have factored in to them being included, or the expenditure was made because it was all coordinated.' In other words: if JJ wanted expensive Hutts, it might have been okay since they could be used down the line."
There's no intelligence on how these characters will be used in the movie, but there were very early concept art descriptions that featured Princess Leia meeting with the Hutts. That seems to add up. After all, she is an influential, galactic politician, and she is also the one who strangled Jabba the Hutt. In the many years that have passed, I wonder if the Hutts are still vexed that Leia straight-up murdered the vile Jabba?
As for the standalone "Star Wars" film, it's believed that the Hutts will appear in Gareth Edwards' movie, which is rumored to center on bounty hunters and plans for the first Death Star. We still have no confirmation of anything regarding these spin-off movies, though. Whatever the case may be, it will be interesting to see the Hutts make an appearance in the future "Star Wars" films. As of right now, there has been no official confirmation of any of this from the studio, so it goes in the "rumor" file for the time being.
