Cast Revealed for Star Wars: Episode VII
Is May 4th - designated "Star Wars Day" no longer "sacred"? What would have been a splendid surprise of an announcement a scant few days from now, the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII has been announced! (Go check out SlashFilm for the "Who They Are and What Their Roles Could Be").
And of course the first "official" image to be circulating the internets now is from the first reading (annotated image via Yahoo)
1. J.J. Abrams (writer-director)
2. R2-D2 (coolest droid in the galaxy)
3. Harrison Ford (Han Solo)
4. Daisy Ridley (TBD)
5. Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia/Mrs. Solo)
6. Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca)
7. Bryan Burk (producer)
8. Kathleen Kennedy (producer)
9. Domhnall Gleeson (TBD)
10. Anthony Daniels (C-3PO)
11. Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker)
12. Andy Serkis (TBD)
13. Oscar Isaac (TBD)
14. John Boyega (TBD)
15. Adam Driver (TBD)
16. Lawrence Kasdan (writer)
Star Wars: Episode VII opens worldwide on December 18, 2015.
"Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film."
"We are so excited to finally share the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. It is both thrilling and surreal to watch the beloved original cast and these brilliant new performers come together to bring this world to life, once again. We start shooting in a couple of weeks, and everyone is doing their best to make the fans proud." -says Director J.J. Abrams.
And of course the first "official" image to be circulating the internets now is from the first reading (annotated image via Yahoo)
2. R2-D2 (coolest droid in the galaxy)
3. Harrison Ford (Han Solo)
4. Daisy Ridley (TBD)
5. Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia/Mrs. Solo)
6. Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca)
7. Bryan Burk (producer)
8. Kathleen Kennedy (producer)
9. Domhnall Gleeson (TBD)
10. Anthony Daniels (C-3PO)
11. Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker)
12. Andy Serkis (TBD)
13. Oscar Isaac (TBD)
14. John Boyega (TBD)
15. Adam Driver (TBD)
16. Lawrence Kasdan (writer)
Star Wars: Episode VII opens worldwide on December 18, 2015.