An up and coming british actor, christina chong, has been cast in jj abrams star wars. And its a good thing, because those actors didnt come cheap. Defected stormtrooper finn and the scavenger rey are caught up in the resistances search for the missing luke skywalker. Some roles will be possible featured background actors. Episode 7 has star wars fans excited, very excited. Star wars returns to theaters on december 18, 2015 with star wars episode vii. Celebrate the return of the animated series with some of the best lines from ahsoka, rex, and many more. Besides the original three stars, the star wars episode vii cast hasnt been revealed at all beyond whos being considered.
Episode vii the force awakens and no other films of the sequel trilogy. The star wars team is thrilled to announce the cast of star wars. By peter sciretta, russ fischer, angie han and germain lussier. Check out these seven powerful black actors from various star wars films.
Star wars episode 7 cast announced and first photo. Episode vii the force awakens 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Adam driver is set to play the villain in the new film more. George lucas will serve as creative consultant on the film and kathleen kennedy, the filmmaker george handpicked to lead star wars, indiana jones and the rest of lucasfilm into the future will be the executive producer shes also joining disney as. The 5 actors battling for the lead in star wars episode 7. Lets talk about jj abrams racially diverse cast for star.
It is the third installment of the star wars sequel trilogy, following the force awakens 2015 and the last jedi 2017, and the final episode of the ninepart skywalker saga. The cast of star wars, episode 7 is a mix of familiar original trilogy actors and fresh faces. Possibly the most wtf creature in the entire star wars universe, this weird creaturedescribed as a monkeylizardis jabba the. Actors john boyega, daisy ridley, adam driver, oscar isaac, andy serkis. George lucas reveals more details about his plans for star wars episode 7, 8, and 9, including the fact that fans probably would have hated what he wanted to do. Rumors swirled for months before an official announcement by lucasfilm on april 29, 2014 confirmed. This category is for actors who appeared in star wars. Episode 7 is now casting extras to appear in the film as fully paid background performers. Abrams says, we are so excited to finally share the cast of star wars. Set 30 years after the events of return of the jedi and centered around a trio of young leads, star wars. While its fun to have them back, regardless, what a lot of. We have heard rumblings that during the casting process, jj abrams has been fighting to hire a more racially diverse group of actors for star wars episode 7. Chong, who has appeared in tv shows such as doctor who, black mirror and the latest series of. But who exactly are the next generation of star wars actors.
Episode 7 is expected to hit theaters december 18, 2015. For one thing, it will see the return of the original trilogys luke skywalker, princess leia, han solo, chewbacca, c3p0 and r2d2, all played by their original actorsactresses. The force awakens do not read any further because of plot details below. The force awakens during comiccon international 2015 at. With daisy ridley, john boyega, oscar isaac, domhnall gleeson. In june, star wars fans everywhere breathed a collective sigh of relief when rumours emerged that twilight stars kristen stewart and robert pattinson had been blacklisted from appearing in. The actors auditioning for the new star wars movie. Returning to star wars, having appeared in both the classic and prequel trilogies, is warwick davies, who played the emperor of the universe in. Benedict cumberbatch and michael fassbender are among the names being thrown around for episode 7 casting. Episode vi return of the jedi, davis also made a mockumentary made with help from return of the jedis first assistant director, david tomblin. Warwick ashley davis born february 3, 1970 is an actor who has played various roles throughout the star wars films, most notably as the ewok wicket w. Episode vii casting speculation game continues and the hollywood reporters heat vision has a few names to add to the mix. There are two types of geek abrams can cast for star wars he can go the obvious.
To prove it, weve made a list of the 50 best female characters from the movies, tv shows, comics, and books. Star wars episode 7 coming soon behind the voice actors. Sources close to the star wars episode 7 casting have confirmed that disney and lucasfilm has rounded the role of lead jedi down to five young actors one of whom will score the biggest movie. Older sources put luke and leia at either 18 or 20 years old at the time of episode iv, but we now know that they are born in episode iii, which takes places 19 years before. Three decades after the empires defeat, a new threat arises in the militant first order.
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. The new film will continue the adventures of luke skywalker, han solo. Episode vii cast announced, original stars returning. Fans can expect a new feature film, star wars episode 7, in theaters worldwide in 2015.
Joss whedon, ewan mcgregor, mila kunis, mark strong and more talks star wars episode 7 casting. The announcement of the full cast for star wars episode vii sent a ripple of excitement. A handful of names have emerged as the latest leading candidates for j. Images of the voice actors who play the voice of wa7 in star wars episode ii.
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