Two more women have been added to the cast of Episode VII today: Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave) and Game of Thrones‘ Gwendoline Christie. Nyong’o is quite accomplished, earning a master’s degree from the Yale School of Drama and winning the Herschel Williams prize for outstanding acting ability. She has long…
It’s a simple gesture, but this video is pretty exciting nonetheless: Seeing Lawrence Kasdan with J.J. Abrams makes it all seem so… real. As if the table read wasn’t cool enough. Yes, it’s actually happening: the ever-likeable Abrams is working with the man who gave us Empire, Jedi and Raiders to bring us the sequel to…
Wow, OK! Big news… The Episode VII cast has been announced! John Boyega (Attack the Block), Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver (Inside Llewyn Davis, Lincoln), Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis, Drive), Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings, Rise of the Planet of the Apes), Domhnall Gleeson (About Time, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows), Max…
Back in October, I wrote about the rumour that Michael Arndt was replaced with Lawrence Kasdan and J.J. Abrams as screenwriters on Episode VII due to a shift in character focus. Back then, the rumour was that the emphasis was being moved away from the Solos and back towards Luke Skywalker. Today The Hollywood Reporter…
Today’s casting rumour is that Jesse Plemons, who played the disturbingly doe-eyed yet sociopathic Todd Alquist in Breaking Bad, is up for a lead role in Episode VII. While Plemons has yet to get the part, he is a “favorite”, having passed an initial audition, and he is scheduled to fly to L.A. to audition…
Bleeding Cool are reporting that 23 year old British actor Jack O’Connell has met with J.J. Abrams regarding a possible role in Episode VII. O’Connell, who is currently in the British series Skins and who will be seen next year in 300: Rise of an Empire, joins a long list of Brits rumoured to be…
Today brings whispers of Emmanuelle Chriqui possibly being cast in Episode VII. It’s based on rather scant evidence, but it’s not totally crazy, either. A few days ago, Jedi News’ source Jedi Master SQL had this to say on casting: Just this past two weeks I have heard the names of Emmanuelle Chriqui, Alexis Dziena, and…
Matt Smith, best known as the 11th Doctor in Doctor Who, has apparently read for a role in Episode VII. According to Bleeding Cool, a “fairly well-placed source” claims that Smith “went in for a role in Star Wars Episode VII“. The wording is vague and the source gives no more than that at this point.…
In the last 24 hours, Jason Flemyng posted a photo of a red script to Instagram, writing “Pint of Stella and ‘Star Wars’ script! That’s me sorted till 5!” You can see the full photo via MakingStarWars.net, but here’s a smaller copy: The photo did the rounds on the Star Wars rumour circuit pretty quickly. As…
Besides J.J. Abrams acknowledging the 4 Rules video, the other take away from the Telegraph article is the following tidbit: There has also been speculation that British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor may be taking a role after being seen waiting in the lobby of Abram’s office. That’s pretty shaky evidence for anything. However, Jedi News adds…
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