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'Star Wars: Episode VII' Cast Announced
Yahoo Movies ^ | April 29, 2014 | Matt McDaniel

Posted on 04/29/2014 10:24:04 AM PDT by notsofastmyfriend

Luke. Leia. Han. Chewie. Artoo. Threepio. All present and accounted for as StarWars.com unveiled the official cast of "Star War: Episode VII" Tuesday.

Here's the full release:

The Star Wars team is thrilled to announce the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII.

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.

Director J.J. Abrams says, "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."

Star Wars: Episode VII is being directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer. The movie opens worldwide on Dec. 18, 2015.

While original stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford had dropped hints that they would be reprising their roles for the new chapter, which takes place around 35 years after "Return of the Jedi," nothing was confirmed until today. The trio will be joined by longtime castmates Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Kenny Baker (R2-D2) and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca).

New additions include Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver, who recently appeared together in the Coen brothers' 2013 folk music drama "Inside Llewyn Davis." Also onboard: Andy Serkis (best known as Gollum in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy), Domhnall Gleeson ("About Time",) and the legendary Max von Sydow ("The Exorcist"). Fresh faces John Boyega ("Attack the Block") and Daisy Ridley (who has appeared in just a handful of BBC dramas) round out the cast.


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To: sickoflibs

[ GAAAG AHHHH ]

All they need to do is put her in a motion capture suit and motion capture mask then they can just CGI in a better looking Princess Leigh


61 posted on 04/29/2014 10:49:02 AM PDT by GraceG
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To: notsofastmyfriend

Let’s see...Except for the original stars....

Domhnal Gleeson was ‘Bill Weasley’ in the last 2 ‘Harry Potter’ films.

Oscar Isaac was ‘Prince John’ in the Russell Crowe version of ‘Robin Hood’

John Boyega will be in the new ‘24’ coming in a few weeks.

Andy Serkis...yeah, we know him. As well as Max von Sydow.

Beyond that, I haven’t a clue who these other people are. As for Serkis...I wonder if they’re going to do to him what they usually do: put him in a Mo-Cap suit and digitize his character (’Gollum’, ‘Caesar’) I’ve only seen him ‘live’ in Peter Jackson’s unfortunate ‘King Kong’.


62 posted on 04/29/2014 10:49:10 AM PDT by hoagy62 ("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
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To: notsofastmyfriend

Mee-sa Jar-Jar Binks, Princess Jasmine.


63 posted on 04/29/2014 10:49:12 AM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: oh8eleven
Maybe they can get Keith Richards to play Han Solo's father.More like great-grandfather.

"Luke,I am your drug connection."

64 posted on 04/29/2014 10:50:35 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Stalin Blamed The Kulaks,Obama Blames The Tea Party)
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To: a fool in paradise

Bob and Doug return in Star Wars 7?!!!!

There had BETTER ber a reference to Strange Brew in SW7...

Especially since Max Von Sydow is in it...


65 posted on 04/29/2014 10:50:37 AM PDT by GraceG
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To: irishjuggler
A Star Wars movie without Darth Vader is like a Pink Panther movie without Inspector Clouseau.

Right as you may be...he's dead Jim. Let it go!

=;^D

66 posted on 04/29/2014 10:50:43 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Truth sounds like hate...to those who hate truth.)
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To: qam1

“...Special effects are still impressive and still look real. ...”

Good point! They do.

I still remember the old “Star Trek” series, where you could see the halo around the Enterprise as it moved through space. We’re a long way from primitive special effects.

My gram thought it was the coolest thing she’d ever seen up to that point. Glad I had the opportunity to take her to see it.

Hell, when she was a kid, movies were still SILENT and Black and white.

She’s gone now, in 1995. But she was an amazing gal, and she sure loved “her boy” (me - I was her only grandson).


67 posted on 04/29/2014 10:51:12 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: sickoflibs

“...if you ever seen that before....”

Yes, I have. Not pretty.

But she’d probably have the best cosmetic surgery money can buy. She’s probably got the bucks for it.


68 posted on 04/29/2014 10:52:17 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: dfwgator
It's time for the Italians to make another SF movie.


69 posted on 04/29/2014 10:52:28 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
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To: GraceG

How about “’Just getting warmed up for the party.”

(personnal life motto)


70 posted on 04/29/2014 10:54:18 AM PDT by PfromHoGro (Free citizens voted to become subjects of the state, how about that!)
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To: dfwgator

Last I heard, JarJar was captured by a Russian Spetznaz unit somehwere in Karachi, and is currently being tortured by crazed homo Ewoks deported from Endor.

But he’s happy, so it’s ok...


71 posted on 04/29/2014 10:54:30 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: a fool in paradise

“You’ll laugh, you’ll cry...you’ll kiss three bucks goodbye.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGDdFuDwTZ8


72 posted on 04/29/2014 10:54:44 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Snickering Hound

They dare not. Every ST fan KNOWS Jar-Jar had no Force powers, not to mention it was JAR-JAR’S suggestion that Palpatine be granted ‘emergency powers’ while he was acting representative for Naboo. (See ST III if you don’t believe me.)

Yes...the Empire was all Jar-Jar’s fault!


73 posted on 04/29/2014 10:54:48 AM PDT by hoagy62 ("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
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To: sickoflibs

Actually they stopped making original cast Trek movies long before any cast members died. And they didn’t even stop because they were old. It was part of the sequel process, all the spinoff shows were supposed to get movies, but by the time they’d done 4 non-TOS movies and the 4th spinoff show the audience had abandoned them. That’s what caused the reboot, the quest for a new audience.


74 posted on 04/29/2014 10:55:01 AM PDT by discostu (Seriously, do we no longer do "phrasing"?!)
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To: SargeK

Time is a bitch, ain’t it, Sarge?

Beats the hell out of ALL of us, eventually!


75 posted on 04/29/2014 10:55:23 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: NFHale

If that’s really her ...

AICN had pictures up in the last few days of Mark Hamill several months ago, and more recently. He’s lost at least 60lbs ...


76 posted on 04/29/2014 10:55:31 AM PDT by tanknetter
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To: qam1

Maybe I’m just a cranky old man anymore, but, today’s computer graphic special effects look so fake to me.

Maybe I was more in awe of the dated special effects of old shows and movies, such as the original Star Trek and Star Wars, because I wondered how they did the special effects. In any case, today’s computer graphics look so obviously fake to me. Also, I think they depend more today on dazzling us with special effects, rather than a good solid storyline.


77 posted on 04/29/2014 10:55:49 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego (Im)
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To: demshateGod
The story will take place on the Planet Koch, where two wealthy brothers are funding the Galactic Blaster Association (GBA), which promotes the right to keep and bear blasters by commoners.

The Senate sees this as a threat to their noble plans to de-industrialize Coruscant and relocate inhabitants to rural planets like Naboo, to enjoy a more healthy and sustainable lifestyle of community farming.

The evil brothers from Planet Koch must be stopped, by use of (the) Force if necessary!

;^)

78 posted on 04/29/2014 10:56:06 AM PDT by DTogo (High time to bring back The Sons of Liberty !!)
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To: NFHale; latina4dubya; Impy
RE :”Wow... so am I. I was 16 when “Star Wars” came out... holy crap...”

In those days 1977 (ep V) those special effects in a movie theater looked and sounded impressive, it was much of the show.

By the third movie Return of Jedi VI 1993 it became obvious that the theme had run out of gas ('follow the Force Luke' GAG), the acting sucked, the lines were silly, it wasn't believable that they were twins and the ending of the first three movies with the Teddy Bear army victory did it for me. I thought 'WOW, this is stupid'.

I cant watch those now,

79 posted on 04/29/2014 10:56:10 AM PDT by sickoflibs (Obama : 'You can keep your doctor if you want. I never tell a lie ')
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To: NFHale

None of them are as young as they used to be. Same with SW the audience.


80 posted on 04/29/2014 10:56:22 AM PDT by citizen (There is always free government cheese in the mouse trap.....https://twitter.com/kracker0)
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