Lucasfilm announces two more additions to the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII

A few weeks ago, director J. J. Abrams finally confirmed what was thought to be the entire cast of the seventh installment of the Star Wars franchise. Since then, Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm recently came back and announced there would be two more female characters added. Those final two spots have officially been fulfilled.

One of the two spots has been fulfilled by Supporting Actress Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o. Last seen in 12 Years a Slave, as well as Non-Stop, Lupita has long been apart of the multitude of Star Wars rumors floating around. The second, and final, spot in the cast of Episode VII was given to Game of Thrones actress Gwendoline Christie.

In a press release regarding the casting of both Lupita and Gwendoline, Lucasfilm stated: "Lupita Nyong’o joins the recently announced cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. This year, her breakthrough performance in 12 Years a Slave earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Gwendoline Christie, currently starring in the hit television series Game of Thrones as Brienne of Tarth, has also been cast in the production. She can next be seen in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.

'I could not be more excited about Lupita and Gwendoline joining the cast of Episode VII,' says Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy. 'It’s thrilling to see this extraordinarily talented ensemble taking shape.'"

Lupita and Gwendoline will be joining the rest of the cast of Episode VII, which include: Star Wars alumni Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels (C3PO) Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) and Kenny Baker (R2D2), as well as newcomers Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Adam Driver, and Oscar Isaac. Also joining them will be Max von Sydow, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley.

Other than the original Star Wars characters, we still don't know who will be playing what character. Now that the film has finally begun filming, hopefully that news will come soon enough.


Star Wars: Episode VII will be released on December 18th, 2015.



Sources: Screen Rant , Lucasfilm