Although many thought that the cast would be announced on “Star Wars Day” (May the Fourth be with you), Starwars.com released the names of the main cast for the upcoming film.
The original cast will return to play the characters we fell in love with – Han, Luke, Leia, Chewie, C-3PO, and R2-D2 – and they will be joined by John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow (at this time it is unclear whether we will be seeing the return of Jar Jar Binks, Watto, and the kid who said “wizard” in Episode I). Of all the new names, I think Andy Serkis (who played Gollum in Lord of the Rings) is the biggest surprise, it will be interesting to see if he can get out from behind the motion-capture suit this time.
J. J. Abrams also commented on the casting news saying, “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.”
I am not super familiar with all of the choices, but I am certainly excited about the news and am looking forward to more news from the Star Wars universe. What do you guys think?