Star Wars: Episode VII Cast Announced

[Sniper Team 4]

So they dig up the fossils from the original trilogy, but leave out Billy Dee?

Good to see I'm not the only one who noticed his name missing from the list. Seriously, Disney? The Lego Movie was able to get him to reprise his famous role, but your guys won't? That's pretty messed up. Here's hoping that maybe he is in the film, just not a major character.

I don't really care about the actors. I want to know who they're playing. I'm still grieving over the fact that the last twenty-or-so years of my life have been 'invalidated' by Disney, and I'm looking for some comfort. However, seeing as there's only one new woman on the cast, I guess that means that either Mara Jade or Jaina are out. Or both of them.

 

[BanicRhys]

Anthony Daniels and Kenny Baker.

Can we please just let those fucking droids die already?

 

[Darth Rosenberg]

Seeing some of the original cast come back kinda fills me with dread. Iconic, mythic characters who were a part of your childhood are never meant to be seen as old and overweight...

And as has been already mentioned: it's pathetic the main cast list seems so biased towards male characters/against female characters. I hope the actual film is a little more even.

I think I'm gonna needs fancy production stills, and a teaser or two, to quell my 'I have a bad feeling about this' style nerves.

 

[Mr. Q]

Max von Sydow is still alive?! God, I need to get out more. ^^;

This looks like an impressive line-up so far. I just hope that the final film lives up to the hype and not sink into the depths that the prequels crawled out of. Until then, I shall be chanting the eternal prayer of "Please don't suck, please don't suck, please don't suck, etc."

 

[Buizel91]

JJ really has a thing against women, doesn't he?

To be fair even the original trilogy didn't have that many female characters, Leia and Mon Mothma are the only 2 i can think of. Hell the Prequels only had Padme' and Shmi and one of them died in the second film. there will be Females on screen, but main character wise there is never that many.

And as has been already mentioned: it's pathetic the main cast list seems so biased towards male characters/against female characters. I hope the actual film is a little more even.

See above

 

[Buizel91]

Anthony Daniels and Kenny Baker.

Can we please just let those fucking droids die already?

You may as well kill Bumblebee in Transformers.

Or take Wolverine out of the X-men films.

R2 and 3P0 will be in Starwars films so long as they are made, it's a god given fact and anyone who thought they wouldn't return in this film is a muppet -.-

 

[FPLOON]

>No Billy Dee Williams among the cast
>Not seeing this movie

But seriously, the cast looks good so far... However, if I've learned anything from those X-Men movies is that a good cast does not always equal a good movie, overall...

Still, I still a A LOT of patience left over to wait for the final product to ensue...

 

[shteev]

So, this is the cast of Star Wars VII. And Khan isn't the villain in Star Trek 2, and everything in Lost will have a logical scientific explanation.

I have a really bad feeling about this.

 

[Darth Rosenberg]

To be fair even the original trilogy didn't have that many female characters, Leia and Mon Mothma are the only 2 i can think of. Hell the Prequels only had Padme' and Shmi and one of them died in the second film. there will be Females on screen, but main character wise there is never that many.

'They did it terribly in the past' doesn't equal 'it's okay to do it stoopid now'. As a kid Leia being one of the only females in the entire galaxy worth a damn didn't occur to me, 'cause I was a kid, ergo marbles and dinosaurs were a higher priority than gender representations.

...but this is the space-year 2014 and everyone should now know better. It's getting boring seeing just one or two females (often variations of the Strong Female Character trope) surrounded by blokes in films.

 

[Lionsfan]

They couldn't find anybody better than the dork from that creepy "About Time" movie?

I like Oscar Isaac though, hope he's the lead (or whatever is going to pass for lead in this group of scrappy rag tag underdogs)

 

[Rebel_Raven]

Seeing the name Max von Sydow alone makes me happy. Is it not an epic name? Plus he's going to be in the movie? Awesome!

Still,
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comes to mind knowing that the EU is out as far as Disney is concerned, and seeing that cast.

P.S. Also missing Lando. :/ Nice seeing some originals coming back, though.

 

[PirateRose]

They couldn't find anybody better than the dork from that creepy "About Time" movie?

I like Oscar Isaac though, hope he's the lead (or whatever is going to pass for lead in this group of scrappy rag tag underdogs)

Nah, Oscar is too old. I think the holy trinity of this one is going to be John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, and that creepy boy. Being that creepy boy is the only young white dude, he's probably the Jedi lead. Ever picture I've seen of him on google image search has made me want to barf. The only time he looked decent is when he had a full beard in Anna Karenina.

There might be a surprise twist and John will be the Jedi lead, or hell, they'll be edgy and have Daisy be the Jedi lead. But knowing J.J Abrams, John's a sidekick. Daisy will look pretty, reward the heroes, and to have a call back to the original movies, she will end up chained and in a some sexy outfit for the fan boys.

 

[Dionysus]

http://i.imgur.com/gc3uucB.png

Is it just me in thinking that those two look alike? Like, super alike?
I am more than happy and willing to give a new actress every and all chance to take on her own role in a new film, but I can't shake that either she's going to only be used in some kind of flashbacks or some kind of stand-in for Padme.

 

[PirateRose]

http://i.imgur.com/gc3uucB.png

Is it just me in thinking that those two look alike? Like, super alike?
I am more than happy and willing to give a new actress every and all chance to take on her own role in a new film, but I can't shake that either she's going to only be used in some kind of flashbacks or some kind of stand-in for Padme.

Jeez, not all white chicks look alike, jerk.(kidding)

She's likely Leia's daughter. Picked for strong family resemblance reasons.

 

[Mik Sunrider]

http://i.imgur.com/gc3uucB.png

Is it just me in thinking that those two look alike? Like, super alike?
I am more than happy and willing to give a new actress every and all chance to take on her own role in a new film, but I can't shake that either she's going to only be used in some kind of flashbacks or some kind of stand-in for Padme.

Jeez, not all white chicks look alike, jerk.(kidding)

She's likely Leia's daughter. Picked for strong family resemblance reasons.

Calling it now ... her name will be Padme Solo.

Kind of amazed that there is only Carrie and Daisy as female leads, I mean really? I know EU is dead but come on there were more females out there then Leia and her daughter. Mara, Tahiri, "Scout' from the Clone wars, Tenel Ka, Mirax Horn ... plenty of strong female charater found in EU and JJ could only come up with one for the new trilogy? I don't know, just seems short sight really.

 

[Vault101]

Oh look... There is one female charchter

That's.....that's great guys....really keep up the good work

 

[lee1287]

Oscar Isaac was brilliant in Inside Llewellyn Davis and how he didn't get an Oscar nomination still irks me, He'll be brilliant in this. Adam Driver in ILD As well, very good casting from my point of view.

 

[Zydrate]

I recognize a couple names, but I'm glad to see that they aren't pulling off the current "most famous" lists.

 

[Norix596]

Well I'm a fan of Max von Sydow

 

[DrOswald]

Oh look... There is one female charchter

That's.....that's great guys....really keep up the good work

Blame parents for this one as much as JJ. Parents buy Star Wars toys for little boys, not little girls, so the roster is going to reflect that.