‘Star Wars Episode VII’ to Begin Filming in May, New Details Announced

[KamaAina]

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/star-wars-episode-vii-begin-filming-may-details-175640181.html

The new “Star Wars,” that J.J. Abrams is directing from London’s Pinewood Studios, will be set 30 years after 1983?s “Return of the Jedi” and will feature new and familiar faces.

“Girls” actor Adam Driver is in talks to play the villain in the new film. Others battling for lead roles include “Downton Abbey” thesp Ed Speleers, “Attack the Block” star John Boyega, “Breaking Bad” and “Friday Night Light’s” Jesse Plemons and theater actors Matthew James Thomas and Ray Fisher.

The news was announced on Star Wars’ Twitter account.

“Rumor has it that almost every actor in the world has been cast in this movie, but so far, the official cast member that we’ve confirmed, the only one, is R2D2. Played by R2D2,” said Disney chief Bob Iger at the company’s shareholders meeting in Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday.

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[Auggie]

1. Just keep George Lucas away

he has lost "it."

[Orrex]

3. Yes, and...

Biggest possible mistake in producing EPVII: Involving Lucas.

Second biggest possible mistake in producing EPVII: Involving Zahn.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

2. What? You got a problem with lens flare?

[Vashta Nerada]

4. Oh good god.

I just hope they don't introduce another annoying character like Jar Jar Binks.

[Xyzse]

5. That's about all I can hope for.

[sakabatou]

6. Or a kid like episode 1

[NewJeffCT]

7. somehow, I don't see Jesse Plemons

as a dashing leading man.

[baldguy]

8. It's good to hear that R2 is getting his life back on track.

He went through some rough times after RoTJ.

[Aristus]

9. That's not R2-D2.

It's a rusted out, abandoned old R1 model.

[baldguy]

10. You're just repeating what Disney's publicist is saying.

But I know people who know people..... IYKWIM....

[hunter]

11. Replacement parts were hard to get after the empire collapsed.

An Ewok engineer replaced R2D2's power unit with a steam engine.