Lucasfilm J.J. Abrams revealed the cast for 'Star Wars: Episode VII' in a new photo taken during the fim's first table read. There's a great disturbance in the For! ce, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in rapture.
After months of rumors, director J.J. Abrams revealed his cast for "Star Wars: Episode VII" Tuesday - an interesting mix of old and new faces shown off in a photo from the film's first table read.
As expected, original "Star Wars" trilogy stars Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Anthony Daniels (C3P0), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), and Kenny Baker (R2D2) are back, confirming what had pretty much been the worst kept secret in the universe.
@serafinowicz via Twitter 'Met up with @HamillHimself in London today. I wonder why he's here. ' Peter Serafinowicz, who voiced Darth Maul in 'The Phantom Meance,' tweeted along with a photo of Mark Hamill. Speculation had reached a fevered pitch over the past week when Ford, Hamill and Fisher were all spotted in London, where the film is set to start shooting next month in Pinewoods Studios .
Newcomers Oscar Isaac ("Inside Llewyn Davis"), Adam Driver ("Girls") , John Boyega ("Attack the Block") , Daisy Ridley, ("Blue Season") and Domhnall Gleeson ("About Time") add an injection of new blood to the biggest film franchise in the galaxy.
Rotello/Photofab/Rex/REX USA/Rotello/Photofab/Rex/REX USA Harrison Ford, aka Han Solo, looks like he'd like to escape via hyperdrive after he's spotted by photographers leaving the Hakkasan restaurant in London Thursday. Enlarge 
Splash News Not even an Imperial interrogation droid could have got any information out of Carrie Fisher after she was spotted exitting the Firehouse club in London Monday.
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Performance capture veteran Andy Serkis, best known for playing Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings" movies, is also onboard.
BW Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford) in the original 1977 'Star Wars.' "We are so excited to finally share the cast of 'Star Wars: Episode VII,' Abrams said in a statement. " 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."
bad_robot via Twitter Director J.J. Abrams (left), R2-D2 (center) Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy (right) in the first production still from 'Star Wars: Episode VII' released last November. Having Luke & co. back in the fold fits with Abrams' theme of a return to the franchise's roots. The "Star Trek" director and "Lost" co-creator co-wrote the "Episode VII" script with "Empire Strikes Back" scribe Lawrence Kasdan. He also tapped John Williams, who wrote the score for every previous "Star Wars" film, for the music.
Now fans just have to wait until "Episode VII's" Dec. 18, 2015 release to see the actual film.
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