STAR WARS VII CAST ANNOUNCED and it’s PRECIOUS!

Wow this is almost as exciting as when I used to wait for the cast list to be posted on the auditorium door for the Spring Musical in High School! Only this time, sadly…I’m not playing the lead. But guess who is? You’ll have to read the press release below to find out…but it’s PRECIOUS!

Just published by the Star Wars Creative Team:

Star Wars Central

April 29th, Pinewood Studios, UK

The Star Wars team is thrilled to announce the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII.

Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.

Director J.J. Abrams says, “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.”

Star Wars: Episode VII is being directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer. The movie opens worldwide on December 18, 2015.

So that’s a BIG Congratulations going out to Andy Serkis! He’s on FIRE these days! Right on the heels of being honored at CinemaCon with the Vanguard award for his amazing work in performance capture, an art form he has pioneered and because of it has changed the world of acting.

Andy Serkis at CinemaCon Vanguard Award recipient

No word on who Andy is playing yet but no doubt he’ll be creating another iconic cinematic character along the lines of Gollum and Ceasar! We can’t wait!

Here’s Andy’s acceptance speech from Cinemacon in which he thanks Peter Jackson for starting it all!