{"id":12016,"date":"2014-04-29T10:28:38","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T17:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theculturednerd.com\/?p=12016"},"modified":"2014-04-29T10:28:38","modified_gmt":"2014-04-29T17:28:38","slug":"the-cast-of-star-wars-episode-vii-has-officially-been-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=12016","title":{"rendered":"The Cast Of Star Wars Episode VII Has Officially Been Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theculturednerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/10271548_736620193056251_5192269333816421968_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-12017\" src=\"http:\/\/theculturednerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/10271548_736620193056251_5192269333816421968_n.jpg\" alt=\"10271548_736620193056251_5192269333816421968_n\" width=\"700\" height=\"397\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In an unexpected move Lucasfilm today has officially revealed the full cast of the upcoming Star Wars Episode VII.<\/p>\n<p>Without further ado, here is the full statement from <a href=\"http:\/\/starwars.com\/news\/star-wars-episode-7-cast-announced.html\">Star Wars.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Star Wars team is thrilled to announce the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Director J.J. Abrams says, &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>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. 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