Star Wars 7 Release Date, Cast Adds 'Game of Thrones' Actor to Upcoming Movie

 

 'Star Wars: Episode VII' Release Date, Cast Adds 'Game of Thrones' Actor to Upcoming Movie

The highly anticipated Star Wars: Episode VII movie has added a cast member from the popular HBO show "Game of Thrones". Actor Miltos Yerolemou, who played Arya Stark's sword teacher in the first season of the hit show will be joining the sci-fi movie. Not a bad stretch for Yerolemou, going from one of television's biggest shows to one of movie's biggest franchises. 

Yerolemou's role in Star Wars is not known yet, but it is expected that his skill with a sword could be turned into skill with a lightsaber. He has most recently been filming the drama Wolf Hall for the BBC and would be the second "Game of Thrones" actor to join Star Wars alongside Gwendoline Christie. 

In other Star Wars: Episode VII news, filming has resumed after star Harrison Ford broke his leg in June while on the set for the new film. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that after a delay in production to let Ford heal, filming has resumed and is back on track at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England.

More information is surfacing from the set of Star Wars: Episode VII and Entertainment Weekly has collected the spoiler news (if the information is true) including costumes, Millennium Falcon and villain rumors. You can check out their full article HERE. 

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. 

Star Wars: Episode VII team has has officially revealed another cast member for the highly anticipated upcoming 2015 film. Christina Chong, who is best known for her role in 24: Live Another Day and the British actress was also just cast in the upcoming live-action Xbox Originals web-series Halo: Nightfall. It is unknown what role she will play in the upcoming sci-fi film. 

Along with Chong, the cast has added Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, John Boyega and Daisy Ridley. 

Among the cast members who will not be returning for Star Wars 7 are Billy Dee Williams Ewan McGregor (ghost Obi-Wan). Star Wars: Episode VII screenplay was written by Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan. Producers will be Kathleen Kennedy, Abrams, and Bryan Burk. John Williams is back to compose the music for the sci-fi film. The film is slated to hit theaters in the U.S. in December 2014. Production for Star Wars: Episode VII is scheduled to star in 2014 in the U.K. You can always check out the latest at the 'Star Wars' official website HERE. 

 

 

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