'Star Wars: Episode VII' cast has Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, 'Big 3'

‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ cast has Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, ‘Big 3’

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Academy Award nominee Oscar Isaac has been tapped to join the “Star Wars: Episode VII” cast. Click through to see who else scored a role in the film. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Actor Adam Driver, best known for his work in the HBO comedy “Girls.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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Actor John Boyega, best known for playing Moses in the sci-fi flick “Attack the Block.” (Tim P. Whitby / Getty Images)

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Actor Max von Sydow, who received Academy Award nominations for his work in “Pelle the Conqueror” and “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.” (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

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Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson, who played Bill Weasley in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” (John Phillips / Invision / Associated Press)

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Actor Andy Serkis, best known for motion capture acting for roles such as Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, and Caesar in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images)

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Actor Harrison Ford, who was cast as Han Solo in the original “Star Wars” trilogy. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Actress Carrie Fisher, best known for her portrayal of Princess Leia in the original trilogy. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

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Actor Mark Hamill, best known for his portrayal of Luke Skywalker in the original trilogy. (Stephanie Cornfield / For the Times)

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Actor Anthony Daniels, best known as C-3PO in the original “Star Wars” trilogy. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

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Lupita Nyong’o, who won an Academy Award for supporting actress for “12 Years a Slave.” (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Gwendoline Christie, known for playing Brienne of Tarth in HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” has also been cast as Commander Lyme in “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2.” (Anthony Harvey / Getty Images)

By Oliver Gettell

April 29, 2014 10:17 AM PT

“Star Wars” fans may have sensed a disturbance in the Force: The cast of “Episode VII” has officially been announced.

The cast includes franchise newcomers John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson and Max von Sydow, along with “Star Wars” veterans Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker.

The cast was announced on the “Star Wars” website.

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Boyega (“Attack the Block”) and Driver (TV’s “Girls”) had previously been linked to the project, with Boyega in line to play a Jedi apprentice and Driver to play a Darth Vader-like villain.

The “big three” of Ford, Fisher and Hamill had been widely expected to reprise their roles as Han Solo, Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker.

Director J.J. 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.”

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“Episode VII” is the first of a trilogy planned by Disney, which acquired Lucasfilm. Abrams is directing from a script he wrote with Lawrence Kasdan (“The Empire Strikes Back,” “Return of the Jedi”) that Michael Arndt initially contributed to.

“Star Wars: Episode VII” will hit theaters Dec. 18, 2015.

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