LORD OF THE RINGS' Dominic Monaghan Discussed STAR WARS EPISODE VII With J.J. Abrams

LORD OF THE RINGS' Dominic Monaghan Discussed STAR WARS EPISODE VII With J.J. Abrams

With Star Wars Episode VII expected to be shooting soon, Disney better get off their butts and start casting. We get more rumors and more actors wishing they had roles every day. The newest? Lord of the Rings’ Dominic Monaghan. Check it out…

By Abary - Mar 29, 2014 06:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: Via Variety

Even though he may be most known for his roles in Lord of the Rings and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, it’s Dominic Monaghan’s role in Lost that ties him with Star Wars Episode VII director J.J. Abrams. According to the actor, he has spoken to his old friend about possibly making an appearance in the newest Star Wars movie. While we already know that Abrams has plans on using a bunch of new and unknown actors in the movie. And apparently Abrams told this directly to Monaghan. “We’ve talked about it a few times,” he said in an interview with Dweebcast. “Once I knew that he was doing Star Wars, obviously I sent him a little congratulatory message and stuff. We’ve talked about it a bit, and [Abrams] said ‘We’re putting together a cast of unknowns. We want to follow the ’77 New Hope cast because obviously Harrison Ford wasn’t well known at that point, Mark Hamill wasn’t and Carrie Fisher wasn’t either.’” He added that Abrams didn’t want people to watch the movie only to focus on the actors playing the roles, but the roles themselves. “What he said was, ‘We don’t want to fall into that mistake of people going, ‘Oh, it’s that guy from that thing!’ and then you’re completely out of the Star Wars universe.’” If he gets the part, he would be joining Girls’ Adam Driver and the main cast of the original movie who are pretty much confirmed. What role would you like to see him in, if you’d want to even see him in the movie at all? Sound off below!

THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU: Sigourney Weaver's Character May Have Been Revealed - Possible SPOILERS
Related:

THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU: Sigourney Weaver's Character May Have Been Revealed - Possible SPOILERS

STAR WARS JEDI: Cameron Monaghan's Cal Kestis Again Rumored To Make Live-Action Debut In Upcoming Project
Recommended For You:

STAR WARS JEDI: Cameron Monaghan's Cal Kestis Again Rumored To Make Live-Action Debut In Upcoming Project

DISCLAIMER: As a user generated site and platform, ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions.

This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. ComicBookMovie.com will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please CONTACT US for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. CLICK HERE to learn more about our copyright and trademark policies.

Note that ComicBookMovie.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

Bekss
Bekss - 3/29/2014, 6:51 PM
They obviuosly have their cast already, they just haven't tell us. Anyone think Affleck was cast the same day the news came out? Or any other big role?
Kurne
Kurne - 3/29/2014, 6:51 PM
Lol what is this dude doing these days?
Bekss
Bekss - 3/29/2014, 6:54 PM
“What he said was, ‘We don’t want to fall into that mistake of people going, ‘Oh, it’s that guy from that thing!’ and then you’re completely out of the Star Wars universe".

He said this when asked if Abrams told him if we was too popular to be in SW. So I think he doesn't have a role.
loki668
loki668 - 3/30/2014, 12:21 AM
@Soto

What the hell is up with Amy Adams' body language in that gif? She's leaning away like she thinks Bale's going to pop her one or has "the dragon breath".
View Recorder