Two STAR WARS: EPISODE VII Lead Roles Revealed Via UK Open Casting Call

Two STAR WARS: EPISODE VII Lead Roles Revealed Via UK Open Casting Call

With filming of J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: Episode VII expected to kickoff this January, it's no surprise that an opening casting call (for UK residents) has gone out. Hit the jump to see if you have what it takes for either the male or female roles.

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By nailbiter111 - Nov 05, 2013 02:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: bbc.co.uk



The @UKopencall twitter account, has announced a casting call for Disney's Star Wars: Episode VII. Which you can view below. The casting sessions will take place all around the UK and Ireland, in cities such as London, Dublin and Glasgow. They are looking for two actors to take on the male and female roles listed as Thomas and Rachel. Which are both fictitious names to hide their true identity. Descriptions for both characters are also provided, but they're not revealing at all. Fairly vague.

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OJFoodMachine
OJFoodMachine - 11/5/2013, 2:35 PM
Well, I should probably audition.
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 11/5/2013, 2:41 PM
If only I was 2 years older!

Best I got right now is the school production of Grease!
BRAD3NGUNN
BRAD3NGUNN - 11/5/2013, 2:48 PM
The annoying thing is I'm Smart, Athletic, and potentially even handsome... but I don't turn 18 until a few days after this :(
JoshBerger
JoshBerger - 11/5/2013, 2:59 PM
Any chance they might be looking for a 70+ years old man?



Make it happen.
sanyaya
sanyaya - 11/5/2013, 3:03 PM
i think i better audition too
Coolwhip
Coolwhip - 11/5/2013, 3:04 PM
That description of the guy fits me almost perfectly, with the exception of, "doesn't have the strongest sense of self".


Also, the whole athletic thing.
sanyaya
sanyaya - 11/5/2013, 3:04 PM
@blackjack10 lmfao
ForMeToPoopOn
ForMeToPoopOn - 11/5/2013, 3:06 PM
Help me out. Where are you getting that this is for "Star Wars"? Open casting call for the leads to a mega-epic? Color me doubtful.
MsDarkPhoenix
MsDarkPhoenix - 11/5/2013, 3:11 PM
@b&y my high school has wifi. We found the password.
KryptonianNIKKA
KryptonianNIKKA - 11/5/2013, 3:20 PM
get someone awesome like ryan gosling (or someone just as good, no names come to mind right now lol) but for the female 16 years or older.... the choice is clear

ndwwrestler2
ndwwrestler2 - 11/5/2013, 3:21 PM
Something makes me think that they may not be part of the Skywalker/Solo heritage, which is sort of a bold move in my opinion, but one that could work well.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 11/5/2013, 3:23 PM
LOL. B&Y, people are amazed that I find time to be on the site while at work as well.
CaptainAmerica31
CaptainAmerica31 - 11/5/2013, 3:36 PM
When it said " handsome" they should've just handed me the script and shook my hand.
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 11/5/2013, 3:37 PM
I love how being "handsome" and "beautiful" is a requirement.
AvengingWolverine
AvengingWolverine - 11/5/2013, 3:45 PM
The description for Thomas sounds exactly how I'd describe Captain Kirk.
Superzero
Superzero - 11/5/2013, 3:45 PM
"LEAD ROLES REVEALED THROUGH CASTING CALL..."
"...roles listed as Thomas and Rachel. Which are both fictitious names to hide their true identity."

So then, no? Yes, no, as in these are not the character's names hence nothing has been revealed other than Disney is not telling anyone the names of any of the characters which we know.

It's fairly obvious that "Thomas" and "Rachel" are just going to be students at Luke's reformed Jedi Academy. He's had what, 30 years to rebuild the order? Anyone who has read the books knows that he has done so (even if they are not using anything from the books in the new movies) and the beauty of making the sequels 30 years after the fact is that everything Luke has done for the Jedi in 30 years can be explained in the opening crawl ie: "Luke has traveled the galaxy finding new students to enroll into the Jedi Academy, returning the Jedi to their former glory yadda yadda yadda..." then bang. Luke is old, there are other Jedi now, good ones, bad ones, and good ones who might turn into bad ones...
Indy
Indy - 11/5/2013, 3:47 PM
we said "handsome" now get out!!!

LoL I kid.
RyGoR
RyGoR - 11/5/2013, 3:50 PM
I really wanna audition for this movie shoot I'd be an ewok if they want just no Jar Jar lol
ForMeToPoopOn
ForMeToPoopOn - 11/5/2013, 3:54 PM
Luke has been searching high and low for new recruits... and butts.

RichardBoldly
RichardBoldly - 11/5/2013, 3:54 PM
@MrCBM56

They need to make money with the virgin girls...and boys.
Indy
Indy - 11/5/2013, 4:00 PM
The casting director like them young.
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 11/5/2013, 4:02 PM
nail

Sorry to bother you man, but you wouldn't happen to know what's going on with the embed image thing when I make an article, would'ja?

I jus made a logo for my Funhouse fan fic and now I can't upload it to the site.

Hope you see this and can provide an answer.

Nova.
Lhornbk
Lhornbk - 11/5/2013, 4:10 PM
Ummmm.....where exactly does it say this is for Star Wars? It only says that it's for a Disney film, Star Wars isn't mentioned, unless you left that part of it out. What, Disney couldn't be auditioning for a different film in England? Plus, I would think that a casting call for Star Wars would come from either Lucasfilm or maybe Bad Robot, not Disney. Do casting calls for The Avengers or Iron Man come from Disney or from Marvel?
TheBatman1
TheBatman1 - 11/5/2013, 4:13 PM
I always wondered how these casting calls worked. If there was a casting call for a character who is not attractive,would it say:
'Must be ugly, fat, and non-athletic.'
StarkAnthony
StarkAnthony - 11/5/2013, 4:22 PM
How do you know it's for Star Wars?
Facade
Facade - 11/5/2013, 5:01 PM
Yup, sounds Disney enough to me.
Superzero
Superzero - 11/5/2013, 5:20 PM
@Nailbiter111

go to http://collider.com/star-wars-episode-7-release-date-casting-call/#more-293248

update regarding x-mas '15 release date.
marvel72
marvel72 - 11/5/2013, 5:56 PM
when is filming meant to begin?
Panoramacon
Panoramacon - 11/5/2013, 6:33 PM
Not sure what info you are hoping to find, but revealing the essence of a character's personality is pretty considerable I think.
CaptainAmerica31
CaptainAmerica31 - 11/5/2013, 7:52 PM
@ckal being black or whites not enough for some people. They gotta be both. They're taking up all the races on this earth it's a epidemic. We must stop it. #controlthesex
Bigred20
Bigred20 - 11/5/2013, 8:02 PM
those are total bullshit character desriptions the call is real though
abrams is smarter than that
Brady1138
Brady1138 - 11/5/2013, 9:17 PM
Wait...where does it say it's a Star Wars production?
towmas13
towmas13 - 11/5/2013, 9:50 PM
The female description could fit Tahiri. Not sure about the male.
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