Here's How J.J. Abrams Assembled Episode VII's Cast In Secret
Posted by Eric on April 30, 2014 at 12:22 PM CST
The Hollywood Reporter has assembled a partial picture of how J.J. Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy cast the main actors for Star Wars Episode VII without alerting the press.
Here are few tidbits from their story:
- 21-year-old actress Daisy Ridley was one of the first main cast members that Abrams picked, but that was only in February.
- Adam Driver, who was cast in late February, was also in the running for a role in the new Batman/Superman film.
- Kathleen Kennedy encouraged Abrams to consider veteran motion-capture actor Andy Serkis (Gollum in Lord of the Rings) after working with him on The Adventures of Tintin.
Click here to read THR's inside look at how Abrams picked several of the film's key actors.
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