Episode VII characters revealed?

[Dasquian Belargic]

http://screenrant.com/star-wars-episode-7-cast-new-characters/


Bleeding Cool has posted the following character breakdown for Episode VII, which is reported to have begun open casting today in the U.K. (where filming will take place). The site is emphasizing that the characters are “not necessarily to be billed in the order below,” and stressing that the site has “100% confirmed” that the following is accurate. (… But, as always, best to take all this with a healthy grain of salt for the time being.)


Late-teen female, independent, good sense of humour, fit.
Young twenty-something male, witty and smart, fit but not traditionally good looking.
A late twentysomething male, fit, handsome and confident.
Seventy-something male, with strong opinions and tough demeanour. Also doesn’ t need to be particularly fit.
A second young female, also late teens, tough, smart and fit.
Forty something male, fit, military type.
Thirtysomething male, intellectual. Apparently doesn’t need to be fit.


Let the speculation about which EU characters these are... begin!

[Captain Untouchable]

If this is for open casting, I'd guess that maybe it's for more supporting type roles - trainee Jedi, Rebel pilots, and such. If they're planning to include any Skywalker/Solo spawn, I imagine they'd be a bit more specific about the casting/appearance requirements?

I wonder/hope if Airen Cracken is the "seventy-something male, with strong opinions and tough demeanour". That sounds like the description of a Michael Ironside / Michael Hogan character, and Airen Cracken is totally in that level of badass (or was, last time I actually read EU, which was a while ago. :uhoh)

I hope they end up drawing from EU rather than not drawing from EU, because even if they rework/contradict the specific stories and events, there's way too many good ideas and awesome characters to write them out of existence. :ohno

[Lilaena De'Ville]

I would assume that at least one of the young people are going to turn out to be Han and Leia's kid. Have they said if they're going to diverge completely from the EU or...?

[Captain Untouchable]

I don't think they've explicitly said one way or another, but I may be wrong on that.

I doubt that one of the people from that open casting is for Han/Leia's kid, though. Wouldn't they actually want to put some effort in to find someone who looks like they could be their kid? Unless they're hoping that they'll just get lucky, and someone who looks exactly right and who lives in England will notice this casting call and will show up at the audition. :\

[Dasquian Belargic]

Late-teen female, independent, good sense of humour, fit.
Young twenty-something male, witty and smart, fit but not traditionally good looking.

These two could be Jaina and Jacen? Neither of them look particularly like their parents in the artwork done for the EU, so it wouldn't be like you would need to find actors who look like identical little versions of Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher. It's not like you'd look at Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen and think, yup, combine them and you *definitely* get Mark Hamill :P

[Captain Untouchable]

Aren't Jacen and Jaina twins? Sure, it's not unheard of for people with a big age difference to play the same age, but I imagine that if they were looking for people who were supposed to look the same age, they would ask for applicants who were either both late-teens, or both twenty-something. Asking for people who look different ages in that situation would be a bit silly.

[Dasquian Belargic]

I think that for that particular age group, of late teens / early twenties, it can be really hard to place a persons age - so you could easily have an actress of 18 and an actor of 22 who appeared to be the same age. If you wanted them to look the same, you would probably have to ask for a younger actress, since girls of that age bracket generally look older / more mature than boys.

[Captain Untouchable]

Possibly... but casting calls normally list the age they want the character to look, not the age that the actor/ess auditioning should be. It's usually down to the agents / the actors themselves to interpret whether or not they think they're appropriate for the role.

You may be right: but if you are, it's an unusual approach. *shrug*

[Dasquian Belargic]

There's an open casting call right now for 2 parts in this movie: http://www.opencastingcall2013.com/

They're doing in person casting calls across the UK and the US, but people can also submit a video online


Seeking: Young woman to play 17-18 Years old. Must be beautiful, smart and athletic. Open to all ethnicities (including bi- and multi-racial).

RACHEL:
Was quite young when she lost her parents. With no other family, she was forced to maker her way alone in a tough, dangerous town. Now 17 she has become street smart and strong. She is able to take care of herself using humor and guts to get by.

Always a survivor, never a victim, she remains hopeful that she can move away from this harsh existence to a better life. She is always thinking of what she can do to move ahead.

Seeking: Young man to play 19-23 years old. Must be handsome, smart and athletic. Must be over 18.

THOMAS:
Has grown up without a father's influence. Without the model of being a man, he doesn't have the strongest sense of himself. Despite this, he is smart, capable and shows courage when it is needed. He can appreciate the absurdities in life and understands you can't take life too seriously.

[Lilaena De'Ville]

I totally posted this in the rumors thread :grumble