The site says that Zac Efron and Ryan Gosling are in the running for the eagerly awaited sequel with Gosling in particular being talked about for the role of Luke Skywalker's son. Leonardo DiCaprio was mentioned in the post as well--but is said to have passed on an offer.
"As for what role Efron would be playing, we don’t know. He could be a Solo kid."
Do they really need to cast big names to draw folks to the theater to see this film??
Oscar winner Michael Arndt ("Toy Story 3," "Little Miss Sunshine") is writing the script for the “Star Wars: Episode VII that J.J. Abrams directs The script is said to include Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han Solo in their later years. No official word yet if Mark Hamill could be tempted to return as Luke Skywalker but he is interested... Carrie Fisher had all but confirmed that she would be back in the role of Princess Leia--but then her rep told CNN that she 'was joking' Harrison Ford is also interested..."
Franchise creator George Lucas told Bloomberg Businessweek that he begun talks with original stars to have them return to for its new films -- before he had even begun the process of the ultimately $2 billion deal between Disney/Lucasfilm.
Fellow Original castmates Billy Dee Williams and Anthony Daniels say that they are keen on returning to that "galaxy far, far, away". Earlier in July actor Ray Park said that he would be interested in playing Darth Maul again as well. Back in May LR said that "The Tudors" and future Dracula TV series star Jonathan Rhys Meyers is having his "name thrown around a lot" in connection with the movie.
Writers Lawrence Kasdan ("The Empire Strikes Back," "Raiders of the Lost Ark") and Simon Kinberg ("Sherlock Holmes," "X-Men: Days of Future Past") have reportedly closed deals to pen the final two installments of the new "Star Wars" trilogy. Kasdan and Kinberg are also indeed developing stand alone Star Wars features.
Kasdan and Kinberg would also join the projects as producers with Kathleen Kennedy.
Some big Star Wars announcement is expected to happen at the D23 Expo starting Aug. 9th.
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