After beating almost 67,000 other people, young
actors Crystal Clarke and Pip Anderson have been chosen by director J.J. Abrams
to star in the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII.
"At the end of last year Lucasfilm and Disney
invited all young aspiring actors to attend an open casting call for roles in
J.J Abrams’ Star Wars Episode VII. The casting calls spanned 11 cities across
the US and UK and over 37,000 hopefuls attended, with a further 30,000
submitting applications online.
Having hunted high and low for young and
undiscovered talent, the filmmakers are delighted to announce that two actors
from the open call have been cast.
Crystal Clarke is an American actress
studying in Glasgow, UK, who has both stage and screen acting experience and is
soon to be seen in her first feature, The Moon and the Sun (to be released in
2015). British actor Pip Anderson is a skilled practitioner of parkour, a
discipline that involves propelling oneself through any given environment with
incredible grace and agility. Pip recently demonstrated this remarkable skill
in a Spider-Man ad for Sony.
“The Star Wars universe has
always been about discovering and nurturing young talent and in casting Episode
VII we wanted to remain absolutely faithful to this tradition. We are delighted
that so many travelled to see us at the open casting calls and that we have
been able to make Crystal and Pip a part of the film,” said producer and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy.
Meanwhile,
principal photography continues at Pinewood Studios in London after wrapping on
location in Abu Dhabi in May.
In August, the team will take a brief two-week
hiatus while adjustments to the current production schedule are made as actor
Harrison Ford recovers from a leg injury. Harrison is doing well and is looking
forward to returning to the set soon. Shooting remains on track to wrap in the
fall with the film scheduled for release on December 18, 2015."
Opening on December 18th,
2015, Star Wars: Episode VII stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher,
Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, Lupita Nyong'o, John Boyega, Daisy
Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Gwendoline Christie, Domhnall
Gleeson, and Max von Sydow.
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