Star Wars: Episode VII casting news- 12 Years a Slave & Academy award winner Lupita Nyong to star

News out of The Hollywood reporter has suggested that Lupita Nyong'o, who just took home an Academy Award for her performance in Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave, is being eyed for a role in J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII! Latino Review was first to report the rumor with The Hollywood Reporter confirming that the actress recently met with J.J. Abrams.

Scripted by Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan, Star Wars: Episode VII is rumored to focus on a new generation of heroes and could include appearances by Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford in older incarnations of their beloved characters from the original Star Wars trilogy. The film is expected to begin shortly and will hit theaters on December 18, 2015.

Script completed for Star Wars: Episode VII with Breaking Bad link

According to the Wrap

The next chapter in the Star Wars saga is just about ready to shoot as director J.J. Abrams (also co-writing alongside Lawrence Kasdan) reveals that the screenplay for Star Wars: Episode VII is complete.

We're working really hard and we've got our script and we're in deep prep, Abrams tells The Wrap. Full steam ahead, y'know?

Abrams also responded to a question about the recent rumor that "Breaking Bad" star Jesse Plemons has read for a role. Although Abrams confirms that Plemons has auditioned, he also cautions fans that a lot more is going on behind the scenes than makes it to the headlines, refusing to disclose whether or not Plemons is actually anywhere close to a role.

Scripted by J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan, Star Wars: Episode VII is rumored to focus on a new generation of heroes and could include appearances by Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford in older incarnations of their beloved characters from the original Star Wars trilogy. The film is expected to begin shortly and will hit theaters on December 18, 2015.

Star Wars: Episode VII and Indiana Jones News

Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn gave a speech at Variety's Dealmakers Breakfast earlier today, where he dropped some updates on Star Wars: Episode VII, which still doesn't have a completed screenplay yet, Indiana Jones 5, which also doesn't have a script, and how he won't interfere with Marvel's creative vision.

Variety writer Marc Graser has been tweeting throughout the announcements, which reveal that J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan won't have their screenplay completed until sometime in January, making this the most rushed movie ever seen in the franchise. Alan Horn won't reveal the budget, put places it somewhere at $200 million. And Indiana Jones 5 is still a good 2 years away from happening, as they don't have a story yet. (We see how well that is going for Star Wars). Oh, and despite the fact that they've had such a tough time getting Star Wars: Episode VII up and running, you can still expect a new movie every year starting in 2015. Check out Marc's full tweet session from his speech here.

 The lack of a completed script for Star Wars: Episode VII shouldn't be terribly surprising, since J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan took over the writing duties last month. Still, with shooting scheduled to begin next spring, and no cast members announced yet, it seems this production is already behind schedule before principal photography begins.

As for the spin-offs, we reported in October that these stand-alone movies will be origin stories, which will focus on Han Solo and Boba Fett. Simon Kinberg and Lawrence Kasdan are writing the screenplays for these movies, which will debut in 2016 and 2018, between the new prequel trilogy movies.

Disney acquired the rights to make Indiana Jones 5 earlier this month, although no screenwriter is attached at this time, and the project doesn't seem to be a high priority at Disney. Franchise star Harrison Ford revealed in August that he is still interested in portraying the iconic archaeologist.

Star Wars: Episode VII comes to theaters December 18th, 2015 and stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels. The film is directed by J.J. Abrams.

Star Wars Episode VII News, Millennium Falcon

Before getting into this news tidbit, I will admit that I am not and have never been a fan of the film, however many many people are and for those for you who enjoy the films, I am sure the following report will interest you;
From Yahoo news ...of all places

According to a source close to production, the iconic Millennium Falcon has already been built for 'Star Wars: Episode VII' and it could be bigger than ever.

"A full-scale 1:1 Millennium Falcon has been built as well as the interiors of the ship for filming," they explained. "The Falcon is done - inside and out. The sets were built off-site, ready to move when Lucasfilm/Bad Robot were ready to move into Pinewood."

This just in, Confirmed Warcraft and The Mummy for 2016

Today's announcements from Universal and Legendary Pictures
Moving out of the path of J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: Episode VII, Duncan Jones' Warcraft has given up its December 18, 2015 release date and has moved to March 11, 2016. Universal, which is distributing the Legendary film in 3D, has meanwhile announced an April 16, 2016 release for their The Mummy, which has Andres Muschietti attached to direct.

Legendary Pictures also announced a January 16, 2015 release for Michael Mann's untitled cybercrime thriller (formerly known as Cyber) and a February 6, 2015 release for the fantasy adventure Seventh Son. Mann's film will go up against 20th Century Fox's new take on Frankenstein and Lionsgate's animated comedy Norm of the North, while Seventh Son is the first film to claim that February date

Star Wars Episode VII Casting Call, Are you looking for a role in the upcoming Star Wars VII? Casting Call for ......

J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: Episode VII is, according to The Hollywood Reporter, now looking to fill the role of a military officer in his 40s,
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 Abrams, meanwhile, today gives Total Film a brief update on the film's pre-production and expresses his delight at working alongside screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan.

Working with Larry has been one of the most surreal joys of my life," he says. "We've had a lot of fun working together. He's an incredible guy and an inspiring and spectacular writer."

The new film will be directed by Abrams and is being scripted by Abrams and Kasdan, who previously wrote the franchise's "Episode V," The Empire Strikes Back. The film will open in 2D and 3D theaters on December 18, 2015.

'Star Wars: Episode VII' Script posted online

'X-Men: First Class' Jason Flemyng Posts 'Star Wars:Episode VII' Script on his instagram...but then removes it.

Apparently Flemyng is auditioning for one of the roles in the upcoming movie, which isn't much of a surprise since everyone and their mother seems to be auditioning for the film, what is surprising is the bawls that Flemyng has to post pics of the script when he probably hasn't even secured the role yet.
If George Lucas still owned the rights to the Star Wars franchise, Mr Flemyng would be 6 feet under somewhere in the Nevada desert, but now, under Disney, no one dies...yet

If you have auditioned for Star Wars, then this picture below looks familiar, otherwise enjoy