I don't know about Gwendoline Christie, but Lupita Nyong'o was pretty good in 12 Years A Slave, as her Oscar suggests. They sound like good choices.Star Wars: Lupita Nyong’o joins cast for Episode VII
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Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave actress Lupita Nyong'o has joined the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII, it has been announced.
British actress Gwendoline Christie, who currently stars in Game of Thrones as warrior Brienne of Tarth, has also been cast in the production.
The news was announced on the Star Wars website, although it did not say what roles the actresses would play.
Star Wars: Episode VII is due in cinemas on 18 December 2015.
"I could not be more excited about Lupita and Gwendoline joining the cast of Episode VII," Lucasfilm president and producer Kathleen Kennedy said.
"It's thrilling to see this extraordinarily talented ensemble taking shape."
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Gwendoline Christie currently stars in HBO drama Game of Thrones
Nyong'o and Christie join the already announced cast of John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow.
They will join original stars Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.
Meanwhile, gossip website TMZ has posted a series of leaked pictures from the set of Episode VII, which began filming in Abu Dhabi last month.
The pictures appear to show a Tatooine-like marketplace and a new alien creature.
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I haven't seen seasons 3 or 4, but from what I did see of Gwendoline Christie in Game of Thrones she was pretty good.The Romulan Republic wrote:I don't know about Gwendoline Christie, but Lupita Nyong'o was pretty good in 12 Years A Slave, as her Oscar suggests. They sound like good choices.
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My gut feeling says that Christie will be a non Force user. Just a hunch, can't really say why.
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