{"id":68408,"date":"2014-03-12T17:13:42","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T17:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2014\/03\/12\/john-boyega-ray-fisher-among-top-candidates-for-star-wars-episode-vii-lead-role\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T04:07:24","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T04:07:24","slug":"john-boyega-ray-fisher-among-top-candidates-for-star-wars-episode-vii-lead-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/john-boyega-ray-fisher-among-top-candidates-for-star-wars-episode-vii-lead-role\/","title":{"rendered":"John Boyega, Ray Fisher Among Top Candidates For Star Wars: Episode VII Lead Role"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Boyega, Ray Fisher Among Top Candidates For Star Wars: Episode VII Lead Role<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

Source: Variety<\/a><\/p>\n

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According to Variety<\/a>, “Attack the Block” actor John Boyega<\/strong>, theater actors Ray Fisher<\/strong> and Matthew James Thomas, <\/strong>and “Downton Abbey” star Ed Speleers<\/strong><\/strong> are among the actors in contention for the lead role in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode VII<\/strong>, joining “Breaking Bad” actor Jesse Plemons<\/strong> in the mix.<\/p>\n

“Girls” star Adam Driver<\/strong> was named last month as the film’s central villain.<\/p>\n

\""Inside<\/a>The site states that, “Exact details of the character are vague but the part is believed to be a Jedi apprentice. The original draft by Michael Arndt was said to focus on Han Solo and Princess Leia\u2019s kids, however, Abrams and Kasdan\u2019s recent rewrite reportedly puts their offspring in a supporting role.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Sources also indicate the reason for the delay has to do whether execs and creatives want someone of a different ethnicity from the previous Caucasian leads. Abrams has said on numerous occasions that he wants to have a diversified cast, which is why actors like David Oyewolo and Michael B. Jordan tested early on,” <\/strong>says Variety writer Justin Kroll.<\/p>\n

\"Star<\/a>Boyega is in hot demand these days, having\u00a0landing the role of Jesse Owens<\/strong> in the biopic Race. <\/strong>The British actor <\/strong>has also been added to the cast of Fox\u2019s event series \u201c24: Live Another Day\u201d <\/strong>in a recurring role, while Fisher was recently on stage, appearing as Muhammad Ali in the production of ‘Fetch Clay, Make Man.’<\/strong><\/p>\n

Produced by Abrams, his Bad Robot partner Bryan Burke and Lucasfilm head honcho Kathleen Kennedy, \u201cStar Wars Episode VII\u201d hits theaters Dec. 18, 2015<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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