This just in from the Star Wars front: Episode VII has cast 12 Years a Slave Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o and Game of Thrones' Gwendoline Christie.
Lupita Nyong'o, Gwendoline Christie and how 'Star Wars: Episode VII' could help change Hollywood. By Alyssa Rosenberg. June 2 at 1:19 pm. More. Comments. At the end of April, when Disney announced the initial core cast for “Star Wars: Episode VII,” I,
Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o and "Game of Thrones" star Gwendoline Christie have joined the cast of "Star Wars: Episode VII," J.J. Abrams' highly anticipated extension of the classic space-opera franchise, Disney and Lucasfilm announced Monday.
If you're not familiar with the actress, Christie is best known for playing the honorable warrior Brienne of Tarth on “Game of Thrones,” the HBO fantasy series about swords, sorcery, dragons, politics, and even head-popping. She's powerful with a sword
Lupita Nyong'o, left, attends the IFP and Calvin Klein Women In Film Party at the 67th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 15, 2014. At right, Gwendoline Christie arrives at the 20th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at