'Star Wars': Who might Lupita Nyong'o and Gwendoline Christie play?

When news broke yesterday morning that Gwendoline Christie joined the cast of 'Star Wars: Episode 7,' there really couldn't be anything cooler (except that maybe also Lupita Nyong'o is joining her; #TrueDetectiveSeason2). Best known for her role as 

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, 

With that in mind, here are three hopeful character possibilities for both actresses, based entirely on wishful thinking. Gwendoline Christie. 1. Christie plays the heroic warrior Brienne of Tarth on HBO's Game of Thrones, and 

The 'Star Wars: Episode VII' cast has officially added Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave) and Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones)!