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

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 latest additions to the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII include Lupita Nyong'o and Gwendoline Christie, it was announced Monday.

Another read "All I want in this world is Gwendoline and Lupita to just annihilate tons of people as epic lady-Jedi PLEASE JJ DO THEM JUSTICE." (It's unlikely that Christie was cast because of the geek cred she's acquired through her role as fan

After much harrumphing that the new Star Wars film was in danger of not being Title IX compliant, the Force was somewhat balanced yesterday with the announcement that Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o and Game of Thrones actress Gwendoline Christie had 

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