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'STAR WARS: EPISODE VII' CAST ANNOUNCED

Tom Butler, editing by Yahoo!7 staff

Updated 29 April 2014 at 5:00 pm

The official cast of 'Star Wars: Episode 7' has finally been announced on the official Star Wars website.

The announcement reads as follows...

"Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film."

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Director J.J. Abrams says, "We are so excited to finally share the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. It is both thrilling and surreal to watch the beloved original cast and these brilliant new performers come together to bring this world to life, once again. We start shooting in a couple of weeks, and everyone is doing their best to make the fans proud."

Along with the cast list, the first photo of the assembled cast has been released, see if you can spot R2-D2 lurking at the back.

Star Wars: Episode VII' will hit cinemas worldwide 18 December, 2015.

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