'Star Wars Episode 7' News: Another 'Game Of Thrones' Star Joins The Cast, Will He Be A Major Character? [VIDEO]
It looks like Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie will be joined by another member from the HBO series as they work together in Star Wars: Episode VII.
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On Monday, BBC News announced that Miltos Yerolemou, who plays athletic swordsman Syrio Forel in Game of Thrones, has been added to the Star Wars: Episode VII cast. It's unknown what part he'll play right now, but the site speculated that he will likely be using a lightsaber and he probably won't be a major character.
Other cast members in Episode VII include Max von Sydow, Andy Serkis, Christina Chong, Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver. Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher are also expected to reprise their roles as Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia.
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Most of the film's details are being kept under wraps right now, but filmmaker Rian Johnson mentioned that there will be a lot of practical effects in the movie that audiences will more than likely enjoy.
"They're doing so much practical building for this one. It's awesome," Johnson said, posted on HitFix. "I think people are coming back around to [practical effects]. It feels like there is sort of that gravity pulling us back toward it."
"I think that more and more people are hitting kind of a critical mass in terms of the CG-driven action scene lending itself to a very specific type of action scene, where physics go out the window and it becomes so big so quick," Johnson continued.
Star Wars: Episode VII is expected to hit theaters on December 18, 2015.
