Star Wars Cast revealed!

Today Star Wars officially announced the cast of the still untitled Star Wars VII. You can head to the Star Wars official site here. Rumor is that the title will be revealed at Comic Con later this year. But I thought I would give you run down of the cast, and tell you who the new cast is. I know I did not particularly recognize some of the new cast.

official still from Star Wars with the entire cast

The original cast to return are Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker. For the uniformed that is Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, C-3PO, Chewbacca, and R2-D2.
The new cast are Max von Sydow, Andy Serkis, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, and  Domhnall Gleeson.
Max von Sydow is probably the best know of the new cast, some credit to him are The Greatest Story Ever Told as Jesus, The Exorcist as Father Merrin, and in Minority Report as Director Lamar Burgess.
Andy Serkis is another familiar name as he is Gollum/Smeagol, Caesar in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and was even King Kong in the 2005 remake.
Here is where the names become less recognizable.

John Boyega

John Boyega is a newer face having a guest star in Law & Order: UK, will be appearing in the 24: Live Another Day mini event, and was Moses in the film Attack the Block.

Daisy Ridley

Daisy Ridley has done guest spots on BBC shows like Mr. Selfridge and Silent Witness.

Adam Driver

Adam Driver is from the HBO series Girls and has appeared in films like Lincoln, J. Edgar, and Inside Llewyn Davis.

Oscar Isaac

Oscar Isaac is another familiar name for those who enjoy more independent films, he has starred in Inside Llewyn Davis and appeared in Drive, 10 Years, and Sucker Punch.

Domhnall Gleeson

Domhnall Gleeson is best known for being Bill Weasley in the last Harry Potter films but has also appeared in About Time, True Grit, and Dredd.