Adam Driver: Will he star as the villain in 'Star Wars: Episode VII'?
Adam Driver may star as the villain of the newest 'Star Wars' film, according to reports. Adam Driver currently appears on the HBO show 'Girls.'
Adam Driver stars on the HBO show 'Girls.'
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Lucasfilm鈥檚 first production under the umbrella of Disney begins shooting this summer, and while rumors about story, characters and talent have dominated headlines since the moment聽Star Wars: Episode VII聽became official, the floodgates are about to open with聽real details about who will star in the next adventure in a galaxy far, far away.
Just yesterday we reported on a rumor that had聽 补苍诲听聽seemingly locked in for parts, along with 听(Transformers: Age of Extinction), adding credence to a report two weeks earlier which had聽 already. And today, the trades have another name set for a key role in what may be one of the most anticipated and challenging film productions of all-time.
has the scoop that Adam Driver, star of HBO鈥檚聽Girls, is just about to lock down his deal with Lucasfilm for a lead role in聽Star Wars: Episode 7 and its followups. He鈥檒l reportedly be playing the key villain of the film and the inside details compare the character he鈥檚 up for to Darth Vader. We don鈥檛 expect a breathing apparatus or a robot-enhanced voice 鈥� we鈥檝e had enough of those after General Grievous -聽聽but we wouldn鈥檛 be surprised if he鈥檚 of Sith origin.
The Emmy-nominated Driver, 30 years young, has kept busy in Hollywood over the last three years with over a dozen supporting and guest parts in major features including聽Inside Llewyn Davis, The F Word and Lincoln and is a relative newcomer in the industry. His name isn鈥檛 new to headlines on Screen Rant聽though, having been rumored for the part of , a potential role he . Now we know why. Apparently, the only obstacle for Adam Driver joining the super-massive-career-defining franchise was his scheduling commitment not just to the next season of聽Girls, but future seasons, indicating that Driver鈥檚 villainous character is going to be around at least for Star Wars 7-9.
While not yet official, Driver may be one of the first confirmed new castings for director J.J. Abrams鈥� take on聽Star Wars. That being said, not even the 鈥渂ig three鈥� of Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford 补苍诲听Mark Hamill have been聽officially announced to return yet so Disney may be saving such news until a certain event or until they lock down most of the principal cast.
What do you think 鈥� Adam Driver with a red lightsaber or Adam Driver with blue skin as Thrawn? Or neither?
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