‘EPISODE VII’ RUMOR: RYAN GOSLING and Zac Efron UP FOR ROLES

I feel like I have to apologize every time I write about an Episode VII rumor. Listen. As the teenager hip people say: sorry I’m not sorry.

J.J. Abrams‘ Star Wars Episode VII starts filming in a few months and the Lucasfilm, Bad Robot and Disney teams have been hard at work trying to put together a cast. The general assumption is many of the roles will go to unknowns, with a few choice roles going to established stars.

Two names have now been revealed as possibly being up for roles in the highly anticipated film. Those names are Ryan Gosling and Zac Efron.

As is the case with anything Star Wars, this should be taken as rumor but it’s extremely interesting none the less. Latino Review is the site reporting the news.

According to the site, they don’t know what role Zac Efron went into audition for, but they heard Gosling went in to play Luke Skywalker’s son. That’s a major new wrinkle as, in Star Wars lore, Han Solo and Princess Leia were the ones with the important kids. It’s a clue screenwriter Michael Arndt could be trying something very different with his take on the story. (Also of note, both actors can loosely fit into several of the confirmed casting breakdowns for the seven leads.)

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I don’t think I’m breaking any new ground around here by pointing out that just the thought of Gosling wielding a lightsaber while I wield my own lightsaber in the seats makes me moist in the giblets.