‘EPISODE VII’ RUMOR: Chiwetel Ejiofor up for a role! Nice++

The uber talented star of 12 Years A Slave Chiwetel Ejiofor may turn out to be Force Sensitive. Or Han Solo’s dad. Who the fuck knows. What we do know is  (we don’t know for certain) that the good sir may up for a role in Episode VII.

I’ll take it.

The revelation came from the beginning of an article in The Times (via JediNews) that says the following:

The Lost and Star Trek director thrives on mystery and surprises – which pits him against the Hollywood hype machine. Can he keep his plans for the most famous sci-fi franchise of them all under wraps?

The British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, front-runner in this year’s Oscar race, is sitting in the lobby of J.?J. Abrams’ office. If you’re a sci-fi fan, this might be very big news indeed.

I’m here to talk with Abrams about a side project – a book, called S., of which more later. But, really, if we’re honest, there’s only one thing any showbiz hack wants to know from J.?J. right now: the skinny on Star Wars Episode VII, which he’s going to direct.

Unfortunately, the rest of the article is subscription based, meaning we can’t read Abrams’ comment to Blakely about the actor. Or can we? Bleeding Cool found the full article and when Blakely asked Abrams about it, he said the following:

He looks at me, dead-eyed. “I can’t discuss casting,” he says. “But he’s a very talented gentleman.”

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