Finally, indeed. Also, apparently he tweeted that at 3 a.m. London time; Closing down the pub? In any case, this is probably the biggest tweet day I’ve seen since Disney bought Lucasfilm. How far we’ve come.
Apologies to all those fans at Calgary Expo who asked me about Ep VII. Keeping the secret in front of y'all was the hardest act I ever did.
— Anthony Daniels (@ADaniels3PO) April 29, 2014
"And Lando Calrissian retired to his private moon where he remained the Master of Smooth till the end of his days." #StarWars
— Peter Di Cicco (@PeterDiCicco) April 29, 2014
@Yodasnews @starwars I would never decline #starwars.
— Billy Dee Williams (@realbdw) April 29, 2014
Three people are wearing plaid in the Star Wars group photo. George Lucas is there in spirit.
— Ali Arikan (@aliarikan) April 29, 2014
Just thought about how there was a Felicity episode about waiting in line for Phantom Menace and now Abrams is directing Episode VII. Neat!
— Eric Goldman (@TheEricGoldman) April 30, 2014
Watching the new STAR WARS cast announced is like watching a bunch of wolves coo over a baby they're going to eat later.
— Linda Holmes (@nprmonkeysee) April 29, 2014
Excitement!
literally flipping out at the thought of a black man being the face of the new Star Wars though, y'all. and a Latino man. This is huge.
— lurrel (@lurrel) April 29, 2014
I feel like this is a good opportunity to say: EVERYONE GO WATCH ATTACK THE BLOCK NOW! It's so good and @JBoyega rocks it. #StarWarsVII
— Matt Martin (@missingwords) April 29, 2014
https://twitter.com/BobbyRobertsPDX/status/461203595002523648
Flash Gordon inspired Star Wars which inspired the making of a Flash Gordon film whose star appears in Star Wars VII. Fandom recursion loop!
— John Jackson Miller (@jjmfaraway) April 29, 2014
My one hope for this film. #DriverAsJaxxon #starwarsVII pic.twitter.com/behkKN3uZa
— Carlin! (@nerdlunch) April 29, 2014
I kind of hope Serkis plays a deranged Ewok like Tarfang #StarWarsLegends
— Pete Morrison (@ThePeteAwakens) April 29, 2014
Most of the names were already strongly rumoured/nailed-on, but Serkis and Gleeson came from nowhere and I'M SO BLOODY EXCITED! #StarWarsVII
— James Hunt (@jameshunt182) April 29, 2014
I'm guessing Andy Serkis is on pace to be the highest grossing actor of all time. #EpisodeVII
— Bryan Dunn (@bryandunn) April 29, 2014
i never ever considered han and leia having an only child before today but now the idea sounds… kind of adorable
— nic (@nicolecieux) April 29, 2014
Journos don't even know Daisy Ridley's age. That's how secret this girl is. #StarWarsVII
— Colin Thomas (@colinjthomas) April 29, 2014
“There’s a major STAR WARS role yet to be cast” is like the part in a horror movie where the killer roars back to life for one last murder.
— Russ Fischer (@russfischer) April 29, 2014
That whole woman thing
Yes, it was indeed a hot topic.
https://twitter.com/kjhealy/status/461275420751851520
Sad memory: when my cousin and I would play Star Wars when we were young I'd be Leia and she'd be the Ion Canon Control Girl.
— Shelli Paroline (@shelligator) April 29, 2014
no u guys im sure jj is going to treat daisy ridley really well in #starwarsvii wait what where are you going pic.twitter.com/1iFKpVtOcF
— Sam | SDCC (@SamMaggs) April 29, 2014
Guardians of the Galaxy has more female characters in the main cast than #StarWars, and it co-stars a tree and a talking raccoon.
— Gavia Baker-Whitelaw (@Hello_Tailor) April 29, 2014
We'll rally around a girl who's bullied for liking Star Wars, but if we call out the ways adult women are excluded, we're feminist killjoys.
— Annalee (@leeflower) April 29, 2014
Maybe in Episode VIII they'll discover the planet where all the women in their galaxy are hiding out.
— Chris Holm (@chrisfholm) April 29, 2014
I love how the new @starwars cast is pretty much all dudes. Really, shouldn't be surprised. I mean all the new EU authors are dudes too.
— Janine K. Spendlove (@JanineSpendlove) April 29, 2014
I did the math and as far as I can tell, there's still a higher ratio of women to men in "Willow" than in the "Star Wars Episode VII" cast.
— Peter Di Cicco (@PeterDiCicco) April 29, 2014
https://twitter.com/Geek_Kay/status/461189338223480833
As the world's foremost prequel defender, no amount of outrage can harsh my Star Wars squeeing. That said, we need more women. Period.
— Bryan Young (@swankmotron) April 30, 2014
To everyone saying "calm down, casting may not be over," 2 out of 8 isn't much better than 1 out of 7. It's progress but still not great.
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) April 29, 2014
Let's make more women writers and directors so we don't have to be upset there aren't more women parts written in big movies, ok?
— Felicia Day (@feliciaday) April 29, 2014
And people wonder why we talk about feminism in Star Wars just sayiiiiiiiing #we'llalwayshaveheraandsabine
— Nantooine, they're on Nantooine (@nancipants) April 29, 2014
Image analysis
Back to non-depressive things! Let’s CSI that shit. (Or something.)
I suppose the biggest surprise for me is that Episode VII will be shot in black and white.
— YZ Freedman (@stoogey) April 29, 2014
Another, more detailed, analysis to come. Thanks to @PaulRMQ for this image. #StarWarsVII pic.twitter.com/tfbtzkYhjd
— Far Far Away Radio (@farfarawayradio) April 29, 2014
BTW I just figured out the whole Star Wars plot based on who is sitting where cafeteria club schematics.
— Meredith Woerner (@MdellW) April 29, 2014
I don't know why you would bother to photograph the cast of a new Star Wars movie sitting in a circle with not ONE of them in a hoverchair.
— James Poniewozik (@poniewozik) April 29, 2014
https://twitter.com/Gingerhazing/status/461187994364297216
I can't stop laughing at how obsessed @jenyamato is with Bryan Burk wiping his nose in the Star Wars picture. pic.twitter.com/EZVgNaMAPz
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) April 29, 2014
Lots of folks asking why Peter Mayhew was at the table read. Answer: he actually does the roar now. He provided Chewbacca's voice on TCW.
— YZ Freedman (@stoogey) April 30, 2014
Snark!
Glad they only cast one new female role in Episode VII. Dealing with one Princess was more than enough last time. Plus, girls have cooties.
— Death Star PR (@DeathStarPR) April 30, 2014
Anyone start a rumor that Andy Serkis is playing Ashoka Tano in Star Wars: Episode VII through motion-capture?
— Bill Kuchman (@billkuchman) April 29, 2014
Since Star Wars photoshops will be big today, I gotta get in at the ground floor. pic.twitter.com/8OZ2tEAiIv
— Mike Pereira (@michael_lobster) April 29, 2014
hey everyone it's going to be okay kathleen kennedy is totally playing mara for 10 seconds at the very end, shit's gonna be awesome
— nic (@nicolecieux) April 29, 2014
I'm excited to find out whether Hermit Luke's midi-chlorian count is higher or lower than 20,000. #EpisodeVII #respectmidichlorians
— Bryan Young (@swankmotron) April 30, 2014