"Star Wars Episode 7" has officially revealed its cast members, but what will shock fans are the names that didn't show up on the StarWars.com announcement.
The "Star Wars" production team announced John Boyega (Attack the Block), Daisy Ridley (Mr. Selfridge), Adam Driver (Girls), Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis), Andy Serkis (Lord of The Rings), Domhnall Gleeson (Harry Potter) and Max von Sydow (Shutter Island) will officially join the franchise in the upcoming film.
"Star Wars" alums Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Leia), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Anthony Daniels (C3PO), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) and Kenny Baker (R2D2) will be reprising their roles in "Star Wars Episode 7."
"We are so excited to finally share the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. It is both thrilling and surreal to watch the beloved original cast and these brilliant new performers come together to bring this world to life, once again," Director J.J. Abrams said in a statement. "We start shooting in a couple of weeks, and everyone is doing their best to make the fans proud."
However, there are a few actors with strong rumored connections to the film that were not on the list released by the production. Check out the list below to see which actors have been connected to the film in the past, but haven't made the cut, yet. Keep in mind Disney execs have confirmed the cast is "almost" complete and the actors announced may be the ones who've already worked out their contract negotiations.
1. Billy Dee Williams
2. Benedict Cumberbatch
3. Zac Efron
4. Jesse Plemons
5. Ed Speleers
6. Lupita Nyong'o
7. Chiwetel Ejiofor
8. Gary Oldman
9. Tom Hiddleston
10. Judi Dench
11. Michael Fassbender
12. Hugo Weaving
13. Chloe Grace Moretz
14. Saoirose Ronan
15. Ksenia Solo
16. Maisie Richardson-Sellers
"Star Wars Episode 7" will be released to theaters on December 18, 2015.
