--- description: "I think we're going to have company." title: 'Star Wars VII' Cast Revealed image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1de5eac99b4a79e0/69868d193617600c9990bc00/186414662.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Star Wars: Episode VII_ Cast Revealed by [Harry Swartout](/author/harry-swartout/) ## Harry Swartout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 30, 2014 2:41 PM CUT  In a scene from George Lucas' epic space opera Star Wars, the American actor Harrison Ford as rebel smuggler Han Solo draws a gun against enemies; behind him can be seen a fantastic space shuttle. USA, 1977. In a scene from George Lucas' epic space opera Star Wars, the American actor Harrison Ford as rebel smuggler Han Solo draws a gun against enemies; behind him can be seen a fantastic space shuttle. USA, 1977.Mondadori—Mondadori via Getty Images by [Harry Swartout](/author/harry-swartout/) ## Harry Swartout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 30, 2014 2:41 PM CUT _Star Wars_ series stalwarts Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher have been joined in a galaxy far, far away by a mix of fresh faces. John Boyega (_Attack the Block)_, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver (_Girls_), Oscar Isaac (_Inside Llewyn Davis)_, Andy Serkis (_The Lord of the Rings_), Domhnall Gleeson (_About Time_), and Max von Sydow (_The Exorcist_) have all signed on to star in J.J. Abrams Star Wars Sequel that takes place after the events in 1983’s _Return of the Jedi_. Filming begins soon and the film is scheduled to hit theaters December 18, 2015. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/82499/star-wars-episode-vii-cast-revealed/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/82499/star-wars-episode-vii-cast-revealed/"},"headline":"Star Wars: Episode VII Cast Revealed","datePublished":"2014-04-30T14:41:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:34:47.578Z","description":"\"I think we're going to have company.\"","url":"https://time.com/82499/star-wars-episode-vii-cast-revealed/","keywords":["adam driver","J.J. Abrams","daisy ridley","mark hamill","harrison ford","carrie fisher","John Boyega","Oscar Isaac"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1de5eac99b4a79e0/69868d193617600c9990bc00/186414662.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Harry Swartout","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/harry-swartout/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1de5eac99b4a79e0/69868d193617600c9990bc00/186414662.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Harrison Ford drawing a gun","caption":"Harrison Ford drawing a gun","creditText":"Mondadori—Mondadori via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/82499/star-wars-episode-vii-cast-revealed/","name":"Star Wars: Episode VII Cast Revealed"}}]}] ```