Casting Room: Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie Ship Out with Star Wars

You tune in for the promos and press conferences. You sign on for the social media campaigns. You mark your calendars for the premieres, sequels, and revivals of TV, film, and theatre’s most-promising projects. But before new shows and movies are on your radar, they’re being planned, executed, and put into motion by production teams far and wide—the most magical part of which happens in the casting room.

Each week, Glam is going to give you the rundown on your favorite celebrities and their new gigs, from Hollywood’s rising stars to Broadway’s top talents. Welcome to the Casting Room.

FILM
Daredevil | Charlie Cox
Guardians of the Galaxy | Josh Brolin joining Zoe Saldana,
Insurgent | Naomi Watts, Suki Waterhouse joining Kate Winslet, OctaviaSpencer
Sausage Party |Paul Rudd and Danny McBride joining Seth Rogen, James Franco
Star Wars: Episode VII | Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie, joining Adam Driver
Stonewall | Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ron Perlman, and Joey King
The Revenant | Tom Hardy in talks to join Leonardo DiCaprio
Untitled drama based on GQ’s “Game Brain” piece | Will Smith

TV
Benched | Yvette Nicole Brown, Molly Shannon, Chris Parnell | USA
Girls | Jason Ritter joining Gillian Jacobs| HBO
Homeland | Corey Stoll and Laila Robins joining Claire Danes | Showtime
Sons of Anarchy | Marilyn Manson, Annabeth Gish | FX
Sons of Liberty | Michael Raymond-James, Dean Norris, Ben Barnes | History
Un-Real | Constance Zimmer, replacing Megyn Price | Lifetime

STAGE
Hair | Kristen Bell joining Amber Riley, Jenna Ushkowitz