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Star Wars: Episode VII Now Accepting Auditions Online
Well, this escalated quickly. We first figured out this was for Star Wars: Episode VII at the beginning of this month, and it looks like Disney is casting an even wider net in their search for "Rachel" and "Thomas," two young adult lead characters – but are they Skywalkers or Solos?
In addition to open casting calls all over the US and in the UK, the studio is now accepting online auditions for the two roles. This is either a great thing, in that they are casting as wide a net as possible in order to find just the right people, or really bad, in that they haven't been able to find anyone through more traditional channels.
I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and lean towards the former. This also doesn't mean these roles won't be filled by name actors either. Les Miserables held open auditions for Cosette and ended up casting Amanda Seyfried, after all, so Saoirse Ronan (and the like) may not be as out of the running as she seems to think she is.