Latino Review, usually reliable and spot-on, has a casting scoop on its hands that could, as scoops sometimes do, turn into nothing. On the other hand, it could be dead-on and we’ll be looking back on it with twinkles in our eyes a decade from now.
According to Latino-Review: Zac Efron is up for a part and Ryan Gosling is the name bandied about for the part of Luke Skywalker’s son.
As for what role Efron would be playing, we don’t know. He could be a Solo kid. But what I was told for sure is the Gosling went in for Skywalker’s son. Yes, that’s right Luke’s kid.
Interesting thing is that Episode 7 is taking place thirty years after Return of the Jedi.
Things are going to start heating up in the next month. And no way is J.J. Abrams leaving Episode 7 for Star Trek 3. Its very possible though he does just one movie in the new trilogy.
Now, I’m not sure about you, but I think Ryan Gosling as Luke’s son, if it turns out to be true, is proof positive that the established EU is out the door. He could still very well be named Ben Skywalker, but looking at Ryan Gosling and the way Ben Skywalker has been written, my guess is that that is where the similarities might end.
Efron is a mystery to me. I’m sure he could be good if given the chance, but he seems to have some of that Tween Heartthrob baggage. But, you know, Mark Hamill came from soap operas, so anything is possible.
As ever, take this with a grain of salt, but on the timeline, casting needs to be happening now. If they’re shooting come January and the film is action intensive, the cast is going to need to be in training and choreography sooner rather than later.
And remember: nothing is official until Lucasfilm or Disney confirms it.
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