Star Wars: Re-Casting The Original Trilogy

Even though it seems clear from the buzz that Lucasfilm and Disney hope to bring back the original cast for Star Wars Episode VII, there’s no guarantee they’ll be able to. Mark Hamill will not return without reservations, and while word is Harrison Ford is willing, that came from anonymous channels, not from the actor himself, who has long stated he’s got no interest.So in the interest of “what if” and also just for the fun of looking back at the original Star Wars, here’s some ideas for who might play the roles of the iconic Star Wars leads if we had to cast it with people who are roughly age-appropriate now.Again, this is all in fun. We don’t need a mountain of comments that “the original cast can’t be replaced” or “we want the original cast.” Basically no one is arguing against Hamill and company coming back; we just wondered who might be cast, or who might be interesting to see in the roles, if the original movies were being made right now.We’re also making a conscious effort not to go with the route of Ryan Gosling-Anne Hathaway-Nathan Fillion-Don Cheadle because, let’s face it, you’re not going to get four A-list actors to tie up their whole resume for five years or so doing three movies. And besides, lots of people have already recommended them.