Actors in the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens presented the seventh episode of the world famous saga in 2015. This space opera was directed by J.J. Abrams. In fact, the picture is a logical continuation of the previous part - Star Wars: Episode VI: The Return of the Jedi.
The new part of the space saga
Many famous actors in the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) played iconic and vibrant roles. The filming of this picture became known back in 2012.
After the release of the screens, the tape set a world record, having managed to raise almost $ 250 million in the United States and almost $ 530 million worldwide at the very first weekend. In the first decade that the film was at the box office, viewers gave away one billion dollars for the opportunity to see with their own eyes the film Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). The actors and the roles they performed greatly contributed to this.
As a result, the picture took third place among the highest grossing films in the world in the entire history of cinema, losing only to Avatar and Titanic.
The plot of the new part
Actors in the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) are mostly familiar to viewers of previous parts of the movie saga.
The introduction explains to the audience that Luke Skywalker disappeared without a trace. Without it, the First Order appears in the Empire - an organization set out to kill the last Jedi. At the same time, with the help of the Republic, the Resistance movement was developing, led by General Leia Organ. Its members seek by all means to find Luke.
The galaxy is once again in mortal danger. 30 years have passed since the death of Darth Vader. The first order is led by a mysterious leader named Snowk. His right hand and closest assistant is Kylo Renault, who literally follows in the footsteps of the Empire, seeking to seize full power.
In this time of danger, accident brings together a young girl named Rei and the formidable and brave ex-stormtrooper of the First Order of Finn. They meet with the legendary heroes of the armed confrontation with the Empire - these are General Leia, Han Solo and Chewbacca. Together, they are going to give a powerful rebuff to the First Order. There comes an important moment at which it becomes obvious to everyone that only the Jedi are able to accomplish the almost impossible - to stop Kailo Renault and Snowk.
John Boyega
In the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), the actor who got one of the main roles is John Boyega. He played the Finn attack aircraft. His story is tragic, like all attack aircraft, as a child from the family he was taken by the First Order.
When Finn grew up, he realized that he did not want to fight for the interests of the First Order. At the first opportunity, decided to escape. Once the leadership ordered the attack aircraft to lead the pilot from the Resistance named Po to the camera. But Finn, as planned, escaped. This is one of the few actors in the seventh that uses a lightsaber but does not use Strength.
The actor of the film is British by nationality. He was born into a family of immigrants from Nigeria. In the theater, he declared himself as early as 18 years old, playing the role of Othello in the National Theater.
On the big screen, he made his debut in the fiction thriller Joe Cornig "Aliens in the area." In 2011, he played one of the key roles in the drama of Tinja Krishnan's "Dregs."
Daisy ridley
The main female role in the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) went to Daisy Ridley. She played Ray.
Little is known about the biography of this character. She appeared on the planet Jakka at the age of five; her parents flew off on a quad jumper. Ray independently learned to survive alone, she earned by collecting and cleaning garbage for further sale. Her skills in this matter were so phenomenal that they earned respect from many large merchants. One of them, the influential Unkar Platt, forbade thugs to steal the girl’s goods, as she was a valuable source of garbage. Over time, she learned self-defense techniques that came in handy for her survival on Jakka.
One day, Ray found a flight simulator in the trash. She began to use it for entertainment, and along the way she learned how to control the ship. For a long time, she keeps the helmet of the rebel pilot, who she discovered in one of her first sorties. She always wanted to find the missing rebels in order to return them to the ships.
Actress Daisy Ridley is British. The first notable role was played in 2014 in the English drama detective series “The Silent Witness”. She also played in the British drama series Mr. Selfridge. True fame and popularity came to her after the movie Star Wars 7: The Force Awakens. The actors who have shown themselves in this film have earned positive ratings from viewers and critics.
Oscar Isaac
The role of the resistance pilot Poe Dameron was performed by American actor Oscar Isaac. His character was born to parents who fought against the Empire. His mother herself was a pilot of the Rebellion. The child was left to raise his grandfather.
When the parents left the service, they reunited with their son, settled in a large house, next to which a tree was planted, extremely sensitive to the Force. It was given to them by the Jedi Luke Skywalker himself. He began to learn to fly the interceptor when he was only 6 years old. When he was eight, his mother unexpectedly and suddenly died. After that, the character of Isaac radically changed his attitude to the war. If earlier he considered her something romantic, now he began to relate more realistically to what was happening. A large role in the formation of the personality of the teenager was played by the figure of the father, who raised him alone after the death of his wife.
Oscar Isaac became popular even before the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Actors and the roles they performed were remembered by many viewers. Isaac was popular a few years before, starring in the Cohen Brothers musical tragicomedy “Inside Lewin Davis,” Jay C. Chandor’s crime drama “The Most Cruel Year,” Alex Garland’s science fiction thriller Out of the Car.
Andy Serkis
The role of Supreme Leader Snowk was played by Andy Serkis. Snoke is a powerful adherent of the Dark Force, whose biography and past is practically unknown.
Actor Andy Serkis is British. He became famous for the role of Gollum in the adventure fantasy film Peter Jackson “The Lord of the Rings”, as well as the primacy of Caesar in the fantastic action movie Rupert Wyatt “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” and the continuation of “Planet of the Apes: War”.
Donal Gleason
Many fans of the Star Wars movie epic remember the Irishman Donal Gleeson, who played General Armitage Hux.
This actor made his film debut back in 2004 in the short film of his compatriot Martin McDonagh “Six Charger”. His first feature film was George Lava's drama Year of the Dog.
In 2010, in the dramatic dystopia of Mark Romanek, “Don't Let Me Go,” he played Rodney based on the novel of the same name by Kazui Ishiguro.
He was world famous for his character Bill Weasley in David Yates' fantasy drama Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Harrison ford
In addition to new characters, well-known friends appear in this part of Star Wars. For example, Han Solo, the pilot of the Millennium Falcon spaceship, played by Harrison Ford in all parts of this movie saga.
Ford is an American who, in addition to Star Wars, became famous for participating in films about Indiana Jones and the film “Blade Runner”. Winner and multiple nominee of Golden Globe and Cesar Prizes.