Last month, Lucasfilm and J.J. Abrams gave us a taste of which returning characters we can expect to see when we return to a galaxy far, far away in 2015 for Star Wars: Episode VII, announcing that Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Kenny Baker (R2-D2) and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) will all be back for the first chapter of Disney’s Star Wars sequel trilogy.
There are of course a few noticeable absentees from the last – see Billy Dee Williams’ Lando Calrissian – and while we can probably expect a few more returnees, one character who definitely won’t be back is Wedge Antilles, famed X-Wing pilot and veteran of the attacks on both Death Stars. Despite suggesting recently that he’d be up for a return in an extended role, if the script and price were right, actor Denis Lawson – uncle of fellow Star Wars veteran Ewan McGregor – has revealed that he’s turned down the opportunity, telling The Courier that: “I’m not going to do [Episode VII]. They asked me but it just would have bored me.”
Are you disappointed that Wedge won’t be returning, or is there enough fan service already? Let us know your thoughts….
Star Wars: Episode VII is set for release on December 18th 2015 with a cast that includes new additions Domhnall Gleeson (Dredd), John Boyega (Attack the Block), Daisy Ridley (Silent Witness), Adam Driver (Girls), Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis), Andy Serkis (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) and Max von Sydow (The Exorcist).
Originally published May 13, 2014. Updated April 15, 2018.
