Rumor: Amybeth Hargreaves Cast as Stormtrooper in 'The Force Awakens'

By: Dominic Jones

Another cast member of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens may have been discovered.  BBC Reporter Lizo Mzimba was digging around on Spotlight UK, an acting agency, and noticed that actress Amybeth Hargreaves has listed a Star Wars film on here resume.  The entry reads, "2014, Film, Storm Trooper, Star Wars, Disney, J.J. Abrams

Bit of @StarWars news from @SpotlightUK. Amybeth Hargreaves plays female Stormtrooper in The Force Awakens. http://t.co/2nDnhfSaTM
— lizo mzimba (@lizo_mzimba) January 16, 2015

I think this serves as our confirmation that there will be female stormtroopers in the sequel trilogy era.  It's nice to see the empire seems to be getting more diverse.  We've already seen John Boyega, a black man, in stormtrooper armor in the trailer and now we have a woman donning the infamous white armor.

As always this is just a rumor until confirmed or denied by Lucasfilm or Disney.  

Source: Spotlight UK
 

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