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Gwendoline Christie’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens character revealed as Captain Phasma

May 4, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Following on from this morning’s new images of Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), Daisy Ridley (Rey), John Boyega (Finn) and Lupita Nyong’o (Maz Kanata), Vanity Fair has continued its Star Wars Day celebrations by releasing an official first-look image from Star Wars: The Force Awakens of Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma, an officer of the First Order (formerly known as the Empire)…

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set for release on December 18th and sees J.J. Abrams directing returning stars Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Kenny Baker (R2-D2) and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) in addition to Adam Driver (Girls), Oscar Isaac (A Most Violent Year), Andy Serkis (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina), John Boyega (Attack the Block), Daisy Ridley (Silent Witness), Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave), Miltos Yerolemou (Game of Thrones), Max von Sydow (The Exorcist), Jessica Henwick (Spirit Warriors), Christina Chong (24: Live Another Day) and newcomers Crystal Clarke and Pip Andersen.

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Originally published May 4, 2015. Updated March 1, 2020.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Gwendoline Christie, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, and the founder and editor-in-chief of the pop culture media brand Flickering Myth. As a producer, his work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and suspense thriller Death Among the Pines, and he is also the author of the book Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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