Lupita Nyong'o Joins the Cast of Star Wars Episode VII

Academy Award Winner Lupita Nyong'o will be joining the cast of "Star Wars Episode VII", according to major media outlets. The film has already nabbed stars Adam Driver (HBO's Girls) and Oscar Isaac ("Inside Llewyn Davis"), Andy Serkis, and Oscar nominee Max Von Sydow in addition to past Star Wars stars Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill.

Phillip Seymour Hoffman in "A Most Wanted Man"

The passing of the great Phillip Seymour Hoffman shocked us all just a few months ago. In his long career, Hoffman had given amazing performances in every film he was in, even when he was merely standing in the background. From Boogie Nights, to Almost Famous, to his Oscar winning work in Capote, it was clear that he was one of the greatest living actors: male or female.

Though he will be seen (briefly) in the last Hunger Games installment "Mockingjay"(Parts 1 and 2), his final lead performance will be in Anton Corbijn's "A Most Wanted Man" as a German intelligence agent living in the post-9/11 world, who is plagued by paranoia.
The source material comes from the same author of novels such as "Tinker Tailor Soildier Spy" and "The Constant Gardener" both of which were adapted into films and received Oscar nominations for their actors.