<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image"><a title_source="Pascal Le Segretain/Getty" title_caption="" class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5373ad6ceab8eacb04c32c7f-960/lupita-nyongo-vanity-fair-oscars-after-party-2014.png"><span class="sprites click-to-enlarge-icon" title="Click to enlarge"></span><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5373ad6ceab8eacb04c32c7f-496-372/lupita-nyongo-vanity-fair-oscars-after-party-2014.png" border="0" alt="Lupita Nyong'o Vanity Fair Oscars after party 2014" /></a><p class="source"><span>Pascal Le Segretain/Getty</span></p></div><p></p></div></div>If you were worried about a lack of actresses in "Star Wars: Episode VII," two female leads were just <a href="http://starwars.com/star-wars-episode-vii-adds-academy-award-winner-lupita-nyongo-and-game-of-thrones-gwendoline-christie.html" target="_blank">cast in the film</a>.</p>
<p>Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o ("12 Years a Slave") and Gwendoline Christie ("Game of Thrones") will both star in the J.J. Abrams' directed sequel. </p>
<p>The announcement was just made on <a href="http://starwars.com/star-wars-episode-vii-adds-academy-award-winner-lupita-nyongo-and-game-of-thrones-gwendoline-christie.html" target="_blank">StarWars.com</a>.</p>
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Oscar Winner Lupita Nyong'o Cast In 'Star Wars: Episode VII'

Pascal Le Segretain/GettyIf you were worried about a lack of actresses in "Star Wars: Episode VII," two female leads were just cast in the film. Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o ("12 Years a Slave") and Gwendoline Christie ("Game of Thrones") will both star in the J.J. Abrams' directed sequel. The announcement was just made on StarWars.com. More to come ...

Pascal Le SegretainGettyIf you were worried about a lack of actresses in Star Wars Episode VII, two female leads were just cast in the film. 
Oscar winner Lupita Nyongo 12 Years a Slave and Gwendoline Christie Game of Thrones will both star in the J.

Oscar Winner Lupita Nyong'o Cast In 'Star Wars: Episode VII'

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