Secrets of Star Wars
SECRETS OF STAR WARS Podcast Notes and Analysis By Annie Powell BASED ON THE SECRETS OF STAR WARS PODCAST BY FATHER RODERICK AND DOM BETTINELLI Notes: In this document, the notes from the podcast are typed in black. Follow -up notes and analysis by Annie Powell are typed in blue. These follow-up notes were added after the movie release. The original notes were kept in the order presented in the podcast shows, but were sorted by the topics of: CAST PROPS/LOCATIONS/SETS COSTUMES/CHARACTERS PLOT The Secrets of Star Wars podcast aired from May 25, 2013 - April 21, 2015, and was a presentation by Father Roderick and Dom Bettinelli. Credits: Some follow-up information was obtained from the book Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary by Pablo Hidalgo. Cast Carrie Fisher was the first actor to announce her return. CASTING CALL Late teen female, fit with a good sense of humor, independent. Daisy Ridley; Rey. Young twenty-something male, witty and smart, fit, but not traditionally good looking. John Boyega; Finn/FN-2187 Late twenty-something male, handsome, fit and confident. Oscar Isaac; Poe Dameron. 70 something male with strong opinions and tough demeanor. Doesn’t need to be particularly fit. Probably Max von Sydow/Lor San Tekka, but really only the general age is right. Late teen female, tough, smart and fit. Gwendoline Christie/Captain Phasma, even though the age isn’t quite right. 40 something male, fit, military-type. Domhnall Gleeson/General Hux. 30 something male, intellectual. Adam Driver/Kylo Ren. Casting call 1: Daisy Ridley, 2: Domhnall Gleeson, 3: Oscar Isaac, 4: Max von Sydow, 5: not cast yet, 6:?, 7: could be Domhnall Gleeson but maybe other minor character.
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