The Raid Actors Included in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The main cast of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" had long been announced, a teaser has already been out, and it's pretty much set to be released on December this year. But news came out that the cast also includes some Indonesian martial arts stars from the popular "The Raid" movies.

Twitch has learned that a key trio of performers from Gareth Evans' The Raid and The Raid 2 - leading man Iko Uwais, Mad Dog / Prakoso actor Yayan Ruhian and The Raid 2 finale fighter Cecep Arif Rahman, credited simply as The Assassin - will all appear in JJ Abrams' upcoming Star Wars: Episode 7 - The Force Awakens. [hit the jump to continue]

I would surmise that their involvement in the film was not pre-announced as they might either have small roles or surprise roles, and with a genre such as that of Star Wars, they might be having masks or costumes underneath, or simply in stunt actor capacity. Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits the theaters December 2015.
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