Star Wars Episode VII Cast Announced, Who Might They Be Playing

Tuesday saw the announcement of the cast for Star Wars Episode VII.

Per the press release from the official Star Wars site Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker will be returning for the movie.

It has been known for awhile that they would all return to reprise their roles from the original trilogy of Star Wars movies.

A possibly significant absence is Billy Dee Williams, who played Lando Calrissian, and who has been doing a lot of press to promote the movie.

They will be joined by John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow. Here's a bit about them and my thoughts on who they might be playing.

Andy Serkis many will know as the actor who portrayed Smeagol/Gollum in the Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit movies. It will be interesting to see what role he has in Star Wars.

Max von Sydow has been acting for over seventy years in a wide variety of roles and it is yet unclear what part he may be playing. Expect for him to be playing some sort of political leader, in the New Republic.

Adam Driver had already been rumored as the lead villain, for the movie, though with the canon announcement from the weekend, there's little clue to a specific character that he would be playing.

Oscar Isaac has played everything from Joseph, the father of Jesus in the 2006 Nativity Story, to Prince John against Russel Crowe's Robin Hood. Again little clue to who he'll play, but a very possible candidate to play a son of Han and Leia's.

Daisy Ridley is not a very well known actress, however expect her to play Han and Leia's daughter, she definitely has the right look for it.

Domhnall Gleeson is best known as Bill Weasley, from the Harry Potter movies. He is a distinct possibility to play a son of Luke Skywalker, but again just guessing here.

John Boyega, again not a very known actor. However he just happens to look like what we might expect a young Lando Calrissian to appear. Especially with Lando possibly not in the movie, this could be his son.

13 Killed by Tornadoes in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee

Thirteen people were killed by tornadoes, in the US, on Monday.

This follows the deaths of sixteen, on Sunday, from the same storm system.

Monday's deaths occurred in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

Louisville and Tupelo, Mississippi and Bessemer, Alabama appeared to be the hardest hit.

Emergency crews were going through rubble, Tuesday morning, searching for survivors and more casualties.

The storm system continued it's way into Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas, on Tuesday, with more tornadoes a distinct possibility.

Pro Russia Separatists in Ukraine Seize Government Buildings in Luhansk

Hundreds of pro Russian separatists attacked government buildings in Luhansk, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

They were successful in taking over several buildings, but are being resisted by police, who have holed up inside of their headquarters.

The two sides have exchanged automatic gunfire, but there are no reports of any casualties, so far.

Leading the separatists are the "green men" who are heavily armed men wearing unmarked uniforms, who speak Russian and use Russian equipment.

Ukraine has accused Russia of instigating the crisis there, saying that the "green men" are Russian special forces sent in to cause trouble and give Russia an excuse to invade.

Russia denies involvement in the crisis, stating that the "green men" are local militias.

The Ukrainian government has very slowly been sending troops in to deal with the separatists, but not at a fast enough pace to actually accomplish much.

They are very wary of the fifty thousand or more Russian troops encamped along the border.

North Korea Conducts Fire Exercises Near Disputed Border

On Tueday, North Korean artillery fired near the disputed border with South Korea.

Some fifty shells were fired during the exercise.

Unlike previous exercises, North Korea actually warned South Korea that they would be taking place.

They also kept their shells within their borders, rather than landing them in the disputed area.

As a precaution South Korean residents, on nearby islands, sought shelter