Amybeth Hargreaves Will Play A Female Stormtrooper In STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

BBC journalist Lizo Mzimba has posted a few interesting Star Wars: The Force Awakens titbits in the past, and his latest Tweet reveals that the J.J. Abrams directed movie will feature at least one female Stormtrooper in the form of 30-year-old British actress, Amybeth Hargreaves. Click on for more...

By MarkCassidy - Jan 19, 2015 10:01 AM EST

Filed Under: Star Wars

Let nobody say J.J. Abrams isn't one for diversity! Star Wars: The Force Awakens will give us John Boyega as the first black member of the Imperial Forces, and it looks like it'll give us our first female 'Trooper too. BBC's Lizo Mzimba has uncovered a very interesting cast addition from Spotlight UK, where relatively unknown British actress/model Amybeth Hargreaves is listed as a Stormtrooper.

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Bit of @StarWars news from @SpotlightUK. Amybeth Hargreaves plays female Stormtrooper in The Force Awakens. http://t.co/2nDnhfSaTM
— lizo mzimba (@lizo_mzimba) January 16, 2015

Now obviously without more details, we can't be sure in what capacity she will show up in the film -- but it's unlikely Abrams and co. would cast a female Stormtrooper if they weren't planning on revealing that much to viewers by having her appear without her helmet on. But there is also the possibility that she's actually only a stunt double/stand-in for Gwendoline Christie's character, who is rumoured to be an Imperial of some kind and Finn's (John Boyega) commanding officer. Hargreaves does stand 6-feet tall so that would make sense, though hopefully that's not the case and we see a completely different female Stormtrooper in action when Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits this December.

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Brainiac13 - 1/19/2015, 10:33 AM

Cool......does she get her kit off? ;)

SauronsBANE - 1/19/2015, 10:36 AM

Yeah I figured Gwendoline Christie's character was the female Stormtrooper. Even if she isn't just a stunt double though, the more the merrier!

McGee - 1/19/2015, 10:37 AM

Ror....I know you said Levi isn't allowed to comment on your articles.

But I was wondering....what's the penalty for mentioning his name on your articles?

SauronsBANE - 1/19/2015, 10:40 AM

"...what's the penalty for mentioning his name on your articles?"

McGee - 1/19/2015, 10:40 AM

We have an excuse to post sexy stormtroopers now....right?

MrCBM56 - 1/19/2015, 10:40 AM

I say ban McGee.

WombRaider - 1/19/2015, 10:40 AM

good stuff. what has she been in? is she any good?

glad we're getting more diversity

kong - 1/19/2015, 10:41 AM

blackandyellow - 1/19/2015, 10:41 AM

McGee - 1/19/2015, 10:41 AM

....I have a feeling Ror is about to make an example of me...

MrCBM56 - 1/19/2015, 10:42 AM

Here you go ror if you want

http://globalnews.ca/news/1780210/ryan-reynolds-to-shoot-deadpool-in-hometown-vancouver/

SuperCat - 1/19/2015, 10:42 AM

kong - 1/19/2015, 10:44 AM

kong - 1/19/2015, 10:45 AM

ALegendaryPanda - 1/19/2015, 10:46 AM

I hope the stormtroopers are a little more badass this time around

YeezusWept - 1/19/2015, 10:46 AM

What's going on in here?

MarkyMarkRises - 1/19/2015, 10:48 AM

ass will be kicked this time around

kong - 1/19/2015, 10:48 AM

I bet she and Boyega are spies.

ALegendaryPanda - 1/19/2015, 10:49 AM

@MarkyMarkRises

Is that actual concept art?!

LastOfKrypton - 1/19/2015, 10:49 AM

Female stormtrooper?

MarkyMarkRises - 1/19/2015, 10:50 AM

Take note that fans made a circus out of diversity. I swear to God, I am so [frick]ing sick of everyone making a ginormous deal out of gay couples, racial diversity, and gender diversity in movies and television.

Just let it [frick]ing happen! The Russos never made a big deal about their heroes (just trying to be CBM.com relevant for everyone here), and I'm confident Lucasfilm will as well.

COREY6487 - 1/19/2015, 10:50 AM

too pretty. get someone else.

Invictor - 1/19/2015, 10:50 AM

BBC journalist Lizo Mzimba has posted a few interesting Star Wars: The Force Awakens titbits in the past,

Lol.

MarkyMarkRises - 1/19/2015, 10:50 AM

@AisA
@ALegendaryPanda

It is indeed, a few months old

SauronsBANE - 1/19/2015, 10:51 AM

LOL @ people trying to make diversity out to be some kind of a bad thing.

ALegendaryPanda - 1/19/2015, 10:53 AM

@MarkyMarkRises

God damn, that looks awesome!

TruGalt - 1/19/2015, 10:56 AM

Sold

Invictor - 1/19/2015, 10:56 AM

Oh, nevermind; it seems like it can be both tidbit and titbit. Lol, I thought it was just a typo.

StarkAnthony - 1/19/2015, 10:56 AM

Female Stormtroopers Wil not have boob armor. The chest might be shaped differently but it will not have boobs

tokens - 1/19/2015, 10:56 AM

....u gai's stahp

tokens - 1/19/2015, 10:57 AM

.... u gai's ...

all this female stormtrooper stuff is makin me feel weird...

SauronsBANE - 1/19/2015, 10:59 AM

I don't know

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