Oh for sure, Laura Dern is one of my favorites. I just had no idea she was even a possibility. Del Toro’s name has been bandied around for months, but Dern is completely out of the blue.
Well, many people were surprised that Max von Sydow would be in a Star Wars film. And although Dern is mostly known for more artsy films, she was after all in Jurassic Park so I can’t say I’m too surprised.
(I kind of like the idea of one of David Lynch’s go-to actors appearing in a SW, considering how he turned town ROTJ. Of course that’s just pure coincidence, but I find that kind of appropriate.)
I’m also kind of curious to see who’s going to get cameos in this film, considering how different a director Johnson is from Abrams. I felt that the cameos in TFA kind of reflected Abrams’ work, so It’ll be fun to see who Johnson invited to play bit-parts.