Update: filling out the rest of the cast were, Jessica Alba as Princess Leia, Ellen Page as Han Solo, Rainn Wilson playing Chewbacca, and, as both the Emperor and Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mark Hamill!
(Source:
TheWrap)
As part of an ongoing series, Jason Reitman stages live performances of movie scripts each month at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and following live-reads of
The Princess Bride,
Ghostbusters,
American Beauty, and
The Apartment, among others, he reveals his partial cast list for a one-night-only performance of
The Empire Strikes Back. As Luke Skywalker,
Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul will face off against J.K. Simmons' Darth Vader, with Stephen Merchant as C-3PO, Dennis Haybert as Lando Calrissian, and Kevin Pollack as Yoda. More names will revealed before Thursday’s performance, but, you can read about these choices
here
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