Saoirse Ronan has revealed details about her audition for "Star Wars: Epsiode VII."
According to the Latino Review the British actress said that when she auditioned for the film it seemed like director J.J Abrams wanted to look at as many people as possible. She said, "Yeah, I did [audition for 'Star Wars: Episode VII']... I don't know whether I should have said that now! I mean, everyone did. Everyone has auditioned for it. So many people I know have gone in for the part I've gone in for, and guys who've gone in for a particular part, so I'd imagine J.J. is probably just scanning the earth to find the people that he needs."
She added that no one had seen the script yet and that she had fun auditioning. She said, "But nobody has a clue what it's about, and nobody's read the script. So I've gone in and read for it, but I have to say, I think it's the only time I've ever thought, 'You know what? Even if I don't get it, I had so much fun auditioning, pretending to take out a lightsaber - out of a bag, kind of inspect it and not know what it is. That was... that was great. A lightsaber! Star Wars!"
Ronan has been hailed for her work in a number of genre films including "The Lovely Bones, "Byzantium" and "Hanna." The actress came to fame after her work on "Atonement" for which she was nominated for the Academy Award. She also starred in "The Way Back," "The Host"" and "Violet and Daisy." She will next be seen in "How Do I Live."
"Star Wars: Episode VII" is in pre-production and is expected to be released in 2015 with production set to begin in 2014.
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