12 Famous People You Probably Didn’t Know Were In Star Wars

Star Wars has always been able to attract the great and the good. Even before the saga was a surefire hit, the first film managed to nab respected thespian Alec Guinness to play Obi-Wan Kenobi (despite the actor’s infamous indifference towards the material).

Christian Bone

Published: Jun 2, 2016 10:01 pm

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6) Kevin Smith

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Yet another famous person hidden away as a Stormtrooper in The Force Awakens is director Kevin Smith, of Clerks fame. Known for being a complete comic book and sci-fi nerd and just generally a fanboy of all trades, it isn’t really a shock that he’s in the film.

Smith voices a Stormtrooper who is present in the siege on Maz Kanata’s castle. When the Resistance send in back-up, he can be heard saying, “We have incoming 28.6! Move!”

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How Smith got the role is a funny story as well. On podcast Hollywood Babble-on, Smith joked that he wished Abrams would cast him as “a fat Stormtrooper.” The next day, the direct emailed him saying he would take him up on the offer.

Sometimes all you have to do is ask….

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Christian Bone

Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered and has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade, ever since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester. As Marvel Beat Leader, he can usually be found writing about the MCU and yet, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is 'The Incredibles.'