What Does the Star Wars VII Casting Call Tell Us?

In this episode of Secrets of Star Wars, Fr. Roderick and Dom talk about the character descriptions in the Star Wars VII casting call that leaked out. What can we deduce from them? What roles will these characters play in the new movies? Is there any link with the characters from the established expanded universe? Are there any details in the descriptions that give us clues about the storyline? Plus: JJ Abrams talks about a central element of Star Wars VII.
Links:

* The seven character descriptions of the casting call for Star Wars VII
* The casting call discussion in the excellent ForceCast podcast from TheForce.net
* George Lucas about JJ Abrams
* Mark Hamill talks Star Wars VII special effects
* The original French interview with JJ Abrams about the love story in Star Wars VII
* English summary of the information in the French article

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