Today in Star Wars rumors: Gary Oldman acts in movies, so obviously he's being considered for Star Wars

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In the continuing absence of any official Star Wars news, the world has been forced to cast the upcoming Episode VII through the process of elimination—asking every single actor whether they’ve been considered for the film, then divining from there. It’s a painfully slow methodology, but also a sloppy and ineffective one, which is vital for fueling the baseless speculation that sustains the Internet. Anyway, we can now cross Gary Oldman’s name off that master list, as he recently confirmed to Sky Movies that he’s a working actor, so therefore, yes, he’s been considered for a role in Star Wars. “They’ve called,” Oldman says in the below video. “I’m more cynical about it now. I believe it when I’m on the plane home… But they’ve inquired.”