Michelle Obama To Play Wife Of Lando Calrissian In Star Wars: Episode VII

PRLog (Press Release) - Mar. 6, 2013 - Hollywood, CA — Disney held a press conference today to announce exciting Star Wars news confirming that none other than Michelle Obama will play a role in Episode VII of the upcoming Star Wars sequel trilogy. Disney says the First Lady will be playing the wife of Cloud City administrator and general in the Rebel Alliance, Lando Calrissian.

Paul Horner who is a spokesman for Disney talked briefly with reporters to explain Mrs. Obama's role in the upcoming Star Wars movie. "We are excited to have Michelle Obama on board with this project. She will make a great addition to the movie," Horner said. "The First Lady's character will have a few scenes of dialogue. We will also see her interact with Lando Calrissian and the other members of the Rebel Alliance. She might even carry a lightsaber, though we'll probably have to wait and see what her real husband's gun control policy on lightsabers are first." Horner laughs, "But seriously, we're just delighted to have her on the team."

Though not everyone is as excited as Disney to have Mrs. Obama playing a role in the film. "It's absolutely ridiculous," said Marvin Harris, a film critic with the New York Times. "This is just a ploy to sell more tickets and in the end it will upstage the current actors. Disney will be wishing they never made this mistake."

Being in front of an audience is nothing new for the First Lady. She made her acting debut on Nickelodeon's hit kid show, iCarly and was recently seen at the Oscars presenting the award for best picture to Argo.

Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford have already agreed to return as Princess Leia and Han Solo for Episode VII. Star Wars: Episode VII is an upcoming movie from Lucasfilm Ltd. scheduled to be released by Walt Disney Pictures sometime during the summer of 2015.