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Gary Barlow To 'Play A Stormtrooper In Next 'Star Wars' Film'

The Take That star is reportedly a huge fan of the franchise.
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Entertainment Editor, HuffPost UK

In possibly the most random bit of casting yet in the ‘Star Wars’ franchise, Gary Barlow has reportedly won himself a role as a stormtrooper in the next film. 

Gary is remaining tight-lipped, but the Sun reports that the Take That star filmed his secret cameo at Pinewood last week, though whether it can be termed an actual cameo with his face hidden behind his Stormtrooper uniform remains open to argument. 

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Will you be able to spot Gary Barlow in the next instalment of 'Star Wars'?
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He follows in the royal footsteps of Princes William and Harry who filmed similar slots during a visit to the set last month, and also Daniel Craig who secretly filmed the role of Stormtrooper JB-007 in the first film. 

A source tells the Sun that this is a dream come true for Gary Barlow who has been a longtime huge fan of the record-breaking franchise. 

Fans are still waiting for the new film, due to be released next year, to be given a title. Disney bosses, who forked out a fortune for George Lucas’s company, will be hoping that it repeats the box office triumph of ‘The Force Awakens’, which tipped $1.5billion at the box office. 

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Star Wars The Force Awakens
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A dark warrior strong with the Force, Kylo Ren commands First Order missions with a temper as fiery as his unconventional lightsaber. (credit:Disney)
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A dark warrior strong with the Force, Kylo Ren commands First Order missions with a temper as fiery as his unconventional lightsaber. (credit:Disney)
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Rey helps Finn on Jakku (credit:Disney)
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Rey and Finn run from First Order of stormtroopers (credit:Disney)
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Captain Phasma of the First Order (credit:Disney)
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A First Order TIE fighter chases the Millennium Falcon (credit:Disney)
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A First Order TIE fighter chases the Millennium Falcon into remains of old starship (credit:Disney)
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A First Order TIE fighter chases the Millennium Falcon (credit:Disney)
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Chewie, We're home (credit:Disney)
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Rey, Finn and BB-8 on the run from TIE fighters on Jakku (credit:Disney)
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A hooded figure places a hand on R2-D2 (credit:Disney)
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C-3PO (with new red arm) and R2-D2 (credit:Disney)
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Rey stands determined on Jakku (credit:Disney)
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Kylo Ren attacks (credit:Disney)
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Finn arrives at a crashed TIE fighter (credit:Disney)
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The passing a lightsaber (credit:Disney)
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A troubled Finn in First Order stormtrooper armor (credit:Disney)
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BB-8 peeks around a corner (credit:Disney)
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Kylo Ren leads the first Order of stormtroopers (credit:Disney)
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Stormtroopers of the first Order gather (credit:Disney)
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Captain Phasma walks menacingly (credit:Disney)
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Destruction in a hangar (credit:Disney)
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The Finalizer, a First Order Star Destroyer reminiscent of Imperial battleships (credit:Disney)
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The First Order assembles (credit:Disney)
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General Hux of the first Order (credit:Disney)
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Rey readies BB-8 for transport with the scavenger Teedo and his semi-mechanical Luggabeast (credit:Disney)
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J.J Abrams directs a scene with Daisy Ridley (credit:Disney)
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Poe Dameron walks from his X-wing (credit:Disney)
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J.J Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan talk on set (credit:Disney)
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Rey stands determined on Jakku (credit:Disney)
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