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Daniel Craig's 'Star Wars' Role Revealed

Simon Pegg might have revealed what Daniel Craig's cameo in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is.

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When you see Star Wars: The Force Awakens this winter, look for the Stormtrooper that looks a little different. You won't be able to smell the martini on him, but perhaps instead of a blaster he'll be carrying a Walther PPK. 

Simon Pegg, talking to The Independent, let slip that James Bond himself, Daniel Craig, has a cameo in the film. Addressing a rumor that he himself might be an anonymous Stormtrooper in the movie, Pegg told the paper:

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"I wasn't a Stormtrooper. Daniel Craig, he was a Stormtrooper."

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And then he immediately realized that his offhand comment was going to go everywhere, because Star Wars.

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"I shouldn't have said that,” he said.

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Considering how many people would probably love a chance to get on the Star Wars set for even a day, don't be surprised if we find out later that JJ Abrams let a few of his other celebrity friends put on the white helmets.

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