Ming-Na Wen Wants Episode VII Role

Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. actress Ming-Na Wen has expressed an interest in appearing in JJ Abrams' Episode VII.

She turns fifty next month. Fifty!!!

Speaking to Access Hollywood Live, the star - Melinda May in the ABC show - said:

"[There's] nothing better than having a lightsaber in your hand. I don't care, I could have a walk on, just like passing Han Solo. I don't care.

"That's [on] my bucket list, to somehow get in one of those movies. Wouldn't it be great?"

Meanwhile, Star Trek legend William Shatner has thrown his support behind director Abrams, who he had previously branded a "pig" for jumping from Star Trek to the rival franchise.

"JJ is a terrific director, and he gives you a great ride," Shatner declared on Entertainment Weekly Radio. "He knows how to make the movie large with the special effects and everything. And that's going to be wonderful."

He continued: "It's going to be wonderful for both franchises. He certainly has enlivened Star Trek. I'm looking forward to seeing what he's going to do because he's going to do something different, that's for sure. There are very few people who can make those kinds of movies, to have the sensibility. He's got a lot of wonderful people around him. He'll make a fabulous movie."


Episode VII is expected in 2015