23 Media Personalities and Their Star Wars Doppelgangers

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is finally here, and considering what critics and audiences are saying about the film, it looks like the iconic franchise is back. Director J.J. Abrams‘ new movie has been the talk of the town for months now, and this isn’t going to change anytime soon.

That means the news media will have to keep reporting on it — opening weekend figures, crowds amassing at theaters to see the first new Star Wars film in nearly two decades, the billions of dollars Disney is raking in, and so on. Many anchors, reporters and pundits won’t mind this. After all, these stories give them the chance to not talk about Donald Trump and ISIS for a bit.

Mediaite has decided to make the most of it with a new gallery identifying the Star Wars character counterparts of 23 prominent figures in broadcast and cable news today. Some come from the original trilogy, a few pop up from the prequels (sorry) and several of The Force Awakens‘ new protagonists and antagonists feature.

Do you agree with our list? Any talking heads or Star Wars peeps we left out? Let us know!

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This is an opinion piece. The views expressed in this article are those of just the author.

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