Best known for his roles in “Book of Life” and “Elysium“, popular Mexican actor Diego Luna is reportedly in talks to star in “Star Wars: Rogue One“, the first movie in the “Star Wars Anthology” series.
According to Variety, if Luna jumps aboard the production, he will be starring in a lead role as a rebel soldier alongside Felicity Jones. However, Lucasfilm and Disney did not comment on the casting when contacted by Variety.
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Riz Ahmed and Sam Claflin will also be starring in the spin-off movie alongside Ben Mendelsohn, who is set to play the film’s main antagonist.
At the recent Star Wars Celebration convention in Anaheim, the panel revealed a few details of the movie, including what the movie will be about.
The plot summary is as below:
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
Gareth Edwards, director of the movie, said that “Star Wars: Rogue One” will take place after “Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith” but before “Star Wars IV: A New Hope”, and chronologically, it will be “closer to Episode IV.”
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John Knoll, Simon Emanuel, and Jason McGatlin will be executive producing the movie while Kathleen Kennedy and Tony To will produce the movie.
“Star Wars: Rogue One” is scheduled for release on 16th December 2016.
Source: Variety