Well, it looks like casting is already underway for Star Wars: Episode VIII…
Word on the grapevine, or nerdvine if you like, is that Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin), Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) and Olivia Cooke (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) are all in the running for the female lead.
You may recall that Maslany was a hopeful for A Star Wars Story: Rogue One and was even tipped by many to be a familiar character (here). Well, it seems that maybe Disney/Lucasfilm liked here and kept her in mind for a different role.
Apparently there are a few others in the running and they won’t be decided upon until after they read with The Force Awakens star John Boyega before the end of September.
So, there you have it… we like all these actresses and can easily see them in the Star Wars universe. But as who? That’s the big question…
Source: The Wrap
Marc
Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….
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