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    “Star Wars: Rogue One”: Forest Whitaker May Join

    Mary Anne ButlerBy No Comments

    It looks like another Oscar winner may be heading to the Star Wars galaxy, if early reports from Variety can be believed.  A report this morning names Forrest Whitaker as being “in talks” to join the cast of the first spinoff of the third generation of Star Wars films, Star Wars: Rogue One.

    Disney and Lucasfilm had no comment on the casting, yet.

    We do know the film will star Felicity Jones, Riz Ahmed, Diego Luna and Ben Mendelsohn, with Gareth Edwards directing.  Early reports from Star Wars Celebration back in April say Rogue One revolves around the heist of the Death Star plans by a group of rebel fighters, with Jones starring as one of the rebel soldiers.

    Star Wars: Rogue One will take place in the timeline between Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith and Star Wars: A New Hope.  Maybe we’ll get to see how many Bothans really died to bring Mon Mothma and the Rebels those plans.

    Rogue One is scheduled to blast into theaters on December 16th, 2016.

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    Mary Anne Butler (Mab) got her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine as a teenager. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (News Editor), Nerdbot (as Editor-In-Chief), and now [Bad]Influencers, where she is Editor-in-Chief. Over the past 15 years, she’s built a well-known reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band. She also produces award-winning immersive events, including Wasteland Weekend and Neotropolis.

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