Post by Kaz ~:~ on Dec 9, 2016 7:18:27 GMT -6
Directed by:Gareth Edwards
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Plot Summary:
After the formation of the Galactic Empire, the Rebel Alliance recruits Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) to work with a team including Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) to steal the design schematics of the Empire's new superweapon, the Death Star.
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Cast:
Felicity Jones as Jyn Erson
Diego Luna as Cassian Andor: A Rebel Alliance Intelligence officer.
Ben Mendelsohn as Orson Krennic: The Director of Advanced Weapons Research for the Imperial Military.
Donnie Yen as Chirrut Îmwe: A warrior.
Mads Mikkelsen as Galen Erso: Jyn's distant father, who the Rebels intercepted a transmission about the testing of the Death Star.
Alan Tudyk as K-2SO: A Rebel-owned Imperial enforcer droid whose memory is wiped by Andor.
Jiang Wen as Baze Malbus: A freelance assassin.
Forest Whitaker as Saw Gerrera: A veteran of the Clone Wars. The character previously appeared in the animated series Star Wars: The
Clone Wars and was mentioned in the Star Wars Rebels episode "The Honorable Ones" and the novel Star Wars: Bloodline.
Additionally, Riz Ahmed plays Bodhi Rook, a former Imperial pilot with strong piloting and technical skills now working with Rebel squad, and Jonathan Aris plays Senator Jebel. Genevieve O'Reilly and Jimmy Smits will reprise their roles from previous films as Mon Mothma and Bail Organa, respectively. James Earl Jones will also reprise his role as the voice of Darth Vader, while Vader is reportedly physically played by a "variety of large framed performers", including Spencer Wilding. Valene Kane will play the role of Jyn Erso's mother, Lyra Erso. Nick Kellington appears as Bistan, an alien creature and member of the Rebel Alliance, nicknamed "Space Monkey", while Alistair Petrie was cast as General Draven. Eunice Olumide, and Warwick Davis have been cast in unspecified roles. Several Scandinavian newspapers are reporting that Swedish actor Fares Fares has been cast in an unnamed role.Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman, director and producer of Star Wars: Episode VIII, respectively, cameo as two Death Star technicians.
