Felicity Jones in Talks to Join STAR WARS Standalone Film
Lucasfilm and Disney have quietly been holding auditions for one of the upcoming Star Wars standalone films that they're developing. According to THR, they are looking to cast Oscar-nominated actress Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything) in the lead female role.
Jones is in talks to join the highly-anticipated the Star Wars project, which is the one being directed by Gareth Edwards from a script being written by Chris Weitz, who was recently hired to replace Gary Whitta, who wrote the first draft.
A week ago it was reported that Jones was testing for the film along with Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) and Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). THR also reports that Aaron Paul and Edgar Ramirez are on the studio's list for the male lead. There were already rumors of Paul being considered, but this is the first time that Ramirez's name has been thrown into the mix (at one point, he was being considered for Doctor Strange).
There's a dark cloud of secrecy surrounding this film project, and we have no solid details of what characters will be involved or what the story will entail. However, there are reports of the film revolving around a bounty hunter heist plot line that you can read about here.
Jones is an incredible young actress, and it would be fantastic if she ended up being cast in this movie. She would perfectly fit in with the Star Wars universe.