Kate Mara Up For Lead Female Role in STAR WARS Spinoff Film
Yesterday we learned that Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Felicity Jones (The Amazing Spider-Man 2), and Rooney Mara (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) are up for the female lead in the standalone Star Wars spinoff film being directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla). Looks like there's going to be a little sibling rivalry, because according to Justin Kroll of Variety, Rooney's sister Kate Mara (House of Cards, Fantastic Four) is also testing for the role.
Twitter scoop following @Borys_Kit STAR WARS testing story from yesterday, hearing the fourth girl who tested is Rooney's sister, Kate Mara
— Justin Kroll (@krolljvar) January 21, 2015Unfortunately, we have absolutely no idea who she will be playing. We can't even really speculate because we don't even know what the story for the film will even be about. All we know for sure is that it will take place in the Star Wars universe.
Star Wars Rebels writer and producer Simon Kinberg might be coming on board to work on the script for this film since Gary Whitta left the project. Kinberg's involvement may be one of the reasons why Kate has been included in the line-up of actresses (Kinberg recently worked with her on the Fantastic Four reboot). He's also co-writing another Star Wars spin-off with Lawrence Kasdan, which will be directed by Josh Trank.
All of the actresses who are up for the role are incredibly talented, and I'd be happy to see any one of them cast in the movie.