Academy Award nominee Felicity Jones ("The Theory of Everything") is in talks to star in the untitled "Star Wars" spinoff. Rooney Mara and Tatiana Maslany were considered for the lead, but the filmmakers seem determined to bring Jones on board. The actress has also signed on for Ron Howard's "Inferno", an adaptation of Dan Brown's latest novel in the Robert Langdon series.
The spinoff is rumored to be something in the same vein as "Dirty Dozen" and that it would focus on a group of bounty hunters who are trying to retrieve the plans for the Death Star. But, again, these are only rumors at this point. There are also some rumors regarding the male lead, and according to THR, Aaron Paul ("Breaking Bad") and Edgar Ramirez ("Deliver Us from Evil ") are being considered.
The "Star Wars" spinoff will be released on December 16, 2016.
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