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After starring in the ultra-successful , Studios Brie Larson may hop galaxy to the world of if a new rumor is to be believed. But just how likely is a ?
We’ve already reported the rumor that she’d star as a live-action Ashoka Tano, as well as Larson’s response. It seems like every day a new MCU actor is rumored to make the jump to lightspeed and join Han Solo and crew, though Larson is a pretty consistent choice.
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Brie Larson may join the
According to a report from Koi Moi, Larson will reportedly join a future project alongside The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson and Taika Waititi.
Waititi is hugely in ‘s good books at the moment after making his debut with Thor: Ragnarok. As if that wasn’t enough, the actor-director superstar went on to direct and in The tv series.
We know that he’s has been officially confirmed to helm a , so could this perhaps be that film?
It’s also worth noting that Larson confirmed she did indeed audition for a Star Wars movie, as well as a Hunger Games and Terminator movie in the past, something she confirmed on her own Youtube channel.
How likely is this rumor to be true?
We’d say 50/50. Larson is undeniably a hit in the world of right now, with – priming her for a confirmed in phase four or five of the .
It also would follow ‘s trend of casting high-profile actresses in lead roles, as we saw with in Rogue One and Emilia Clarke in Solo: A .
Where the rumor falls down is that the film claims to be based on the Knights of the Old Republic, a hugely popular video game in the fandom. While this isn’t impossible, the recent announcement of ‘s new High Republic series seems to discount this.
Regardless, this is all just hearsay at the moment. Whether is really gearing up to in a or not, nothing is confirmed until we hear it directly from – .
And let’s not also forget that this isn’t the first time Brie has been rumored to join Star Wars. We doubt it’ll be the last.
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Did someone say Star Wars?! pic.twitter.com/e6vVm5wW2p
— Brie Larson (@brielarson) September 27, 2019
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