{"id":72267,"date":"2015-06-15T13:33:23","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T13:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2015\/06\/15\/forest-whitaker-joins-star-wars-rogue-one\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T03:44:32","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T03:44:32","slug":"forest-whitaker-joins-star-wars-rogue-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/forest-whitaker-joins-star-wars-rogue-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest Whitaker Added To Star Wars Family, Joins \u2018Star Wars: Rogue One’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Forest Whitaker Added To Star Wars Family, Joins \u2018Star Wars: Rogue One’<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

June 15, 2015<\/p>\n

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According to Variety, Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker<\/strong> is in talks to join the cast of Lucasfilm\u2019s \u201cStar Wars\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0spinoff pic \u201cRogue One.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

With Gareth Edwards<\/strong> directing, The film has already announced Felicity Jones, Riz Ahmed, Diego Luna<\/strong> and Ben Mendelsohn<\/strong> as part of the cast.<\/p>\n

Edwards recently stated at the Star Wars Celebration convention in Anaheim that the plot of \u201cRogue One\u201d revolves around the heist of the Death Star plans by a group of rebel fighters, with Jones starring as one of the rebel soldiers.<\/p>\n

The film will take place between Episode III and Episode IV, but closer chronologically to \u201cA New Hope.\u201d It\u2019s set to bow December 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

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