Diego Luna Lands A Lead Role In STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE

Diego Luna Lands A Lead Role In STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE

It appears director Gareth Edwards (Godzilla) has tapped Elysium and Milk actor Diego Luna to play a key part in the upcoming Star Wars anthology movie: Rogue One. What kind of role will he be playing, hero or villain? Hit the jump to find out!

By Minty - May 13, 2015 10:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: Variety

Looks like Felicity Jones has just found herself a wing-man! Variety are reporting that Elysium actor Diego Luna has been tapped to star in the upcoming Star Wars anthology film, Rogue One. Sources claim that the Mexican actor will play a lead role alongside Jones in the first spin-off in the expanded Star Wars cinematic universe.

Last month, director Gareth Edwards revealed that the movie will be set between Episodes III & IV, focusing on a group of rebel fighters on a mission to steal the Death Star plans. It's widely believed that Jones, Luna and Nightcrawler actor Riz Ahmed will all play rebel fighters, while veteran Australian actor Ben Mendelsohn (The Dark Knight Rises) will serve as the film's villain.

It appears that Edwards has assembled a pretty formidable and diverse group of talent already. The movie is set to be released December 16, 2016. What do you think of Luna's casting? Let us know in the comments below!

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HugoStrange87
HugoStrange87 - 5/13/2015, 10:44 AM
Kyle Katarn?
elcaballerooscuro92
elcaballerooscuro92 - 5/13/2015, 10:46 AM
YEAH!!! MEXICO! MEXICO! MEXICO! SI PODEMOS!
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 5/13/2015, 10:49 AM
I'm actually a lot more hopeful for this movie than I would've ever thought. The cast is shaping up to be great, I'm a huge fan of the director, and while I hate that the plot is about the Death Star plans, it sounds like it's trying to be its own thing instead of relying on the other movies to get by on nostalgia (*cough THE PREQUELS cough*).

I can dig it.
RR51
RR51 - 5/13/2015, 10:50 AM
The diverse cast has already gotten me excited. It's about time!
TheRedCondom
TheRedCondom - 5/13/2015, 10:52 AM
[frick] YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 5/13/2015, 10:53 AM
Loving it. Riz Ahmed is just the best.

Ben Mendelsohn as the heavy is very shrewd.
Tuuralihn
Tuuralihn - 5/13/2015, 10:53 AM
I like this guy. Bring it on.
TheRedCondom
TheRedCondom - 5/13/2015, 10:54 AM
Diego Luna has been making it big here in the US with the films he has been in and will be in. And the Cesar Chavez film he directed a year ago. Hoping for Gael Garcia Bernal to make it through as well.
ralfinader
ralfinader - 5/13/2015, 10:59 AM
Spoiler ALERT: They get the plans
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 5/13/2015, 10:59 AM
Don't know him. That's a good thing. What made the originals great was that the actors were unknown which made them more relatable
MecoBoy
MecoBoy - 5/13/2015, 11:01 AM
La raza se esta poniendo machin en estas pelis de hollywood.
batz11
batz11 - 5/13/2015, 11:02 AM
Hope he has his green card (Sean Penn's voice)
MarkyMarkRises
MarkyMarkRises - 5/13/2015, 11:03 AM
[frick]ing awesome cast so far
DrewDeLand
DrewDeLand - 5/13/2015, 11:31 AM
What if I know this fan speculation but Felicity Jones is Sabine and Diego Luna as Ezra????
XK1D
XK1D - 5/13/2015, 11:48 AM
That's mah dawg!
DallasAvenger
DallasAvenger - 5/13/2015, 12:29 PM
So exciting.
UltimateHunt
UltimateHunt - 5/13/2015, 1:46 PM
Lupita is in Star Wars

Diego Luna is good actor

im happy for him, viva mexico!

and to all the rest.. racist son of bitches....

all I have to say is have a wonderful day. and peace out
BaneSmash
BaneSmash - 5/13/2015, 2:50 PM
Viva Mexico Cabrones!!!!!
BatmanHeisenberg
BatmanHeisenberg - 5/13/2015, 3:21 PM
@Gusto

Wait, yoss is MIA??!?
SaveMartha
SaveMartha - 5/13/2015, 4:05 PM
WTF?!

This movie is going to suck...
csullivan02914
csullivan02914 - 5/13/2015, 6:07 PM
Maybe he's playing Biggs Darklighter. The timing fits. We know he joined the Rebels before Luke.
JayTopStix
JayTopStix - 5/14/2015, 10:58 AM
AMAZING ACTOR! Movie just got better
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