Forest Whitaker Joins The Casts Of STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE And THE CROW

Forest Whitaker Joins The Casts Of STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE And THE CROW

Taken 3 star Forest Whitaker is in talks to join the casts of both Gareth Edwards' Star Wars: Rogue One and the upcoming remake of The Crow directed by Corin Hardy (which will see Jack Huston take on the titular role). Hit the jump for details...

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By JoshWilding - Jun 15, 2015 11:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: Variety
According to Variety, Forest Whitaker is set to join the cast of the first Star Wars Anthology movie, Gareth Edwards' Rogue One. He joins a cast which currently includes Felicity Jones, Riz Ahmed, Diego Luna and Ben Mendelsohn, but there's no word on who he will play yet. It's an impressive addition to the cast nonetheless, and it should be interesting to see whose side he falls in the movie which focuses on a group of Rebels who set out to steal the plans of the first Death Star. 

The site also reveals that's after Whitaker finishes working on The Story of Your Life, he'll star in The Crow. Once again, the site doesn't have any details on which role he will take on in the remake.

What do you guys think about this casting news? Do you have any roles in mind which you think the actor would be right for in Star Wars: Rogue One and The Crow? Share your thoughts below. 
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DrKinsolving
DrKinsolving - 6/15/2015, 10:55 AM
Nice, great actor
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 6/15/2015, 11:03 AM
God damn!! :O
DamienA
DamienA - 6/15/2015, 11:08 AM
Wow he's in Story of Your Life? Man that's going to be one heck of a movie.
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 6/15/2015, 11:09 AM
Felicity Jones, Ben Mendelsohn, and Forest Whitaker, all directed by Gareth Edwards, in a STAR WARS movie that's been described as much more gritty and morally ambiguous than the main trilogies?

I'm excited.
Minty
Minty - 6/15/2015, 11:13 AM
This is one of the most well-balanced casts I've ever seen. A great mix of experience and rising talent.

This movie's going to be [frick]ing great.
Ghostyy
Ghostyy - 6/15/2015, 11:17 AM
Great addition to the cast. Can't wait.
CoolantTech77
CoolantTech77 - 6/15/2015, 11:18 AM
Thats wasup even after winning a academy award this guy is still underated, we need to see him in more stuff, and Star Wars is perfect
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 6/15/2015, 11:19 AM
@SauronsBANE Don't forget Riz Ahmed from NIGHTCRAWLER :)
CanIchangethis2
CanIchangethis2 - 6/15/2015, 11:29 AM
Is the Crow ever even gonna get made? It's been through so many different actors/directors at this point.
jerryblake
jerryblake - 6/15/2015, 11:35 AM
from imdb :

"Albrecht as he appears in the movie is a combination of a street officer named Albrecht in the comics and Police Captain Hook"

If they are sticking close to the comic book Whitaker is playing either Albrecht or Hook.

If they are copying the movie then he will play the combination of both. Which i think is bad. Stick to the comic book, do not copy the movie.
DallasAvenger
DallasAvenger - 6/15/2015, 11:36 AM
Taken 3 star? Really. Really? No other movies come to mind? Great actor, sounds like a great addition.
nld3
nld3 - 6/15/2015, 11:39 AM
Thumbs up on this casting.
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 6/15/2015, 11:44 AM
Great actor, and he's also helped produced some of the most influential Afro-Centric films in hollywood. Last film I saw him in was "Repentance" and he was great!
JorL5150
JorL5150 - 6/15/2015, 11:45 AM
Father of shrub whitaker, son of tree whitaker.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 6/15/2015, 11:48 AM
Awesome actor with a great franchise = box office gold!!
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 6/15/2015, 11:50 AM
@Reasonnnn This is the part where I sheepishly admit that I haven't seen Nightcrawler yet...
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 6/15/2015, 12:01 PM
@SauronsBANE It's currently on Netflix! :)
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 6/15/2015, 12:07 PM
@Reasonnnn Welp, looks like I know what I'll be doing this weekend haha.
grif
grif - 6/15/2015, 12:22 PM
this guy has launched a MASSIVE comeback in the last few years.
BigMikeReviews
BigMikeReviews - 6/15/2015, 12:32 PM
I dunno... Forest as the Crow, I don't see it
Minty
Minty - 6/15/2015, 1:09 PM
Haha @InfiniteMonkey, fair play mate. But for Hollywood it's still pretty decent. Jones is the lead, and Riz and Luna are meant to have meaty roles too so it's a good start anyway. Hopefully they can add even more talent to this pic in future weeks too!

*Skips beer and moves straight onto dodgy Basics vodka* ;)
Killuminatic
Killuminatic - 6/15/2015, 2:27 PM
@InfiniteMonkey Riz Ahmed is Asian though...
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