During theD23 Expothis weekend, Disney and LucasFilm revealed the first official cast photo forStar Wars Anthology: Rogue One, which is currently in production at Pinewood Studios in London. The image gave us our first look atFelicity Jones,Diego Luna, Jiang Wen andDonnie Yen, although these characters' identities were not yet revealed. Shortly after the image debuted, an interesting theory started sprouting up, which posits thatDiego Lunamay be playing a character already established in theStar Warsuniverse, Biggs Darklighter.
Twitter userEleven Thirty Ateposted a side-by-side photo ofDiego Lunain this new image, and Garrick Hagon as Biggs Darklighter fromStar Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, which suggests that they both have very similar hairstyles and mustaches. That is by no means a full confirmation, but the possibility is certainly intriguing, especially since no details about any of these characters have been released. We know thatStar Wars: Rogue Oneis set betweenStar Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithandStar Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, but the exact timeline has yet to be confirmed.
InStar Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Biggs Darklighter grew up with Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), but he ended up leaving early for the Academy. He fought alongside his old friend in the Battle of Yavin, where Biggs was known as Red Three. He died in that battle, but this anthology movie could give us some insight into his background on Tatooine. It isn’t known ifLuke Skywalkerhimself will actually be featured in this story or not, but it seems unlikely.
This report comes just a few weeks after a rumor surfaced that claimedFelicity Jones' character is actually the daughter ofBoba Fett, but that was never confirmed. With production currently under way, under the direction ofGareth Edwards(Godzilla), hopefully we’ll learn much more about this highly-anticipated spinoff. The supporting cast also includesSam Claflin,Ben MendelsohnandForest Whitaker, who weren’t featured in the official image.
Star Wars Anthology: Rogue Onehits theaters next December, between the release ofStar Wars: The Force Awakensand writer-directorRian Johnson’sStar Wars: Episode VIII, arriving in May 2017. After that,LucasFilmwill releaseStar Wars Anthology: Han Solo Moviein May 2018, andStar Wars: Episode IXsometime in 2019. While we wait for details on all of these highly-anticipated projects, check outEleven Thirty Ate’s side-by-side photo below, and let us know if you thinkDiego Lunais playing Biggs Darklighter.
