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Star Wars: Episode IX Eyes The Americans’ Keri Russell
Former Americans’ Actress May Be Joining The Rebellion
♦ Over at Variety, they announced this week that former The Americans actress Keri Russell is being considered for Star Wars: Episode IX. Here’s a few details…
Sources tell Variety that the Felicity alum is in early talks to join J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode IX, which Abrams is writing and directing. Russell and Abrams last collaborated on 2006’s Mission: Impossible III.
The role calls for action-heavy fight scenes. Russell has shown her ability to perform tough stunts in projects like FX’s The Americans, Mission: Impossible and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
Abrams and Lucasfilm execs met with several actresses for the role in the past two months and settled on Russell right before the Fourth of July holiday. Abrams will likely cast two more actors by the time the film begins production at the end of the month. Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, and Adam Driver are all expected to return.
Abrams helmed “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” and was asked to come back to direct this latest installment after Colin Trevorrow exited following creative differences. Abrams filled the role last autumn and has spent most of that time working on the script with Chris Terrio.
It’s unknown at this time whether Russell will be on the side of the rebels or the evil empire.
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