Another iconic Star Wars character will appear in the upcoming Cassian Andor series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Genevieve O’Reilly is set to reprise her role as Senator Mon Mothma for the Disney+ series.
This will mark O’Reilly’s fourth time playing the Rebel Alliance leader. She debuted in the role in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, though few of her filmed scenes made it into the final cut. O’Reilly later returned to voice Mothma in Star Wars Rebels and appear in live-action in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
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Along with O’Reilly, THR also reports The Kid Who Would Be King actress Denise Gough has joined the cast, though it’s unknown what character she’ll be playing.
The Cassian Andor series is also experiencing changes behind-the-scenes. THR reveals Tony Gilroy is taking over as showrunner, replacing Stephen Schiff. Gilroy, who was brought in to write and direct reshoots on Rogue One, was already on board to write for the series and direct multiple episodes.
O’Reilly and Gough are joining a cast that also features Diego Luna reprising the role of Rebel spy Cassian Andor and Alan Tudyk voicing cantankerous assassin droid K-2SO, along with Star Wars newcomers Stellan Skarsgard and Kyle Stoller. VFX supervisor Neal Scanlan has also hinted the series might re-purpose unused characters/creatures from past Star Wars projects.
While no release date has been revealed yet, Luna previously confirmed that the untitled Rogue One prequel series will begin filming this year.
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Elsewhere in the Star Wars TV universe, The Mandalorian Season 2 has reportedly cast Rosario Dawson as fan-favourite character Ahsoka Tano. Meanwhile, the Obi-Wan Kenobi series production was pushed back until 2021.
Disney has also tapped Russian Doll creator Leslye Headland to helm a new show Deadline describes as “a female-centric series that takes place in a different part of the Star Wars timeline than other projects.” We have some theories on what that series might be.
For more on Rogue One, check out the 17 coolest things we learned about the film from writers Gary Whitta and Chris Weitz during our recent WFH Theater.
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Source: IGN.com Star Wars: Cassian Andor Series Adds Another Rogue One Character