With Star Wars: Episode VIII now delayed to December 2017, it seems appropriate to turn our attention to Gareth Edwards' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. We already know that the Hong Kong movie star and legendary martial artist Donnie Yen will be a part of the standalone film.
The first official photo for Rogue One was released in August, and it gave us a first look at Yen's character.
Although not much has been revealed about the film, Yen, while promoting his upcoming Ip Man 3, spoke briefly to USA Today about his Rogue One role:
"Doing a Star Wars movie wasn't as hard a sell. Yen recalls watching the original 1977 movie in Boston's Chinatown, where he lived as a teenager.
Yen already is ensconced in the Star Wars cone of secrecy. All he'll spill is that his character "is definitely an important guy," he had fun doing it and "I will get some action."
This is exciting news. Star Wars will give Yen an opportunity to show the U.S. audience what he can do. It sounds like an Asian actor is finally getting a chance to play a major role in Star Wars. I wonder if Yen's character will be Force-sensitive.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will hit theaters on Dec. 16, 2016.
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