While the future of Star Wars on the big screen is currently still nebulous, updates on current projects keep coming. A recent leak may have revealed the actor vying for the lead role in the film directed by Damon Lindelof, showrunner of the HBO series Watchmen. We are talking about Yahya Abdul-Mateen IIseen in Aquaman as Black Manta, nemesis of Arthur Curry’s alter ego.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Damon Lindelof’s Star Wars?
We’ve already talked about how the leads will be black actors, haven’t we? It is a man and a woman. I was given the name of one particular actor who worked with Damon Lindelof recently. I don’t need to name Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, do I?
These are the statements of scooper Jeff Sneider to the microphones of the Hot Mic podcast. Lucasfilm hasn’t confirmed or denied it, but the scooper has been very reliable in the past. In addition to the aforementioned role in AquamanYahya Abdul-Mateen II was among its own great protagonists Watchmenseries based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore, one of the most popular and important stories in the history of comics.
At the moment there are no details on the plot of Lindelof’s film nor on the possible launch window. The project should be disconnected from the other chapters, but the director said he was open to the idea of incorporating characters from the past into his story. But Lindelof isn’t the only one working on a new chapter in the saga: too Taika Waititi And JD Dillard are developing their own Star Wars movies. Kevin Feige will produce a Star Wars film and has commissioned Michael Waldron to write the screenplay. The director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rian Johnsonwill direct his trilogy, although he is currently in discussions with the production about it.
