Star Warsand Marvel fans were pack by surprise when it was revealed that Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige has beendeveloping a newStar Warsmovie , and now it ’s been reported thatFeige already has an player in mindfor a part in the picture show , but no details are known about the actor or the function in motion .   Given what Feige and other doer have said before , there are a few people that accommodate the bill .

Since 2008 , Marvel Studios has worked with a large issue of high - visibility thespian , recruiting A - list talent for both tether and stick out character in Marvel movies . Some of its early major hires include Robert Downey Jr. , Samuel L. Jackson , and Anthony Hopkins . Just over the last few years , Marvel has vagabond Jeff Goldblum , Michael Douglas , Kurt Russell , Jake Gyllenhaal , Cate Blanchett , and more recently , Angelina Jolie as Thenaand Hong Kong starTony Leung as The Mandarin . Marvel Studios has also made use of multiple young , rising whizz to headline its films , but Marvel does n’t just go after grownup - names in Hollywood ; the studio has a reputation for taking lesser - known actors and launching them into the spot .

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Marvel has encountered an overwhelming amount of success with its casting conclusion , so it would n’t be a surprisal if Kevin Feige sour to a intimate facial expression for his newStar Warsmovie . Of course , the " major doer " Feige is referring to may not be necessarily relate to Marvel Studios , and could but be an actor or actress whose work has caught Feige ’s eye . Here ’s a few of the actors Feige might look to cast in the raw film .

Brie Larson

After win the Academy Award for Best Actress forRoom , Brie Larson caught the tending of Marvel Studios , which earned her the role of Carol Danvers inCaptain Marvel . Larson has extract interest inStar Wars , and seem at the launch of Disney ’s Stars Wars theme common , Galaxy ’s Edge .

Mahershala Ali

Mahershala Ali has been have movies and TV for over 15 years but did n’t resurrect to gibbousness until just a few years ago . TheLuke Cageactor ’s critically - herald performance inMoonlightandGreen Bookearned him two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor . Soon after pee-pee a call to Marvel Studios , Ali was drop as Bladein the MCU .   On top of all that , Mahershala Ali was even up a role inThe Batman , which is another indication of how popular the doer has become . So him doingStar Warswould be the next footstep .

Tessa Thompson

Tessa Thompson starred as the female principal inCreedalongside Michael B. Jordan and had a key role inSelmaprior to being cast as the MCU ’s Valkyrie inThor : Ragnarok . Her character reference was so well - received that she returned inAvengers : Endgameand will act the role a third time inThor : Love and Thunder . Thompson is another actress who could be high on Feige ’s microwave radar .

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