Matt Smith is heading back to space for a key role in Star Wars: Episode 9. The British actor best known for his roles in Doctor Who and The Crown has been cast in the next installment of the Star Wars franchise in an undisclosed, but major, role.
Variety reports that Matt Smith is joining the cast of Star Wars: Episode 9 in a “key role.” The final installment of the Skywalker saga is currently in the full swing of production in the U.K.
The report didn’t reveal what role Smith would be playing, or whether he would be on the side of the First Order or the Resistance.
Smith joins the current cast including Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, and Adam Driver, as well as newcomersKeri Russell, Richard E. Grant, Dominic Monaghan, and Naomi Ackie. Billy Dee Williams is set to reprise his role as Lando Calrissian, while Carrie Fisher will return as Leia Organa through archival and unreleased footage.
This wouldn’t be Smith’s first venture into a galaxy far, far away. The actor had his breakout role in the long-running British sci-fi show Doctor Who, in which he played the titular alien Time Lord for three seasons.
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