‘Tudors’ star Jonathan Rhys Meyer may be joining ‘Star Wars Episode VII’
Disney is working to produce a film that will continue the story of where 1983′s Episode VI: Return of the Jedi left off and the film is nicknamed Star Wars Episode VII.
Production on the seventh film in the series will start next year in the UK and the first real casting rumors comes from Latino Review claiming that Tudors star Jonathan Rhys Meyer is being pursued by director JJ Abrams and the studio.
Meyers gained a lot of attention for his portrayal of Henry VII on The Tudors, gaining several award nominations for the part. Meyers can be seen later this year in the big screen adaptation of the popular young adult novel Mortal Instruments: City of Bones alongside Lily Collins and Lena Heady.
While many critics may mock the rumors, Latino did break the return of original stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher (more here), hwhen not much else is known.
The story for Episode VII will be original and written by Michael Arndt, whose writing credits include Toy Story 3 and the upcoming The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
Episode VII is expected to hit theaters in 2015.