Rumor: Saoirse Ronan Reportedly Up for Lead in EPISODE VII
According to Latino Review and independently supported by Bleeding Cool, Ronan has reportedly gone in to read for a lead role in Star Wars: Episode VII, and possibly “the lead role” in the upcoming sequel. Bleeding Cool notes that this isn’t a done deal, and there are other actresses with recognizable names who could get the part instead. At one time, Ronan was rumored to be the leading candidate to play the Scarlet Witch in Avengers: Age Of Ultron, but she reportedly passed on the role. If the Star Wars rumors are true, then it might explain why she would pass on a key role in the Avengers juggernaut.
A few weeks ago, it was reported that Benedict Cumberbatch was pretty much a lock for Star Wars: Episode VII, and an official announcement was imminent. It’s been seventeen days since that report, and we’re still waiting. Latino Review is holding fast to their story, and that denials out of Cumberbatch’s camp are lies. Filthy, filthy lies. Furthermore, LR is saying that his part in Episode VII is small, but it will be much larger in Star Wars: Episode VIII and Star Wars: Episode IX.
Latino Review is also reporting that while 90% of the movie will be shot in London, there will be a little filming in Las Cruces, New Mexico. If that’s true, then let the speculation begin about returning to Tatooine.
Saoirse Ronan Up for Lead; Benedict Cumberbatch's Supposed Role; Filming in New Mexico