Star Wars Episode 9: Everything We Know So Far

5. Keri Russell Has Joined The Cast

Keri Russell Knights of Ren
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The first (and so far only) wholly new addition to the cast comes in the form of The Americans' star Keri Russell, who has joined in an unspecified role.

It's quite likely that Russell has been cast in the role reportedly (via That Hashtag Show) going by the codename Mara, for whom the description was simply "a female lead, 40-50 years old."

While it's highly unlikely it'll actually be Mara Jade, if that name is even used in the finished product at all, it suggests an important role for Russell, a versatile actress who'd fit in well on either side of the Light/Dark divide. A Knight of Ren? A new Jedi? A member of the First Order or the Resistance? All possible, and she'd nail each of them - just so long as she isn't Rey's mother.

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