About a month ago, it was widely rumored that ‘Girls’ star Adam Driver was being circled by Warner Bros. as a casting choice for Dick Grayson/Robin in Zack Snyder’s ‘Man of Steel’ sequel. That rumor has since fizzled out but it did put Driver on many geeks radar (unless they were already ‘Girls’ fans like our very own Shane “Rarity” O’Hare).
Well, now geeks have reason to reintroduce themselves to the actor as Variety reports Driver is close to signing on to play the villain in ‘Star Wars Episode VII’. Other actors rumored for a villain role (if not the villain role) include Michael Fassbender and Hugo Weaving so some powerful people are really swinging hard for the 30 year old actor. I’m all for the casting of a relative unknown (hey, Hayden Christensen was not one of the problems with with the Prequels) and look forward to seeing this new iteration of the Star Wars sage come together. Hopefully, Driver, J.J. and the rest of the Disney crew can make things right in the Star Wars cinematic universe again for all Star Wars geeks!
‘Star Wars Episode VII’ is scheduled for release on Dec. 18, 2015. For more information on the potential deal, click through to the full Variety article.
Source: Variety