It’s not often that anything escapes the secrecy shields surrounding the **Star Wars **franchise, even in these leak-happy days. But according to the BBC, which spotted the news on the actor’s Spotlight page, Sherlock veteran Jonathan Aris has been cast in **Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One.
Though the information has since vanished from his page, the Beeb’s Lizo Mzimba took a grab of the site when it was still up, showing Aris (shown above right in Sherlock alongside Rupert Graves) playing someone called Senator Jebel.
There has been no official announcement as of yet, so we’re obligated to keep this within the realm of rumour for now (sound the klaxon{
So far, what we do know is Gareth Edwards is directing the film from a script that has seen work from Gary Whitta and Chris Weitz. Felicity Jones is confirmed, with Riz Ahmed, Sam Claflin, Diego Luna and Ben Mendelsohn in various stages of either signed on or hashing out deals. The story finds a group of rebels and others hatching a plan to steal the plans of the first Death Star, set in the time between Episodes III and IV. It’s scheduled to land here in December next year.
Aris, who plays Dr. Anderson on Sherlock, has also been seen on TV recently in Humans. Film-wise, he’ll pop up as Brendan Hatch in Ridley Scott’s The Martian, due out on October 2.
For eveything we know about Rogue One, read our complete guide.