Sam Claflin (pictured above; The Hunger Games, Snow White and the Huntsman, Pirates of the Caribbean) is being eyed for one of the starring roles in Star Wars: Rogue One, while Riz Ahmed (pictured below in Nightcrawler) is in talks to join the cast as well, TheWrap was the first to report.
Felicity Jones and Ben Mendelsohn are set to star in Rogue One, which was recently revealed to be a heist actioner involving a group of resistance fighters who unite to steal the plans to the Death Star.
Godzilla‘s Gareth Edwards is directing the film, which will take place between the events of Episode III, Revenge of the Sith, and the original Star Wars film, A New Hope.
Star Wars: Rogue One will be released Dec. 16, 2016.
