Forest Whitaker resumes with Star Wars in series recounting Rogue One's origins

Fans have known him as the panting, stunned and disillusioned rebel warlord in

, the Star Wars saga spin-off released in 2016 and directed by Gareth Edwards: the character of Saw Gerrera, played by Forest Whitaker, will soon to resume service in a galaxy far, far away. The radical dean of the Rebellion will reappear in the series

, the prequel to

being filmed, slipped actor Stellan Skarsgård, Thursday, in an interview with Swedish radio Sveriges. Also on the bill in this series, the Swede mentioned having played a very

scene

with Forest Whitaker, whose presence in

has not yet been officially confirmed by Lucasfilm.

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Perhaps revealed a little too early by Stellan Skarsgård, Forest Whitaker's presence in the

series

will come as little surprise to

fans

now accustomed to seeing the character of Saw Gerrera flourish in just about all spin-off productions. of the saga, from the animated series

and

to the video game

.

More recently, the character made an appearance in the animated series

, still being broadcast on Disney +. Introduced as a hero of his native planet, first against the separatist droid armies (the antagonists of the prelogy released between 1999 and 2005) then against the Empire, Saw Gerrera is a resistance from the first hour, a hardened and bitter figure by years of asymmetric struggle.

the actor said in 2016 of the character. His possible appearance on the bill in

has naturally been the source of speculation, especially since other supporting

, such as rebel boss Mon Mothma (Genevieve O'Reilly) have already been in the air. already announced.

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Presented as a prequel to the film

, itself already thought of as a predecessor to the first historic film of the saga, the

series

will feature the adventures of rebel Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), one heroes from Gareth Edwards' film. The spy will roam the galaxy there at a time when the Rebellion is still forming, five years before the events portrayed in

, and five years after the adventures of young Han Solo depicted in the 2018 film. Announced three years ago and repeatedly delayed, the series produced and co-written by Tony Gilroy (

) is reportedly still being filmed. Expected for 2022,

will be broadcast - like all series

- exclusively on the Disney + platform, the launch of which in 2019-2020 was largely based on the historic Star Wars catalog reinforced by an offer of new series, such as

. The next production expected on the service,

should not unveil its first pages before December 2021.