5) It’s Giving A Bunch Of Up-And-Coming Actors A Chance To Make It Big
One thing I love about the cast of Rogue One is how diverse it is in terms of known and slightly unknown actors. You’ll look at it and say, “Oh hey, Forest Whitaker is in this. That’s pretty cool.” And then you’ll look at someone like Riz Ahmed and think, “I haven’t really seen him in anything.”
For those that don’t know, Ahmed actually had a pretty great role in Nightcrawler alongside Jake Gyllenhal, which is one of my favorite films to date. So I’m incredibly happy to see that he’s getting more exposure. To me, this shows that not every studio is looking to only cast relatively known actors and actresses in leading roles for feature films. Rogue One‘s casting shows that they are willing to give unknown talent a chance to make a name for themselves in Hollywood, which I’m definitely a fan of.
My hope is that we’ll actually get to see the characters from Rogue One pop up in other Star Wars films down the line, giving even more opportunities to these actors to leave their mark in a major franchise.