Lucasfilm takes out Matt Smith from the cast list of ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’

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Doctor Who star Matt Smith might be out of the upcoming Star Wars film, The Rise of Skywalker. Or is he? Well, for now, he has been taken out by Lucasfilm from the cast list on the film’s international website. We’ve seen most of the new cast in a recent feature on Vanity Fair but Smith was nowhere to be found. But since rumours of the actor being involved in the film surfaced about a year ago, he has remained coy about his involvement in the film. Some fans are speculating that his role might involve the return of Emperor Palpatine. It came as a shock when the villain showed up in the first trailer for the film, but director J.J. Abrams confirmed that we will be seeing him in this film. Now, as for Smith, at this point, we’re going to have to wait and see if he does indeed show up.

Matt Smith gets cast for ‘Morbius’ movie

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Matt Smith, who you might know for his work in Doctor Who, The Crown, and the upcoming Star Wars: Episode IX movie, will be joining Jared Leto in Sony’s adaptation of Morbius. It isn’t clear yet what role the actor will play. This story focuses on Marvel character Dr. Michael Morbius (who Leto will play in the movie), a scientist who suffered from a rare blood disease and attempted to cure himself—but somehow ended up becoming a vampire. His character is part of Sony’s universe of Marvel-licensed characters, that’s why it’ll be a Sony production. Scandinavian filmmaker Daniel Espinosa will direct the film. It’s screenplay was written by Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama, and will be produced by Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, and Lucas Foster.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

A Doctor makes his way to ‘Star Wars’

Santiago Felipe/Getty ImagesAnd by Doctor, we mean a former Time Lord from Doctor Who. Rumour has it (or at least several outlets have confirmed) that Matt Smith will be joining the cast of Star Wars: Episode IX. At the moment, we don’t know what role he’ll be playing but as Wired points out, he seems fit to be a First Order officer. And we can’t say we disagree. Smith will be joining other franchise newcomers like Dominic Monaghan, Keri Russell, and Richard E. Grant. And of course, we’ll get to see him with returning stars Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, and Oscar Isaac. Episode IX is currently in production and will be coming out in December 2019.

Paul Bettany might replace Matt Smith as Prince Phillip in Netflix’s ‘The Crown’

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The next two seasons of The Crown will have new faces taking on the familiar roles. And one of those reportedly taking on the role of Prince Phillip is renowned British actor Paul Bettany. He’s reportedly in talks to replace Matt Smith. Other actors who they’re reportedly talking to include Helena Bonham Carter, who is expected to take on the role of Princess Margaret from Vanessa Kirby. Peter Morgan plans to recast the roles of the characters because they’re getting older. Morgan said, “You can’t ask someone to act middle-aged. Someone has to bring their own fatigue to it. The feelings we all have as 50-year-olds are different than the feelings we all have as 30-year-olds.”

The only confirmed cast member is Olivia Colman. She’s set to play Queen Elizabeth II and will take the role from Claire Foy. While the third and fourth season haven’t gotten the official greenlight yet, early production is reportedly underway.

Source: The Independent