According to the astute and generally hauntingly accurate El Mayimbe over at Latino Review, it seems as though Jonathan Rhys Meyers may well be in talks to star in Episode VII.
Obviously “in-talks” doesn’t mean anything definite. Talks fall through, people move on, people puff themselves up and say they’re in talks because they want to be in talks soon. Anything.
Here’s the bit from Latino Review:
This is a name that has been thrown around a lot, especially since he has a relationship with J.J. Abrams. He appeared in Mission Impossible: III, directed by Abrams.
Sounds like he already has it.
He’s none other than…
The Tudors (2007-2010) star Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
I think he’s a fantastic actor, his turn in Woody Allen’s Match Point was nothing short of brilliant.
The bigger question is who would he play?
And that’s really anyone’s guess. We can speculate about a hundred Expanded Universe characters (which I still personally find an unlikely scenario), or he could be a brand new character that we know nothing about.
Or he could not end up being in the film at all.
But if you look at the timeline, and Disney swears they’re sticking to a 2015 release date, they’re going to have to start making these decisions sooner rather than later.
Until then, take this with a grain of salt and remember that until something is announced through Disney/Lucasfilm, nothing is official.