New Star Wars Movie Targets Dwayne Johnson and Rosario Dawson?

Six days from today,Star Warsfandom will converge on Orlando, Florida forStar Wars Celebration, which kicks off with theStar Wars40th Anniversary panel on Thursday, April 13. It has long been believed that the first trailer forStar Wars: The Last Jediwill be finally unveiled at this panel, but there may be plenty more surprises in store for fans over the weekend. Some fans have noticed that the officialStar WarsTwitter account has started following actorsDwayne JohnsonandRosario Dawson, who, as of now, have no official involvement with this franchise. Some are speculating that they could be announced as new cast members of a futureStar Warsmovie next week.

Naturally,Twitteractivity like this is by no means any sort of confirmation of the actors' casting, but there are a few other clues that may indicate that they may be cast in aStar Warsmovie. For one, the timing of this activity, coming just days beforeStar WarsCelebration, could be a big clue, butRosario Dawsonalso retweeted a fan earlier today, who asked the actress to “pls come tf thru” along with two photos, one of the actress, and another ofAhsoka Tano, a character fromStar Wars Rebels, and the actress even expressed her desire to play this character through her Twitter account just a few months ago. It’s possible that the official Star Wars Twitter is simply following her because she’s a fan of the franchise, but it’s also possible they’re getting ready to announce her casting in one of the studio’s upcoming movies.

As forDwayne Johnson, there are no hints as to who he may be playing, but it’s worth noting that the actor is already signed on to star in a much different project for Disney,Jungle Cruise, but that has nothing to do withStar Wars. If Disney is in fact castingDwayne Johnsonas some sort of mysteryStar Wars character, it may not be coming for quite some time. The actor will start shootingRampagelater this month, and he is also attached to start inSkyscraper,Doc Savage,ShazamandSan Andreas 2, just to name a few of his upcoming projects.

TheStar WarsTwitter account also followedCameron Monaghan, who is best know for playing the Joker-esque Jerome Valeska on Fox’sGotham, so perhaps he may also be joining theStar Wars universe. Twitter activity like this has lead to speculation about other movies in the past, and sometimes, it’s actually been accurate. Many fans noticed thatDopedirectorRick Famuyiwastarted following DC Comics, DC Films presidentGeoff Johns,Gal Gadot,Zack Snyder,Ben Affleck,Ray FisherandJason Momoa, which many thought was an indication that he had signed on to direct a DC Comics movie. That speculation turned out to be correct, since the filmmaker signed on to directThe Flashshortly thereafter, although he did eventually drop out of the project months later.

Last week, Disney CEOBob Igerhinted that the studio is mapping out newStar Wars moviesup until the year 2030, with some speculating that the studio may be announcing some of theseStar Warsmovies atStar WarsCelebration. Disney has also recently announced that there will be noStar WarsCelebration in 2018, with the festivities set to return in 2019, just in time forStar Wars 9. While we wait for confirmation on theseStar Warsrumors, take a look at these recent tweets fromRosario Dawsonthat may hint at herStar Warsinvolvement.