Jimmy Smits has long been rumored to appear in the upcoming Star Wars spin-off Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The actor confirmed he would indeed have a cameo while appearing on The Talk but the return of his character Bail Organa had yet to be seen.
Thanks to Kristian Harloff of Collider and Schmoes Know, we now have our first look at Bail Organa in what looks to be the situation room of the Rebel base on Rogue One.
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The image gives us a snippet of information revealing that Organa seems to have fallen from his political position as Senator of Alderaan.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hits theaters December 16, 2016.
Produced by Lucasfilm, the film stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Mads Mikkelson, Donnie Yen, Alan Tudyk, Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker. Written by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy. Directed by Garreth Edwards.
From Lucasfilm comes the first of the Star Wars standalone films, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” an all-new epic adventure. In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves. In theaters December 2016.