TV News: Familiar Face in Star Wars Live-Action Series?

By Kevin Coll • March 19, 2009 • 2 Comments

So with news that the series was going to start casting soon, we have got our first idea of some of the film cross-overs into the series. Sci-Fi Wire is reporting that, Jay Laga’aia, who played Captain Typho, Senator Amidala’s Head of Security, is supposedly having conversations with George Lucas about being in the series.

According to Sci-Fi Wire,

“New Zealand actor Jay Laga’aia is talking to George Lucas about a role in a live-action Star Wars television series next year, the New Zealand-based newspaper the Dominion Post reported…It’s unclear if he’s in talks to reprise the role or to play a different one.“

“The series will reportedly follow the Rebel Alliance as it slowly gains strength against the the evil Empire. The newspaper also reported that the show is a basic cable TV series and that it will feature stormtroopers but not Jedi knights or Darth Vader. Lucas is currently casting for the series.”

Laga’aia is currently starring in the Sam Raimi produced syndicated series, Legend of The Seeker.

I simply can’t wait to see a live-action series for Star Wars and I think it would be cool to have Amidala’s Head of Security now rouge bounty hunting and not able to cope with the events of Amidala dying and the events that led to forming of the Galactic Empire.

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