The Mandalorian premieres in just over two months, but we’re still finding out about new additions to its cast. The latest: Julia Jones, who you may remember from her role as Leah Clearwater in the Twilight films, has come on board showrunner Jon Favreau‘s Star Wars series in a mystery role.
No confirmable information has been revealed about what type of character Jones is playing in the Disney+ streaming show. IMDb currently claims the actress will appear in all eight episodes of The Mandalorian‘s first season, but we’ll have to wait and see if that’s actually true.
Jones may be best known for the Twilight movies, but Westworld fans may remember her as Kohana from the terrific season 2 episode “Kiksuya,” which focused on the backstory of the Native American members of Ghost Nation – she played the love interest for Zahn McClarnon’s Akecheta. Jones has also appeared in movies like Wind River, The Ridiculous 6, and Cold Pursuit, as well as TV shows like ER, Longmire, and Goliath.
Jones joins a cast that includes Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Nick Nolte, Carl Weathers, Taika Waititi, Giancarlo Esposito, Emily Swallow, Omid Abtahi, and Werner Herzog. You can learn more information about their characters here. The show’s official synopsis (below) is vague, and even though it says it’s set before the emergence of The First Order, a recent interview with Favreau and fellow executive producer Dave Filoni indicates that the show will touch on how that organization rose to power before The Force Awakens.
The Mandalorian debuts on Disney+ when the new streaming service launches on November 12, 2019.
