There has been a lot of speculation flying around about who Domhnall Gleeson will play in The Force Awakens. One of our Cantina members had a brilliant idea… and it isn’t the son of Skywalker. Find out what he thinks, and the evidence that very well may support him, after the jump.

Like everyone else, we have been pouring over all the rumors trying to figure out what part Domhnall Gleeson will play in The Force Awakens. Lately, the buzz has pointed to him being the son of Luke Skywalker, with the rumor that he has turned coat and is working for the Imperials (HERE). There was even a bogus Twitter posting by some rabid fanboy posing as Gleeson (one that couldn’t even spell his name right) that has since been removed and debunked. Although this didn’t necessarily disconfirm the theory that Gleeson is playing Luke’s kid, the son of Skywalker angle never sat right with some fans. But one of our faithful members, Kramgnol, had a brilliant idea.

“I think he will be Major Tarkin. Look at his sunken in cheeks in that picture.”

We know from the Battlefront rumor breakdown by Making Star Wars that there could be a character named Tarkin in the film, and they already uncovered an interesting information about an armband with that name on it.

Also it is pretty evident that Tarkin will be very important character in the new Star Wars canon. The latest novel being considered canon in the new Star Wars era was James Luceno’s “Tarkin”, released last year. Also recently Tarkin made an appearance in Star Wars: Rebels and he was an important part of The Clone Wars. Having all this in mind, we have to agree that it makes sense to see a descendant of Tarkin in The Force Awakens. Probably a grandson?

From all TFA cast members, Gleeson looks like the best candidate for that role. Also let me remind you what Gleeson said in an interview back in June 2014, when asked if he is playing Luke Skywalker’s son:

“I’m afraid if I say anything [about my character], I’ll give away the plot of the whole movie.”

This is very curious indeed. Obviously Gleeson will have a crucial role in the movie, and I really believe that he will be related to a character from the original trilogy. Of course this is just a speculation based on the things we’ve heard.

As with all breaking news, we will keep our eyes and ears out for new evidence, but until something firm comes along, this will give you something to Tarkin ’bout… a li’l mystery Kramgnol may have figured out…

And just for the record, we’re very far from believing that we invented the wheel with that post. I’m sure that many people before us speculated about that possibility. Actually so far Gleeson was rumored to be Luke’s son, a descendant of Obi-Wan, Count Dooku or a new character. My bet is on Tarkin. What do you think? Who is Gleeson playing in TFA?

Special thanks to Cantina Staff member TIDMADT for this article.