By Matt O'Bryant

The search is on for possibly two new female leads in Star Wars: Episode VIII.

While it was announced awhile back that actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw had been cast as the new female lead in Rian Johnson’s Episode VIII beating out three other actresses Titiana Maslany, Gina Rodriguez, and Olivia Cooke for the role. Now it appears this may not have been the case at all.