'Star Wars' Rumors: Is Donnie Yen Joining the Universe? Is 'Rogue One' Already Filming?
There's no grand mystery why the Chinese box office is playing an increasingly important part in the movie industry. Over one billion potential audience members live there and they're understandably more likely to see a big Hollywood movie if it's set in China or has a Chinese star in its cast somewhere. A new rumor has it that even movies set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away are paying attention. Twitch Film, which specializes in covering the international movie scene, picked up on a local rumor that Chinese megastar
Donnie Yen (Ip Man) would be joining the cast of the
Rian Johnson-directed
Star Wars: Episode VIII. They admitted that the source of the rumor was somewhat tabloid-y in nature, but that the rumor was worth sharing because it fit with something..