He kind of let it slip himself back in July, but now it seems it is official, with Deadline reporting that Greg Grunberg will be reprising his Star Wars: The Force Awakens role as X-Wing pilot Snap Wexley in the currently in production Star Wars: Episode IX.
The news isn’t surprising at all, given that Grunberg is good friends with director J.J. Abrams and has appeared in the likes of Felicity, Alias, Lost, Mission: Impossible III, Super 8 and Star Trek Beyond for the filmmaker.
Grunberg, whose character sat out last year’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, will next be seen in the Bradley Cooper-directed A Star Is Born, which opens in October.
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Star Wars: Episode IX is set for release on December 20th 2019 with J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) directing a cast that includes Star Wars veterans Daisy Ridley (Rey), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), John Boyega (Finn), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), Lupita Nyong’o (Maz Kanata), Domhnall Gleeson (General Hux), Kelly Marie Tran (Rose Tico), Joonas Suotamo (Chewbacca), Billie Lourd (Lieutenant Connix), Greg Grunberg (Snap Wexley), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian) and Carrie Fisher (Leia Organa) as well as new additions Naomi Ackie (Lady Mabeth), Richard E. Grant (Logan), Dominic Monaghan (Lost), Matt Smith (Doctor Who) and Keri Russell (The Americans).
