Mads Mikkelsen teases his “Star Wars: Rogue One” role

PanARMENIAN.Net - Since the first installment of "Star Wars" anthology series "Rogue One" will not hit theaters until December next year, it is not surprising that the details of the movie are still scarce. Mads Mikkelsen, who was announced to be included in the movie's cast back in August, seemed to tease a character he would play, AceShowbiz reports.

A fan, who attended FanExpo in Canada this past weekend, found something that might indicate Mikkelsen's role in the upcoming movie. The dude got to see the "Hannibal" actor signing a poster and putting a name underneath his autograph.

Mikkelsen wrote the word "GALEN," which is believed to be the character he will portray. What makes the speculation stronger is that Phil LaMarr, who voiced Kit Fisto on "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" animated series, also put the name of his character under his autograph.

Galen Marek is the protagonist of "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" video game. Darth Vader killed his Jedi parents and raises him as his secret apprentice. Mikkelsen recently said that his character was "not a bad guy." Although Galen is not a villain, he's apparently not a "good" guy either. He can be considered an anti-hero.

"Rogue One" will take place between "Episode III" and "Episode IV" when there wasn't a lot of Jedi activity. It will follow "a rogue band of resistance fighters (who) unite for a daring mission to steal the Death Star plans." Ben Mendelsohn, Sam Claflin, Riz MC, Diego Luna and Forest Whitaker are other names to star in the film. Directed by Gareth Edwards, the sci-fi movie is due to arrive in the U.S. on December 16, 2016.