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We’re mere months away from the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and we’re getting some casting news about Episode VIII. Director Rian Johnson is reportedly seeing a slew of actresses for roles in the new film, including Orphan Black‘s Tatiana Maslany, Jane the Virgin‘s Gina Rodriguez, and Bates Motel‘s Olivia Cooke.

According to The Wrap, the ladies will be doing chemistry reads with John Boyega by the end of September. No information about the role they’re up for. Disney had no comment. Who would you like to see in the film? Let us know in the comments.

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Jenna Busch

Jenna Busch is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Legion of Leia and has hosted and written for sites like Nerdist, ComingSoon.net, Metro, Birth. Movies. Death., IGN, AOL, Huffington Post and more. She co-hosted Cocktails With Stan with the legendary Stan Lee and has appeared on Attack of the Show, Fresh Ink, Tabletop with Wil Wheaton, in the documentary She Makes Comics, on NPR and Al Jazeera America, and has covered film/TV/gaming/comics for years. She's currently a co-host on Most Craved. She's been published in the comics anthology Womanthology, is a chapter author for Star Wars Psychology: Dark Side of the Mind, Game of Thrones Psychology and Star Trek Psychology and more, and owns a terrifying amount of swords and 20-sided dice. There are also those My Little Pony trailer voice overs that give one nightmares.

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  • Tatiana Maslany can rock any role she’s in. I’d love to see what she can do in a Star Wars film, if she feels the part is right for her.