'Star Wars' Movies News & Rumors: 'Ip Man' Star Donnie Yen Cast in 'Episode 8'?

The latest casting rumor for the new Star Wars movies has named one of the most impressive action film actors of recent time: Donnie Yen. This Hong Kong movie star is mostly known around the world for his Ip Man films, which have turned into a franchise of its own, but now speculation around Yen is saying he might be featured in Episode VIII or possibly Rogue One! Hopefully at least one of these rumors is true because Yen would make a great addition to any movie. Find out more on this news below!

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According to reports, the interest in Yen, who is arguably China's biggest movie star, is due to the fact that Hollywood films perform extremely well in the Chinese box office. In other words, let's hold this market's attention with their biggest attraction! Yen isn't even the only name rumored for a Star Wars film.

Jet Li, Stephen Chow, Tony Leung, Chiu Wai, Daniel Wu, Wang Leehom and Chang Chen are also reportedly attached to casting rumors for the Disney and Lucasfilm series, according to Slash Film.

Twitch Film spread the story from Apple Daily, which definitely doesn't mean the casting should be considered confirmed at all. We're treating this news as what it is, a rumor. There's no need to get too excited about this speculation, although imagining Yen in a film like this is pretty exciting. Check him out in action right here:

So far, only Oscar Isaac has been confirmed for the Episode VIII movie.

What do you think of the latest casting rumor surrounding two of the upcoming Star Wars projects? Would you like to see Donnie Yen with a lightsaber or anything like that? Let us know what you think of the latest Star Wars casting rumors in the comments section below!