Comic-Con royalty and all-around science fiction Queen Sigourney Weaver might be adding yet another impressive science fiction franchise to her roster. Weaver is in talks to join the cast of the Star Wars film,

Sigourney Weaver is set to join the Star Wars universe with a role in The Mandalorian & Grogu. Of course, Weaver is already a certified sci-fi legend thanks to her role as Ripley in the Alien franchise, plus her dual roles as Dr. Augustine and Kiri in the Avatar movies – but those credentials are about to get a whole lot more stacked.

The Mandalorian & Grogu is set to be the first Star Wars movie since they stopped making those, with the franchise taking a step back from theaters in the wake of The Rise Of Skywalker. (And a general sense of cinematic exhaustion with the franchise,

The sci-fi stalwart is closing in on a deal to play an unspecified role in the movie, which Mando co-creator Jon Favreau will direct later this year.

The Mandalorian and Grogu will be the first Star Wars movie to launch in theaters since 2019's The Rise of Skywalker. One of many new Star Wars shows and movies that are in development, it'll follow on from the first three seasons of The Mandalorian TV series, which are all available to stream on Disney Plus.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actress is “in talks” to join the cast. “THE MANDALORIAN creator Jon Favreau is directing the feature, which is expected to film later this year. Favreau, Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy and Lucasfilm chief creative officer Dave Filoni will produce the feature,

Sci-fi legend Sigourney Weaver has faced off against face-hugging aliens and squared off against colonizers on lush green planets, but she has never faced stormtroopers and galactic bounty hunters.

Sigourney Weaver is in talks to return to space for a key role in the next Star Wars movie, The Mandalorian & Grogu.

Alien and Avatar star Sigourney Weaver may be headed back to space as she is in talks to join the Star Wars universe with a role in The Mandalorian & Grogu.

Sigourney Weaver is in talks to join the cast of The Mandalorian & Grogu. According to The InSneider newsletter, the 74-year-old actress has reportedly been approached by LucasFilm about starring in the first Star Wars movie to go into production since 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker.

With how many people have already starred in Star Wars’ various Mandoverse series, from The Mandalorian to Ahsoka, it seems fairly clear that The Mandalorian and Grogu is going to have an ensemble cast when it hits theaters.