Star Wars Matt Smith Reveals Details About His Role That Was Cut From Rise Of Skywalker

As with any highly anticipated project, countless rumors about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker emerged ahead of the film’s release, which included reports that Matt Smith would be involved in the endeavor, only for him to be absent from the theatrical release. Given the film’s many reveals and the questions fans have had about the galaxy far, far away in the two years since the film’s release, Smith hasn’t shared many details about the truth of those rumors, yet he recently confirmed he did have multiple meetings with Lucasfilm and the potential part would have brought with it some game-changing revelations.

Remember those reports that Matt Smith was going to be in THE RISE OF SKYWALKER? He told me his role was a big deal, representing “a big shift in the history of the [STAR WARS] franchise.” WHO WAS HE GOING TO PLAY?!Full video chat at https://t.co/e84WokCDhq pic.twitter.com/JGKiwPSba9