Ke Huy Quan is determined to affix the Star Wars “household”

Oscar-winning actor Ke Huy Quan is on high of the world. Greatest identified for latest roles in All the pieces In all places All at As soon as and Loki (and beforehand for his time as a toddler actor in Indiana Jones and The Goonies), he’s one of many greatest names within the leisure trade proper now, with a display presence to match.

Now, he’s been interesting to Star Wars overseer Kathleen Kennedy to affix George Lucas’ universe, so he can tick off one more of one of the best film franchises. “I used to be shameless after I noticed Kathy! I went as much as give her an enormous hug. And I mentioned, ‘Kathy, Kathy, please put me within the Star Wars universe!’” the actor defined, speaking with Collider about his want to turn out to be a Star Wars character.

He continued his pitch to affix the Star Wars solid, saying, “And what’s so nice about it, if you consider it, it’s all below the Disney household, you already know? So, I used to be fortunate to be Brief Spherical, which can also be Disney. And, now MCU,” he mentioned, referring to his Marvel collection Loki, which simply concluded with season 2. “I need to keep within the household. It’s nice.”

Ke Huy Quan was phenomenal in All the pieces In all places All at As soon as, and had additionally been a shining mild all through Loki season 2 because the enigmatic engineer OB. Clearly, then, we’d like to see him in a brand new Star Wars film (and there are a number of them) or in a Star Wars collection like The Mandalorian season 4, or Andor season 2. There’s simply one thing concerning the actor that makes him so suited to the sci-fi style, isn’t there?

We’d like to see Ke Huy Quan carry the identical power he delivered to Loki to one of many many Star Wars initiatives on the horizon: mysterious, charismatic, and barely off-kilter. And let’s be clear, we’re speaking a few large function, not simply as a supporting character.

We’re spoiled for alternative too, with regards to new motion pictures he may present up in. The Rey sequel? The Daybreak of the Jedi prequel? The Filoni-verse film? Or maybe Shawn Levy and Taika Waititi’s initiatives may discover a residence for Ke Huy Quan?

Our private choice can be to see the actor in James Mangold’s Daybreak of the Jedi film. That movie is about to give attention to the early days of the Jedi Order and the origins of the Pressure, and pairing Quan with Mangold would make the most of their shared Indiana Jones connection. Ke Huy Quan as a clever grasp of the Pressure who helps to form the creation of the Order? Signal. Us. Up.

What makes the actor’s involvement all of the extra possible is the truth that he isn’t tied to any main franchise initiatives proper now. His time as OB appears to be over with there being no signal of Loki season 3, and no casting for the brand new slate of Star Wars movies has been introduced, indicating it’s all nonetheless within the very early levels.

So what’re you ready for, Kathleen Kennedy? Get the actor concerned early, and let the hypothesis start.

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