Stranger Thingswas one of the biggest things to make its way into the pop culture landscape this year and that was largely due to the incredible cast of mostly unknown child stars. If there was one breakout though, it wasMillie Bobby Brown, who played the Eggo loving Eleven on the show. She already has her sights set on bigger things as she recently revealed she would like to take on a pretty iconic role in a futureStar Warsmovie.
The actress recently appeared at Rhode Island Comic Con and was asked about what kind of roles she would like to do in the future.Millie Bobby Brownresponded, saying that she would like to play ayoung Princess Leiain a futureStar Warsmovie. Here is what she had to say.
“Princess Leia. If they made - I think they are making another Star Wars - I would love a role like that. Because I want to do something far from Eleven or Madison.”
Disney and Lucasfilm are indeed making anotherStar Warsmovie. Quite a few in fact. At the moment none of those movies seem to call for a younger person to step in and take on the role thatCarrie Fisheroriginally brought to life. With that said, it is very easy to imagine a young Princess Leia showing up in aStar Warsmovie at some point, since the early portion of her life prior to the events ofStar Wars: A New Hopeis mostly a mystery. Outside of her willingness to do it,Millie Bobby Brownwould probably be a very popular choice for the role.
During her answer, theStranger Thingsstar also revealed that she desperately wants to play a role onThe Walking Deadat some point. That seems slightly more realistic at the immediate moment, but looking forward a bit, why not have her play Princess Leia? It isn’t something that would happen anytime soon, as Disney’s current slate ofStar Warsmovies are mapped out through 2020. That would giveMillie Bobby Brownplenty of time to wrap upStranger Things season 2and any other future seasons of the show as well as a few other projects before jumping into something on that scale.
This is all speculative. Just because she said she would like to do it doesn’t mean that Disney is going to beat down her door and make it happen but it seems like a good idea on paper anyway. We will next see PrincessLeiaas portrayed byCarrie FisherinStar Wars Episode VIIIon June 22, 2025. you may check out the video ofMillie Bobby Brown’s interview from Rhode Island Comic Con for yourself below.
