The Last of Us Actor Gabriel Luna Is Actively Interested in Joining Star Wars

Gabriel Luna is back in the public zeitgeist after his turn as Tommy in HBO's The Last of Us. The actor has been making the rounds promoting the show, and found himself expressing his active interest in one day joining Star Wars, during which he showed just how big of a Star Wars fan he apparently is.



During a recent appearance on The Last of Pods (via ComicBook.com), Luna told a story about how he once personally campaigned to Dave Filoni for a role in Star Wars. He said:

Luna is no stranger to franchises. Besides The Last of Us, Luna has previously taken on the mantle of Ghost Rider in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and as the villainous REV-9 terminator in Terminator: Dark Fate.



Gabriel Luna in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Photo by Jennifer Clasen/ABC - © 2016 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.



When it comes to Star Wars, Luna once wanted to be cast as Lothal's resident troublemaker-turned-Jedi-hero, Ezra Bridger. He went into more detail as to why he wanted the (at the time) hypothetical live-action role:

The actor gives the impression he did all of this before the idea of Star Wars: Rebels in live-action was ever a prospect. The role of Ezra would eventually go to Eman Esfandi for the character's reported appearance in the upcoming Ahsoka series.







Luna isn't done though. If anything, he's just getting started, because his new goal is to manifest a High Republic series. He even knows what character he wants to play:

Those familiar with Mann and his complexities know the Jedi Master would make for a meaty role that an actor could sink their teeth into. All that being said, an actor or actress campaigning for a role is nothing new, but Luna's dream to become Elzar could theoretically come true.



Elzar Mann's depiction on Target's exclusive cover of The High Republic: The Rising Storm



Kathleen Kennedy has previously discussed the possibilities of the High Republic era going beyond the page. She stated that any future project 'all starts with the word', indicating that they depend on the success of the novels and comics currently set in the High Republic era. Some of that future also probably rests on the shoulders of the success of The Acolyte, but more live-action projects seem inevitable at some point. Whether Elzar Mann or Luna would be involved remains a mystery, but it never hurts to shoot your shot.



New episodes of HBO's The Last of Us, with Luna as Tommy Miller and The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal as his brother Joel, air every Sunday on HBO Max -- the finale will drop on March 12.



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