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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor<\/a> lead Cameron Monaghan recently expressed his desire to portray the Star Wars character for a live-action project. The actor has portrayed Cal Kestis in two video games, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Jedi: Survivor, both developed by Respawn Entertainment, the latter game receiving a GRAMMY award for Video Game Score<\/a>.<\/p>\n

These comments came about during the actor’s appearance at a panel at FanExpo Vancouver 2024 during the weekend of 17th and 19th February 2024 where he was asked if he would be onboard to portray the Jedi hero in live-action. The character had previously been speculated to appear in multiple Star Wars projects; however, that has yet to materialize as of writing.<\/p>\n

A fan asked the American actor, who previously had roles in Shameless and Gotham, whether Cal’s appearance in live-action has been meaningful for the character rather than just for fan service. While he had had some “interest” in crossing over from video games into live-action, he has yet to confirm whether he has been approached or if it’s currently in the pipeline.<\/p>\n

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor actor Cameron Monaghan expressed interest in reprising his role as Cal Kestis for a live-action Star Wars property. (Picture: Respawn Entertainment)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Monaghan commented in a transcript from The Direct<\/a>, “It would have to be right. By that, I mean it has to continue the story or the character in some way. I don’t want him to just kind of show up to stand around and be there. I want him to mean something and for there to be a significance for the character itself. So, it would have to make sense. But in the right context, then, yeah, absolutely.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

As the actor has been highly against having Cal Kestis appear on-screen just for fan service, he wants to give the character a satisfying conclusion to the games should this opportunity be proposed. While there were rumors of him making an appearance in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series back in 2022, the young Jedi Master didn’t show up, leaving fans slightly disappointed.<\/p>\n

Despite the actor’s interest in seeing Cal Kestis appear in live-action, with him reprising the role, fans are likely to see the titular hero soon. Game director Stig Asmussen commented in an interview with IGN<\/a> that the Jedi game series has been envisioned to be a trilogy which is likely attributed to the games’ success; however, he further stated that it won’t be easy for the team at Respawn due to the multiple “proprietary” projects they currently have in development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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