The actress in question plays Maz Kanata in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and if you’ve been keeping tabs on the Star Wars franchise in recent weeks, you may already know that Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson shared an image a while back of a person working in a motion capture suit alongside an image of Maz Kanata, and the director has confirmed that Maz will be back in action when The Last Jedi hits theaters on December 15.
However, an appearance in the Han Solo movie would mark a younger appearance from the character and one that would be far more unexpected.