Another iconic Star Wars character will appear in the upcoming Cassian Andor series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Genevieve O'Reilly is set to reprise her role as Senator Mon Mothma for the Disney+ series. This will mark O'Reilly's fourth time playing the Rebel Alliance leader. She debuted in the role in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, though few of her filmed scenes made it into the final cut. O'Reilly later returned to voice Mothma in Star Wars Rebels and appear in live-action in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-upcoming-star-wars-movie&captions=true"] Along with O'Reilly, THR also reports The Kid Who Would Be King actress Denise Gough has joined the cast, though it's unknown what character she'll be playing. The Cassian Andor series is also experiencing changes behind-the-scenes. THR reveals Tony Gilroy is taking over as showrunner, replacing Stephen Schiff. Gilroy, who was brought in to write and direct reshoots on Rogue One, was already on board to write for the series and direct multiple episodes. O'Reilly and Gough are joining a cast that also features Diego Luna reprising the role of Rebel spy Cassian Andor and Alan Tudyk voicing cantankerous assassin droid K-2SO, along with Star Wars newcomers Stellan Skarsgard and Kyle Stoller. VFX supervisor Neal Scanlan has also hinted the series might re-purpose unused characters/creatures from past Star Wars projects. While no release date has been revealed yet, Luna previously confirmed that the untitled Rogue One prequel series will begin filming this year. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/20/star-wars-writers-reveal-hidden-secrets-of-rogue-one"] Elsewhere in the Star Wars TV universe, The Mandalorian Season 2 has reportedly cast Rosario Dawson as fan-favourite character Ahsoka Tano. Meanwhile, the Obi-Wan Kenobi series production was pushed back until 2021. Disney has also tapped Russian Doll creator Leslye Headland to helm a new show Deadline describes as "a female-centric series that takes place in a different part of the Star Wars timeline than other projects." We have some theories on what that series might be. For more on Rogue One, check out the 17 coolest things we learned about the film from writers Gary Whitta and Chris Weitz during our recent WFH Theater. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Back in the 1990s, long before the MCU existed, the screen rights to Marvel's many characters were dealt out to various studios, with several movies in development at the time that never got made and several that soon eventually did (Blade, X-Men, Spider-Man). One unrealized Marvel movie from the 1990s was 20th Century Fox's Silver Surfer, which was to have been directed by Aussie filmmaker Geoffrey Wright (1992's Romper Stomper). Now, a storyboard artist who worked on the project has revealed some artwork from the film -- and revealed the two actors who were reportedly up for the lead roles. In a series of revealing tweets (via THR), artist Gabriel Hardman revealed storyboards for a series of movies he worked on that never got made, including 1997's Silver Surfer. Hardman said Wright "wanted Ewan McGregor as Surfer and Steven Berkoff as Galactus." You can see his storyboards in the tweet below.

Here are some boards from the unmade Silver Surfer (1997). I couldn't find much. pic.twitter.com/KafXcaAHiS

— Gabriel Hardman (@gabrielhardman) April 23, 2020

In 1997, McGregor was coming off the success of indie films like Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, and Emma and was still a few years away from joining the Star Wars franchise as young Obi-Wan Kenobi. Berkoff, meanwhile, is a veteran stage and screen actor and playwright who played the villain in Octopussy, Rambo: First Blood Part II, and Beverly Hills Cop. Back when studios still deemed comic book movies a risky prospect and visual effects were prohibitively expensive, Hardman revealed that "Surfer spent most of the movie as a human because vfx would have been too costly then." While the Silver Surfer movie obviously never got made, the character did make his feature film debut in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (portrayed by Doug Jones and voiced by Laurence Fishburne). McGregor, meanwhile, went on to play the villain Black Mask in this year's Birds of Prey. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=stars-who-were-almost-superheroes&captions=true"] Do you think Ewan McGregor would have made for a good Silver Surfer? Sound off in the comments!

Back in the 1990s, long before the MCU existed, the screen rights to Marvel's many characters were dealt out to various studios, with several movies in development at the time that never got made and several that soon eventually did (Blade, X-Men, Spider-Man). One unrealized Marvel movie from the 1990s was 20th Century Fox's Silver Surfer, which was to have been directed by Aussie filmmaker Geoffrey Wright (1992's Romper Stomper). Now, a storyboard artist who worked on the project has revealed some artwork from the film -- and revealed the two actors who were reportedly up for the lead roles. In a series of revealing tweets (via THR), artist Gabriel Hardman revealed storyboards for a series of movies he worked on that never got made, including 1997's Silver Surfer. Hardman said Wright "wanted Ewan McGregor as Surfer and Steven Berkoff as Galactus." You can see his storyboards in the tweet below.

Here are some boards from the unmade Silver Surfer (1997). I couldn't find much. pic.twitter.com/KafXcaAHiS

— Gabriel Hardman (@gabrielhardman) April 23, 2020

In 1997, McGregor was coming off the success of indie films like Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, and Emma and was still a few years away from joining the Star Wars franchise as young Obi-Wan Kenobi. Berkoff, meanwhile, is a veteran stage and screen actor and playwright who played the villain in Octopussy, Rambo: First Blood Part II, and Beverly Hills Cop. Back when studios still deemed comic book movies a risky prospect and visual effects were prohibitively expensive, Hardman revealed that "Surfer spent most of the movie as a human because vfx would have been too costly then." While the Silver Surfer movie obviously never got made, the character did make his feature film debut in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (portrayed by Doug Jones and voiced by Laurence Fishburne). McGregor, meanwhile, went on to play the villain Black Mask in this year's Birds of Prey. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=stars-who-were-almost-superheroes&captions=true"] Do you think Ewan McGregor would have made for a good Silver Surfer? Sound off in the comments!

Ever since The Office ended in 2013, fans have been clamoring for a reunion - and despite pretty much everyone involved admitting that reassembling the busy and successful cast would be a gargantuan task, there could be a glimmer of hope on the horizon (especially following the news that the Parks and Recreation cast is reuniting for a scripted special for charity). IGN spoke to The Office showrunner (and Parks and Rec co-creator) Greg Daniels ahead of the launch of his two upcoming streaming shows - Amazon's Upload (premiering May 1), and Netflix's Space Force (releasing May 29), which reunites Daniels with Office star Steve Carell - about the continued interest around an Office reunion, and whether he and Carell have discussed the possibility. "It’s so personally satisfying for me to work with Steve again, and I have talked with Steve about the fact that in a year or so we’re gonna start on Peacock as a rerun and I’m sure that they would love something, some sort of a… something," Daniels told IGN. "I’m a little reluctant to open up the characters’ endings because we wrote specifically to an ending, but as we hang around we sometimes think about [it]. And there is a script that was written in Season 1; there was an extra script written that was never shot, called 'Pet Day,' so I don’t know, sometimes we joke around about gathering to do Pet Day." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/17/amazons-upload-season-1-official-trailer"] Rumors of an Office reunion have been percolating for years, with former NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt fanning the flames back in 2018 by publicly expressing interest in a revival. Ever since then, the cast and writers have been grilled about a potential reunion at every opportunity - soon after Greenblatt's comments, star John Krasinski told IGN, "I love the idea of coming back together... I think it'd be impossible to get us all together to do a run of the series, but [British shows] have the Christmas specials." Carell then staged a mini-reunion when he hosted Saturday Night Live, with former co-stars Ellie Kemper, Ed Helms, and Jenna Fischer jokingly harassing him about returning for a reboot. Soon after, a number of cast members reunited at Daniels' home and recreated the character photo op from "A Benihana Christmas." More recently, Krasinski reunited with Carell for the first episode of his Some Good News webseries. "Some of the most fun memories, personally or professionally, are intertwined and connected with that show, without a doubt," Carell said. "Listen, I know everyone's talking about a reunion; hopefully one day, we just get to reunite as people, and just all get to say hi," Krasinski responded. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/25/the-office-surprising-reason-behind-steve-carells-exit-revealed-ign-now"] How would you feel about an Office reunion or revival special? Weigh in below, and read up on HBO Max's (sadly unscripted) Friends cast reunion coming later this year. [poilib element="poll" parameters="id=e43262ea-7d6a-4586-8295-b6e32ee0de59"]

Ever since The Office ended in 2013, fans have been clamoring for a reunion - and despite pretty much everyone involved admitting that reassembling the busy and successful cast would be a gargantuan task, there could be a glimmer of hope on the horizon (especially following the news that the Parks and Recreation cast is reuniting for a scripted special for charity). IGN spoke to The Office showrunner (and Parks and Rec co-creator) Greg Daniels ahead of the launch of his two upcoming streaming shows - Amazon's Upload (premiering May 1), and Netflix's Space Force (releasing May 29), which reunites Daniels with Office star Steve Carell - about the continued interest around an Office reunion, and whether he and Carell have discussed the possibility. "It’s so personally satisfying for me to work with Steve again, and I have talked with Steve about the fact that in a year or so we’re gonna start on Peacock as a rerun and I’m sure that they would love something, some sort of a… something," Daniels told IGN. "I’m a little reluctant to open up the characters’ endings because we wrote specifically to an ending, but as we hang around we sometimes think about [it]. And there is a script that was written in Season 1; there was an extra script written that was never shot, called 'Pet Day,' so I don’t know, sometimes we joke around about gathering to do Pet Day." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/17/amazons-upload-season-1-official-trailer"] Rumors of an Office reunion have been percolating for years, with former NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt fanning the flames back in 2018 by publicly expressing interest in a revival. Ever since then, the cast and writers have been grilled about a potential reunion at every opportunity - soon after Greenblatt's comments, star John Krasinski told IGN, "I love the idea of coming back together... I think it'd be impossible to get us all together to do a run of the series, but [British shows] have the Christmas specials." Carell then staged a mini-reunion when he hosted Saturday Night Live, with former co-stars Ellie Kemper, Ed Helms, and Jenna Fischer jokingly harassing him about returning for a reboot. Soon after, a number of cast members reunited at Daniels' home and recreated the character photo op from "A Benihana Christmas." More recently, Krasinski reunited with Carell for the first episode of his Some Good News webseries. "Some of the most fun memories, personally or professionally, are intertwined and connected with that show, without a doubt," Carell said. "Listen, I know everyone's talking about a reunion; hopefully one day, we just get to reunite as people, and just all get to say hi," Krasinski responded. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/25/the-office-surprising-reason-behind-steve-carells-exit-revealed-ign-now"] How would you feel about an Office reunion or revival special? Weigh in below, and read up on HBO Max's (sadly unscripted) Friends cast reunion coming later this year. [poilib element="poll" parameters="id=e43262ea-7d6a-4586-8295-b6e32ee0de59"]

Disney is reportedly considering keeping their theme parks and resorts, such as Disneyland in Anaheim and Disney World in Orlando, closed until at least the beginning of the new year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Disney parks remain indefinitely closed at the moment. According to the Los Angeles Times (via ScreenRant), the global financial advisory firm UBS informed their clients Monday that the "Walt Disney Co. is likely to wait until Jan. 1 to open its theme parks." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=avengers-campus-concept-art&captions=true"] And once they do, UBS predicts that Disney "will see only about 50% of 2019 attendance" and that they can expect reduced profitability until there's a vaccine for the coronavirus. Disney's stock dropped earlier this week following a downgrade from UBS. Disney Executive Chairman Bob Iger recently said Disney parks and resorts will implement new screening measures and health precautions once they reopen, including possibly taking visitors' temperatures, in order to ensure employee and customer safety. Disney is reportedly losing upwards of $30 million a day as a large swath of their businesses remain closed, a downturn in the media giant's fortunes that has seen their rival Netflix become more valuable than them. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/06/we-rode-star-wars-rise-of-the-resistance-at-galaxys-edge"] Fortunately, there are new attractions you can look forward to in the future when the parks reopen, like Disneyland's upcoming Avengers Campus and the new Spider-Man ride featuring Tom Holland. As for Disney films, the company recently announced a slate of new release dates for their movies postponed due to COVID-19, and have pivoted to releasing some of their titles, like Onward, earlier than expected on VOD. The studio also scrapped plans to release Artemis Fowl theatrically, opting to debut the film on Disney+ instead on June 12.

Disney is reportedly considering keeping their theme parks and resorts, such as Disneyland in Anaheim and Disney World in Orlando, closed until at least the beginning of the new year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Disney parks remain indefinitely closed at the moment. According to the Los Angeles Times (via ScreenRant), the global financial advisory firm UBS informed their clients Monday that the "Walt Disney Co. is likely to wait until Jan. 1 to open its theme parks." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=avengers-campus-concept-art&captions=true"] And once they do, UBS predicts that Disney "will see only about 50% of 2019 attendance" and that they can expect reduced profitability until there's a vaccine for the coronavirus. Disney's stock dropped earlier this week following a downgrade from UBS. Disney Executive Chairman Bob Iger recently said Disney parks and resorts will implement new screening measures and health precautions once they reopen, including possibly taking visitors' temperatures, in order to ensure employee and customer safety. Disney is reportedly losing upwards of $30 million a day as a large swath of their businesses remain closed, a downturn in the media giant's fortunes that has seen their rival Netflix become more valuable than them. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/06/we-rode-star-wars-rise-of-the-resistance-at-galaxys-edge"] Fortunately, there are new attractions you can look forward to in the future when the parks reopen, like Disneyland's upcoming Avengers Campus and the new Spider-Man ride featuring Tom Holland. As for Disney films, the company recently announced a slate of new release dates for their movies postponed due to COVID-19, and have pivoted to releasing some of their titles, like Onward, earlier than expected on VOD. The studio also scrapped plans to release Artemis Fowl theatrically, opting to debut the film on Disney+ instead on June 12.

While a number of states in the US are preparing to phase out stay-at-home orders and allow nonessential businesses to reopen, AMC Theaters is taking a more cautious approach. The company released a statement Friday indicating they won't be reopening movie theaters until closer to the release of major summer blockbusters like Christopher Nolan's Tenet. Via The Hollywood Reporter, AMC released a statement indicating the company's first priority is the well-being of its employees and customers. Additionally, given the lack of new releases between now and July, the company sees little point in reopening theaters until films like Tenet (scheduled for release on July 17) and Mulan (delayed until July 24) can drive ticket sales. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] AMC's statement reads: "As we plan our reopening, the health and safety of our guests and associates is our absolute highest priority. To be able to open, we also need a line of sight into a regular schedule of new theatrical blockbusters that get people truly excited about returning to their favorite movie theaters. Those blockbusters are scheduled to return this summer, beginning with Warner Brothers’ Tenet and Disney’s Mulan, with many more major titles scheduled immediately thereafter." The statement also indicates some AMC locations may undergo a soft reopening of sorts, with theaters slowly opening in the days and weeks leading up to Tenet's release and relying on "creative programming of immensely popular previously released films." AMC is among many companies hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. After closing more than 600 locations in March, the company furloughed its CEO and other corporate employees. AMC now faces financial uncertainty after its credit rating was downgraded amid fears the company will run out of cash during the closure. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/19/tenet-official-trailer"] While the slow phasing out of stay-at-home orders may be the light at the end of the tunnel AMC needs, there's certainly no guarantee the situation won't take a turn for the worse. WB recently confirmed Tenet is still on track for its July 17 release, but at this point it's one of the few summer blockbusters not to be significantly delayed. Some major 2020 releases like Venom: Let There Be Carnage have now been pushed back into 2021. Do you think theaters will be open for business by July? Let us know in the comments below. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

While a number of states in the US are preparing to phase out stay-at-home orders and allow nonessential businesses to reopen, AMC Theaters is taking a more cautious approach. The company released a statement Friday indicating they won't be reopening movie theaters until closer to the release of major summer blockbusters like Christopher Nolan's Tenet. Via The Hollywood Reporter, AMC released a statement indicating the company's first priority is the well-being of its employees and customers. Additionally, given the lack of new releases between now and July, the company sees little point in reopening theaters until films like Tenet (scheduled for release on July 17) and Mulan (delayed until July 24) can drive ticket sales. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] AMC's statement reads: "As we plan our reopening, the health and safety of our guests and associates is our absolute highest priority. To be able to open, we also need a line of sight into a regular schedule of new theatrical blockbusters that get people truly excited about returning to their favorite movie theaters. Those blockbusters are scheduled to return this summer, beginning with Warner Brothers’ Tenet and Disney’s Mulan, with many more major titles scheduled immediately thereafter." The statement also indicates some AMC locations may undergo a soft reopening of sorts, with theaters slowly opening in the days and weeks leading up to Tenet's release and relying on "creative programming of immensely popular previously released films." AMC is among many companies hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. After closing more than 600 locations in March, the company furloughed its CEO and other corporate employees. AMC now faces financial uncertainty after its credit rating was downgraded amid fears the company will run out of cash during the closure. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/19/tenet-official-trailer"] While the slow phasing out of stay-at-home orders may be the light at the end of the tunnel AMC needs, there's certainly no guarantee the situation won't take a turn for the worse. WB recently confirmed Tenet is still on track for its July 17 release, but at this point it's one of the few summer blockbusters not to be significantly delayed. Some major 2020 releases like Venom: Let There Be Carnage have now been pushed back into 2021. Do you think theaters will be open for business by July? Let us know in the comments below. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Google is hosting another Stadia Connect on Tuesday, April 28, at 9am PT/12pm ET/4pm GMT on YouTube, and those who tune in will "hear from the team and see a few new games coming to Stadia." A short teaser accompanied the announcement on Google Stadia's Twitter, but no further details were given as to what can be expected from the presentation.

It's time for another #StadiaConnect! Tune in this Tuesday 4/28 9AM PT / 6PM CET on YouTube to hear from the team and see a few new games coming to Stadia. pic.twitter.com/Fuao6QvHF3

— Stadia (@GoogleStadia) April 24, 2020

This Stadia Connect arrives shortly after Stadia began rolling out the free option for its streaming service that allows anyone with a Gmail account to sign up and stream games they purchase with up to 1080p/60fps and stereo surround sound. Those who sign up also earned two free months of Stadia Pro, which costs $9.99 and gives subscribers free games like Destiny 2 and the ability to stream games at 4K/60fps and with HDR. It may be too early to hear from some of them, but Google Stadia has been building up its first-party studios with moves like hiring former God of War executive producer Shannon Studstill to lead a new Google Stadia Games and Entertainment studio in Playa Vista, California. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/08/google-stadia-is-free-starting-today"] Stadia also recently acquired Typhoon Studios, the developers behind Journey to the Savage Planet. While you wait for this new Stadia Connect, be sure to check out our final review of Google Stadia and all the games available on the streaming platform. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=google-stadia-review&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN who can't wait and is so excited he just can't hide it. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.