Riz Ahmed is Bodhi Rook in Rogue One

Sources tell Variety that “Nightcrawler” actor Riz Ahmed is the top choice for the male lead in the “Star Wars” anthology film “Rogue One.”

http://variety.com/t/riz-ahmed/


http://variety.com/2015/film/news/rogue-one-riz-ahmed-star-wars-1201477804/

 

Little to go by without names and descriptions, but going by the one image it certainly looks like Riz Ahmed might be the hacker/ tec. download guy, securing and inevitably transmitting the Death Star plans to Leia.

Not sure if they actually infiltrate the Death Star, Or some Imperial Base/ HQ/ Ship yards?, but is he wearing a uniform and Imperial looking logo on his arm?

 

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Spotting Riz from those leaked set photos ...


Bottom right?
Is that him (actually two of him actor and double)?
Check out the gizmo on his back. From the cast pic, they seem to be establishing him as the tech/hacker guy who may actually download and inevitably transmit the DS plans.
What do you think, is that him looking like a big turtle, carrying his hacker-gear?




Also the same pack can be seen here two of them leaning against the orange "crates" on the other side of the set...

(along with other Rogue gear - Duplicates of Yen's staff, Wen's unique amo-feed-gun, and Luna's (or other Rebel's) blasters.)

 

Everyone else's thread got a bump.
Did anyone catch him in the trailer?

 

Riz Ahmed plays Bodhi a rebel soldier

 

Ah, I wasn't sure what you were referring to, you mean these guys?

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That definitely seems like it could be a variation of the uniform he is wearing, minus the vest.
And on the opposite shoulder we can now more clearly see he wears the imperial logo.


Probably (with Erso and Andor) he uses the uniform to infiltrate the base. And disguised as a technician may be (as suspected) the one to actually download and/or transmit the plans.
His apparent absence in the first trailer may indicate not his lack of role, but his scenes reveal to much on how things play out.

Also rumor going around his full name is 'Bodhi Rook' which sounds cool!

 

'Bodhi Rook' confirmed: Can a mod update his name?

Lead pilot and hot-headed!
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One of the more surprising character reveals at Celebration was Riz Ahmed describing Bodhi Rook, who like Chirrut and Baze is also a native of the occupied planet.
The twist however is the Imperial uniform he is wearing isn't a disguise, he revealed he actually works for the Empire.
It's how he makes a living.

Which is an interesting twist, there was hints of this in the deleted Biggs scenes, who described jumping ship and joining the Rebels, and now Fin, it should be interesting to see how his joining the Rebels plays out.

It was funny as he described it as how people might work for a big "organization" that they don’t necessarily agree with everything they do, and he's kind of questioning things.
Then you can here Kathleen Kennedy cracking up .t:

 

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Interesting.