Tatiana Maslany, Olivia Cooke, and Gina Rodriguez are frontrunners. Read the full article on AICN We know that Benicio Del Toro is likely playing the villain in Rian Johnson’s STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII, but now we have another crop of potential fresh faces to the franchise. The Wrap reports that the following actresses are in contention for the female lead in the follow-up to THE FORCE AWAKENS: Tatiana Maslany, Olivia Cooke, and Gina Rodriguez. All three are up-and-comers with at least one breakout role to their credit.