Star Wars 9: ‘You almost told me!’ Keri Russell nearly drops BIG spoiler in TV interview
KERI RUSSELL was probed for Star Wars: Episode 9 spoilers when she appeared on Stephen Colbert’s US chatshow last night.
Star Wars 9: Keri Russell teases details of movie
Russell is among those joining the cast of the upcoming movie as a brand new character, although her character’s exact identity is not yet known. It’s no surprise that she remained generally tight-lipped while Colbert tried to get details from her, but - as well as revealing that she has the “coolest costume” in the blockbuster - Colbert thought she very nearly gave away the as-yet-unannounced title.
Star Wars 9’s official name is still a mystery, and fans now expect it to be released at Star Wars Celebration in April.
When Colbert tried to subtly ask Russell for it, she looked somewhat uncertain before saying quietly: “I don’t even know…”
Colbert laughed: “You almost told me! And then you caught yourself before you said anything!”
Russell did later reveal: “I do have the coolest costume, I will say that.”
She also spoke about her 11-year-old son giving her kudos for landing such an impressive role.
“I am not kidding, I can’t impress that kid to save my life,” she said.
“I tell him all the time how cool I am and he doesn’t believe me!
“But this… when JJ Abrams talked to me, I got off the phone and I was like, ‘River! You can’t tell any of your friends but I’m doing a really cool project. Star Wars.’”
The child said very calmly, “that is cool”, before moving on.
“That’s it! That’s all I got!” Russell laughed.
Other newbies in the next film include Richard E Grant, Naomi Ackie and Dominic Monaghan. Matt Smith, meanwhile, has denied he’s on board.
Star Wars 9 is out on December 19 in the UK.