Is Felicity Jones Playing Princess Leia in Star War Standalone?

The Oscar-nominated British actress Felicity Jones has fended off stiff competition from Rooney Mara and Tatiana Maslany to play the lead in Gareth Edwards's forthcoming Star Wars standalone movie.

Edwards' (Godzilla) is directing the 3-D feature, while Chris Weitz is penning the script after replacing Gary Whitta, who wrote the original version. Plot details are currently unknown and Jones plays no part in J.J Abrams' upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Still, the movie will go into produc...