Does Jyn Erso Have a Sister in Star Wars: Rogue One?

Over the past few days, we’ve learned quite a bit about Disney’s firstStar WarsspinoffRogue One: A Star Wars Story, including a rumor that this adventure may not use theopening crawl, like the first sevenStar Warsmovies before it. We’ve gotten confirmation regarding the identities of several different characters as of late, but today a new rumor has surfaced which could hint thatFelicity Jones' Jyn Erso may have a sister. There may be potential SPOILERS below, so read on at your own risk.

Ever since fans learned thatFelicity Jones’s character is namedJyn Erso, there has been speculation that she could be the mother of Rey (Daisy Ridley) fromStar Wars: The Force Awakens.Daisy Ridleyherself shot down these rumors recently, but a new report fromMaking Star Warsclaims that Jyn Erso’s sibling may be featured in this story. The site spotted an IMDB listing forValene Kane, who is playing a character named Lyra Erso inRogue One.

You may recall that,Lyra Ersowas mentioned in a report from six months ago, who was originally believed to beFelicity Jones' character before she was revealed as Jyn Erso. That report claimed thatGabrielle Fritzwas serving as a double for the Lyra Erso actress, and her bio reveals that she is the exact height asValene Kane. The site also speculates that, sinceValene Kaneis too close in age to be playing Jyn Erso’s mother, the mysterious Lyra Erso will likely either be Jyn’s sister, or perhaps her mother in flashback scenes.

Of course, just because she’s on IMDB, doesn’t mean she’s actually in the film itself, since there are numerous inaccuracies on the site. If she is actually part of the cast, she joinsMads Mikkelsenas Galen Erso, Jyn’s father,Ben Mendelsohnas the villainous Krennic,Alan Tuydkvoicing the new droid K-2SO,Forest Whitakeras Saw Gerrera,Diego Luna’s Captain Cassian Andor,Donnie Yenplays Chirrut Imwe andJiang Wen’s Baze. We’ll have to wait and see if we get any confirmation about Lyra Erso as we get closer to the December 16 release date.

Gareth Edwards, best known forMonstersandGodzilla, is directing the movie, and he recently oversaw reshoots that spanned four weeks this summer. The reshoots are not affectingRogue One’s December 16 release date, and the studio hopes to present a new glimpse at the movie during San Diego Comic-Con next month. Stay tuned for more onRogue Oneas more details come in.