TheStar Warsfranchise is seemingly move nearer to casting the ideal actor for the bouncy - actionDarth Revan . The critically herald 2003 video gameStar war : knight of the Old Republicintroduced Revan as a customizable musician character , and subsequently works from the Legends continuity would inflate on Revan ’s backstory and give him a canonical appearance and grammatical gender . Revan ’s sanctioned appearance has , notably , led to one particular actor becoming a popular casting choice for a suppositious live - action iteration of the Sith Lord - turned Jedi Knight .

Revan has a long and elaborated chronicle in theStar WarsLegends persistence , initially being a Jedi Knight but falling to the glum side and becoming the dreaded Sith Lord Darth Revan . Due to a Force - power retentiveness wipe , Revan forgets his dark yesteryear and is eventually retrain as a Jedi , persist on the Jedi track even after discovering that he had once been a Sith Lord . Revan , along with many other popularStar WarsLegends characters , was initially absent from the modernStar Warscanon after the dealership underwent a fond reboot in April 2014 .

Revan was eventually confirmed to exist in the modernStar Warscanonvia an Easter egg inStar war : The Rise of Skywalker . The Sith ageless regular army names its legion after noted Sith Lords , with the 3rd Legion also being known as the Revan Legion . While the forward-looking canon has revealed picayune else about the young version of Revan , a future property could bring him into the land of live - action , with the pop pick of Keanu Reeves potentially playing the Sith Lord .

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Darth Revan almost appeared in the modern canon’sStar Wars : The Clone Wars .

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Star Wars Is Reportedly Interested In Casting Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves was reportedly moot as a potential role player for Jedi Master SolinThe Acolyte . Reeves was , ultimately , passed over in favor of Lee Jung - jae , yetLucasfilm is reportedly still interested in hurtle Reeves in another character . Although there are no known plan for a live - actionStar Warsproperty that explores theKnights of the Old Republic’sera in the new timeline , Reeves would be the ideal histrion for Revan , if Lucasfilm ever make up one’s mind to create a reimagined version of the iconic Sith Lord in live - action .

Knights of the Old Republicallows actor to not only customise Revan ’s coming into court and gender , but also choose whether the former Sith Lord remains a Jedi or fall to the dark side yet again . Various study finally sustain that Revan persist a Jedi and was male person , with one specific appearance selection being his canonical one . player have noted the canonic Revan appearance ’s shadowy resemblance to Keanu Reeves , leading him to be the preferent molding pick for a resilient - action Revan . If a future bouncy - actionStar Warsproperty ever include Revan , Keanu Reeves would be the idealistic actor for the role .

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Star Wars is a multimedia franchise that started in 1977 by creator George Lucas. After the release of Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope (originally just titled Star Wars), the franchise quickly exploded, spawning multiple sequels, prequels, TV shows, video games, comics, and much more. After Disney acquired the rights to the franchise, they quickly expanded the universe on Disney+, starting with The Mandalorian.

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