Originally published on http://news.moviefone.com/2015/01/30/tatiana-maslany-lead-role-star-wars-spinoff/ According to Total Geeks, via Comic Book Movie, the ridiculously talented and adorable "Orphan Black" star Tatiana Maslany has beaten out actresses like Rooney Mara and Felicity Jones for the lead role in Gareth Edwards's forthcoming "Star Wars" spin-off movie (the one due in the winter of 2016).