When casting Chirrut Îmwe, Lucasfilm had only two candidates: Donnie Yen at $4 million and Jet Li at $10 million. Yen hesitated to join the franchise until his young son's obsession with Star Wars comics won him over. Once on board, Yen personally proposed making his character blind, shaping one of the film's most memorable roles.
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