Kiwi 'Star Wars'

Jabba the Hutt, meet Jake the Muss. Once Were Warriors stars Temuera Morrison and Rena Owen are the latest in a batch of New Zealand actors who will appear in Star Wars Episode 2.

Marton Csokas, who plays Celeborn in The Lord Of The Rings, and veteran TV and film actor Ian Watkin will also appear in the George Lucas-directed movie being filmed in Sydney.

Morrison will play a bounty hunter, Csokas a planetary leader and Watkin "a food server." Owen's role has yet to be announced.

Last month two other New Zealanders were cast - Jay Laga'aia as a "loyal security officer" and 13-year-old Daniel Logan as "a mysterious young boy."