Mara Jade To Appear In Episode 9? | Snoke’s 2nd Apprentice?

Fans of Mara Jade should be rejoicing as it seems J.J. Abrams and casting director Nina Gold are looking to hire somebody to play a character in Star Wars Episode 9 under the code name «Mara». Although code names during production usually do change by the final release, it is very interesting that they would use the name «Mara.» Could this be an attempt to appease hard core fans after the backlash The Last Jedi caused?