![]() The question was asked: The character of Rose has done so much for diversity in film and changing our perspective of Star Wars. On what it’s like to be a strong female Asian role model in Rose Tico You watch them now and they’re still incredible. Obviously after you get it, you watch all these movies, and there’s nothing but just amazement especially for those original films. When I was auditioning for this movie I never thought to myself, How can I make this more like the characters that are so iconic to all these people? I had this gift of being able to look at that paper, and just be what I thought was honest, and what I thought Rian had written onto that paper. Just the ability to collaborate, and really work with people. I don’t know that as an actor you could have a more fulfilling experience than that. ![]() It says a lot more about everyone else involved than about me. It felt like I was in someone’s backyard making a small movie with my friends. Finally, when we were there, and we were on set, it felt like home. I had to tell them I was living in Canada and that I was working on this small movie that no one had ever heard of. And then I finally got to set in London, after four months of not being able to tell anyone…and lying for so long to my parents and my family. There were definitely moments of just being so horrified. I never thought that I would actually get there. I was just staring at the floor, like, oh my god! I was treading water for so long. I had imagined this moment for so long, and I thought that I would be so ecstatic, and I’d be jumping up and down.Īnd when it happened, I was so scared. Kelly Marie Tran is Rose and John Boyega is Finn in THE LAST JEDI. Then he says… I want to offer you this role. We go into this room, and at first, there’s a little small talk. And then Rian got there, and he told me to come on up. I remember sitting in the waiting room and picking up the book that was on the table and casually reading this book. I had goosebumps and thought, ‘either he’s gonna be, like, you have it, or he’s gonna be, like, look, nice try kid.’ I remember saying I had to go to lunch, and driving over to this meeting, feeling almost like I feel now. I got this call from my agent saying that Rian wanted to meet with me before the Thanksgiving break. I was still working my day job as an assistant. And the whole time… and still now, I’m just trying to be present in all of it. The final test was in London with full hair and makeup. It was a five-month audition process and it included a surprise chemistry read with John Boyega. ![]() I want to have fun with John, like, at this test. I’m just gonna have fun with the people who are here. ![]()
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