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Felicity Jones on Training For Rogue One, and Jyn Erso's Role in The Rebellion


Following the premiere of the latest Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer, Entertainment Weekly interviewed Felicity Jones to ask about her role as Jyn Erso, the training she had to do for the film, and her character's place in the Rebellion, and it sounds like she's a highly-motivated rebel who will display through remarkable strength thanks to his relentless determination:

"I'm laughing now, but at the time, it was physically exhausting. It took a lot of hours of practice, and I worked with a kung fu coach, and I learned to fight, even though I never thought beating up Stormtroopers was something I'd be doing in my job. It came through hard work and lots of practice and rehearsals. Physically, [Jyn is] smaller than everyone else around her, but…when someone has something they believe in, that's what powers them, that's what motivates them, that's what can give someone enormous strength."

When talking about the role of women in the Rebellion, Jones said:

"I would say there's a huge amount of respect for women in the Rebellion. Mon Mothma is ultimately, for Jyn, someone she looks up to. So even as the film opens [Jyn] has a very strong female role model in front of her, and someone she respects. It's vital. As we're seeing in politics, it is a world where women are becoming leaders of nations, and films should be reflecting that."

It's good to see strong female characters like Jyn Erso and Rey become the focus of the new generation of Star Wars films.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will hit theaters on December 16, 2016.

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