Published 16:50 IST, January 3rd 2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker scenes with Leia were difficult, says Kelly Marie Tran
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was the final instalment of the Star Wars saga and here is what Kelly Marie Tran had to say about her time filming. Read on.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which was the last installment of the Star Wars saga, was released on December 20, 2019. After over 40 years of history, the Star Wars saga came to an end with its latest installment The Rise of Skywalker. Here is what one of the popular characters of Star Wars Rose Tico had to say about her working experience for the Star Wars franchise.
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See what Kelly Marie Tran has to say on her scenes with Leia
Kelly Marie Tran who plays Rose Tico recently said in an interview that she faced many difficulties while filming her scenes with Princess Leia for the movie Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Tran added that the film had to use the old footage of Carrie Fisher who passed away in 2016 (who portrayed Princess Leia in the Star Wars movie). Tran revealed that she had to go through many takes which include Leia rather than those in which Tran was supposed to feature alone. She revealed that because of the fact that she had to respond and react to Leia’s old footage, she had to imagine what Carrie Fisher would have looked like while delivering dialogue and only then she could act. The audience blamed the film franchise for sidelining Tran's character that too when The Last Jedi part showcased Tran to apparently play the lead role in the last part of the franchise.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s writer Chris Terrio’s statement about Tran’s role
When people started talking against the franchise for shortening Rose’s character, the co-writer of the film stated that they had actually shot a number of additional scenes that showcased Rose Tico working alongside Leia for the Resistance. But most of the scenes were scrapped because the prerecorded footage of Carrie Fisher (that they were supposed to use for Princess Leia’s part) didn’t work the way he and director J.J. Abrams wanted and that is why Tran’s role got shortened inturn.
Will Rose Tico have any future roles in the Star Wars franchise spin-offs?
The conclusion is that the author-director J.J Abrams and co-writer Terrio didn't plan to sideline Rose Tico’s role and it was something that happened on the way. But it would always be an unfortunate event that Tran got only 76 seconds for the last part of the Star Wars franchise that too when she was criticised and was given sexist and racist remarks during her portrayal in The Last Jedi. One can only hope for a future Star Wars project to feature Rose Tico in their upcoming ventures.
Updated 16:50 IST, January 3rd 2020