A video has been released online featuring Kelly Marie Tran’s audition for the part of Rose Tico in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Although Kelly Marie Tran may not have been too familiar with the galaxy far, far away when she signed up for The Last Jedi, it’s clear from the interviews in this video that the significance of being cast as Rose was not lost upon the actress.
Although many of the characters in The Last Jedi were previously introduced in 2015’s The Force Awakens, Resistance fighter Rose was the second installment’s most notable newcomer.
Footage from this audition – filmed roughly a year before The Last Jedi began shooting – has now been released officially release online.