![]() A mechanic whose sister Paige (Veronica Ngo) dies early on in the movie, Rose teams up with Finn (John Boyega) to track down a master codebreaker on Canto Bight. Please consider interning, joining our staff or submitting a story. The character of Rose Tico was introduced in the second installment of Lucasfilm's sequel trilogy, Rian Johnson's Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Go to our Twitter feed and Facebook page for more content. We’re an all-volunteer effort of dedicated staff and interns. “’I cannot wait to see what this next generation does ‘cause the rules that we grew up believing are so…’ Tran pauses and lets out a laugh, ‘They’re lies.’”ĪsAmNews has Asian America in its heart. Made-up universes and real-life spaces that are still evolving to Have a place on the big screen, in a galaxy far far away. New hope, especially for young Asian American fans – that they, too, can Now that the Skywalker saga is ending, Tran thinks that Tico offers a ![]() The Variety article, written before the general release of Episode 9, foretells Rose’s fate, but ends with a tinge of hope from Tran: ![]() ‘Where’s Rose?’ is one of the biggest disappointments of 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ By Jonathan Olley #RiseofSkywalker #RoseTico - Degrassi High December 20, 2019 After Rose was introduced in The Last Jedi, they went on a hate-filled on-line campaign causing Tran to cut herself off social media and forcing the director Rian Johnson and Abrams to go on the record in interviews defending the Rose Tico character and Tran.Īfter becoming the moral center of The Last Jedi and saving Finn’s ass (Boyega) from a senseless suicide attack, Rose deserved better. One explanation offered on social media is that director and producer JJ Abrams yielded to the fanboy trollers who like their women in spandex and their heroes White. I’m not sure what the decision process was in the making of what we are told will be the last Star Wars movie, for Rose Tico fans, including those Asian Americans cosplaying her at the numerous comic-cons, Rise of Skywalker is a major, major disappointment to say the least. The new couple (or, so we thought) appeared embarrassed at letting their emotions get the better of them in the previous (Episode 8) of the 9-part saga. Her extraordinary heroism in Last Jedi, ending with a kiss with John Boyega’s Finn, one of the main characters, has long been forgotten. Because it was previously a cosmic story that largely focused on white protagonists.Rose’s role in the Rise of Skywalker has been significantly reduced to barely more than an extra lingering in the background. Kelly Marie Tran’s comments definitely highlight the disparity in the business, as she didn’t even think that she had a chance to land a Star Wars role. There’s been a ton of conversation over the last years about the power of representation, and Hollywood’s need to tell diverse stories. So I just was like, 'Oh, I'm obviously not gonna get this, but one day I'll tell my grandchildren how lucky I was to audition for this thing, and that was a cool thing that I did. I never thought to myself that I would actually get it because, again, I keep going back to this idea, this culture of belief, but like, I grew up watching those movies and they are all white. In honor of AANHPI Heritage Month, Tran was interviewed for the Star Wars website, where she explained why she didn’t originally think she’d be welcomed into the space opera. She’d go on to reprise her character in The Rise of Skywalker, albeit in a much smaller role. Kelly Marie Tran made her Star Wars debut in Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi, playing Resistance worker Rose Tico.
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