Felicity Jones on the Rogue One Reshoots

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Oscar nominee Felicity Jones sat down with New York Magazine to discuss her latest projects. The 32-year-old actress had a busy year with a total of 4 roles in 2016. The biggest one of course is her portrayal of Sergeant Jyn Erso in the first Star Wars spin-off movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Read on to find out what Felicity said about the Rogue One reshoots, and the physical challenges of the role…

 

 

From Vulture:

All three of your films this fall are very different from one another, and not a single one of them plops you in some Victorian costume drama, which is unusual for a young British actress.
It’s an absolute joy not to be in a corset! But particularly with Rogue One and with Inferno, the action element is different for me. So from the pain of the corset, I’ve now gone to the pain of three-hour workouts and having to learn how to fight.

 

What was it like to be No. 1 on the call sheet of a massive film like Rogue One?

I have to say that punctuality isn’t always my strong point, but when I was making that film, I made damn sure that I was on time every single day.

 

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It’s been reported that Rogue One has gone in for extensive reshoots. True?
Well, you often come back on films. It’s just a way of building on what you already have and making the film the best it can be.

 

So the only downside to having to do reshoots is the resumption of those three-hour workouts?
The downside is that I have absolutely no life, and my friends think I disappeared off the face of the Earth, because I’m in a goddamn gym every morning.

 

Being a female lead in a Star Wars movie is really challenging. Proof for that are the numerous training videos that Daisy Ridley posted on Instagram during the filming of Star Wars: Episode VIII.

Do you think Felicity Jones will be a good fit for the Star Wars universe? Knowing that we never heard about her character in previous movies and TV series, do you think she will sacrifice herself at the end of the movie? Tell us what you think in the comments below.

 

 

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79 thoughts on “Felicity Jones on the Rogue One Reshoots

  • August 22, 2016 at 7:35 pm
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    She is pretty funny lol

  • August 22, 2016 at 7:38 pm
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    Kyle also posted this outtake on twitter:

    • August 22, 2016 at 8:52 pm
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      Yes. That rank was revealed by Hasbro’s Black Series figure of Jyn.

  • August 22, 2016 at 7:58 pm
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    People are making a bit deal out of the reshoots, but I’m really not concerned. Gritty and violent, if indeed were the qualities too strong in the first cut, doesn’t necessarily make a great movie. I might be in the minority in this, but I think of the movie Elysium with Matt Damon, and some of the violence and language in that movie, to me, detracted from what would have been a stronger movie without it.

    Or if that isn’t it, maybe the first cut just wasn’t as good as it could be. Maybe it was “good”, but execs said that it needs to be “great”. We’ll know after December if they were a good idea or not! But as many actors have already said, reshoots are very common in movies these days.

  • August 22, 2016 at 8:45 pm
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    She doesn’t have to die at all. She just isn’t relevant to the Star Wars story moving forward. They could grant her amnesty for her crimes or whatever she did and give her a nice villa somewhere to relax the rest of her life.

    • August 22, 2016 at 9:38 pm
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      I agree.

    • August 22, 2016 at 9:54 pm
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      for drama’s sake i hope she does, but this still being a star wars movie she probably won’t.

      • August 23, 2016 at 7:51 pm
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        oh people die in SW, I assure you

        • August 23, 2016 at 9:17 pm
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          some times, but never the main character. and i get that they have to factor kids into the equation which is fine.

          • August 24, 2016 at 3:06 am
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            Han Solo is pretty main

          • August 24, 2016 at 3:08 am
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            TFA was definitely dark in places. Especially for being the first one in a new trilogy

    • August 22, 2016 at 10:06 pm
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      “Sort of a Joan of Arc figure”
      Dead as a doornail.

      • August 23, 2016 at 7:50 pm
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        It certainly wouldn’t shock me if she does all I’m saying is it’s not a must for continuity

    • August 23, 2016 at 2:01 am
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      I guess the Rebels could reward Jyn with a beach house on Alderaan. That would then explain why we never see her again.

      • August 23, 2016 at 7:46 pm
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        Haha, thanks Jyn!!

  • August 22, 2016 at 10:09 pm
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    It would be sweet if she is reys mom but died off screen. This would be a cool way to tell the story of reys mom. Luke could be like she was a rebel fighter who died shortly after you were born and we would be like we know her!

    • August 22, 2016 at 10:12 pm
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      Let’s make the galaxy as teeny-tiny as possible, because that’s wasn’t a problem in the prequels.

      • August 22, 2016 at 10:38 pm
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        you mean having anakin build C-3PO wasn’t expanding the universe? 😉

        • August 23, 2016 at 12:18 am
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          that was ****ed beyond measure. Darth Vader building C3-PO. Deary ******* me

          • August 23, 2016 at 1:38 am
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            indeed there wasn’t even a point to it plot wise. Unless he saw into the future and figured he might need 3po as spare parts for his own limbless body.

          • August 23, 2016 at 1:30 pm
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            It’s almost always people who saw 4-6 first have a problem with it. Younger people that see them by episode number won’t really see it as an issue.

        • August 23, 2016 at 7:27 am
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          Wait, are you suggesting there was something wrong with the idea that a 9-year-old desert-dwelling slave would build a standardized droid to help his slave mother with etiquette and protocol?

        • August 23, 2016 at 1:28 pm
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          I don’t see how C-3PO being built was any problem anymore…he owned by Anakin & Padme (as is R2) and left with the Organa’s when Leia is. How does that shrink anything?

          • August 24, 2016 at 12:02 am
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            My biggest issue is that it didn’t make sense for him to build his mom a protocol droid. In hindsight it would have better if 3PO was the Queen’s and R2 was built by Anakin. He would have been way more useful, it would explain his unique personality and his and Anakin’s friendship.

        • August 24, 2016 at 3:56 am
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          How else would 3PO show up in the PT? Him bumping into Artoo for the first time because he belongs to some random senator or something would make the world even more coincidental and “smaller.” I thought it was a nice touch having Anakin be a 10 yo boy and demonstrate his ability to build a protocol droid (who just so happened to be the one we know and love). Also thought it was a cool way to make his fall to the dark side a bit more impactful, simply because it raises the question of “How a character that we all adore be the creation of a person who becomes so evil.”

          • August 24, 2016 at 4:25 am
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            K.

          • August 24, 2016 at 4:27 am
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            Lmaoo

      • August 23, 2016 at 1:36 am
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        Umm. Huh? The prequels expanded the galaxy a hundred fold. And in the OT it was all connectee as well in terms of characters… Luke, leia, vader… That was set up before PT came out. What saga have you been watching?

    • August 23, 2016 at 1:04 am
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      regardless if that’s a good thing or bad, if I was to bet right now I’d go for 60% chance Jynn is Rey’s mother

      • August 23, 2016 at 1:28 am
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        They have said the standalone movies will not tie into the saga.

        • August 23, 2016 at 1:33 am
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          No where did they say that. They said they wouldnt be connected like the main episodes (hence the standalone moniker) but already this movie has vader in it so it ties into the main episodes.

          I dont think jyn is reys mother but it would be cool.

          • August 23, 2016 at 4:51 am
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            Kathleen Kennedy:

            ““George [Lucas] was so clear as to how that works. The canon that he created was the Star Wars saga. Right now, episode seven falls within that canon. The spin-off movies, or we may come up with some other way to call those films, they exist within that vast universe that he created.

            “There is no attempt being made to carry characters (from the standalone films) in and out of the saga episodes. Consequently, from the creative standpoint, it’s a roadmap that George made pretty clear.”

            And Pablo has said it on twitter many a time.

        • August 23, 2016 at 2:13 am
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          Well, the fact that the they are stealing the plans for the death star, it has some characters from the main saga, and it sets up IV….. i think they tie together lol

          • August 23, 2016 at 2:17 am
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            He means it’s not part of the Skywalker story.

            SMH

          • August 23, 2016 at 3:21 am
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            last i checked…. Anakin Skywalker is in the story. Also…. How would Jyn being Rey’s mother have anything to do with that? So…..

          • August 23, 2016 at 7:03 am
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            no revelations for the ST will be coming in the spinoffs as much we want them to.

          • August 23, 2016 at 4:50 am
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            That’s not what they mean. The Death Star is an obvious link. But Jyn isn’t being set up to be Rey’s mom.

          • August 25, 2016 at 1:15 am
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            Not set and end up being are two different things.

          • August 25, 2016 at 4:33 am
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            Right. But the result will be the same: not happening.

          • August 25, 2016 at 4:42 am
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            Don’t bother with that guy. Seriously.

          • August 25, 2016 at 2:54 pm
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            Thank you for the advice.

        • August 23, 2016 at 11:39 am
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          in what way? last time i checked Rogue One was about events that directly tie in to ANH…

          • August 23, 2016 at 2:56 pm
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            Kathleen Kennedy:

            ““George [Lucas] was so clear as to how that works. The canon that he created was the Star Wars saga. Right now, episode seven falls within that canon. The spin-off movies, or we may come up with some other way to call those films, they exist within that vast universe that he created.

            “There is no attempt being made to carry characters (from the standalone films) in and out of the saga episodes. Consequently, from the creative standpoint, it’s a roadmap that George made pretty clear.”

            And Pablo has said it on twitter many a time.

          • August 23, 2016 at 6:14 pm
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            but you know, R1 has Vader in it, Han Solo will have (wait for it) Han, so I think these lines are blurred right there. also the stories from stand alones do influence the saga so yeah, i wouldnt see it as completely separate

          • August 23, 2016 at 8:26 pm
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            You are talking about different things here. The characters that ALREADY exist in the saga will of COURSE exist in the standalone movies. But the new characters are not being created to jump into the saga movies.

          • August 25, 2016 at 1:15 am
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            Whats your point?

      • August 23, 2016 at 3:33 am
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        Even though she’d be in her late 40s by the time Rey is born? Sure it’s not impossible, I guess.

        • August 23, 2016 at 11:47 am
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          I wouldnt read it as a total debunk, she just said that based on their appearance and ethnicity making a conection is stupid. Which is true, Finn – Land’s son and other bs.. However, we may see more stuff in R1 that will enforce or disprove the theory. For me the stormtrooper doll was screaming ‘theres something going on’. I dont think Rey’s Skywalker and if that is the case, I’m sure they’ll introduce her parent(s) in one way or another in the new canon so when the reveal comes its gonna have a double impact. + Poe’s parents, Snap (ugh) parents already appeared in canon. With Rey theyve got the comfort of not revealing her last name so its possible that we might have already read about them in one of the books. IMO I think theyd save them for the movies, and R1 seems like a perfect opportunity

          • August 23, 2016 at 2:56 pm
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            100% promise it’s not happening. Don’t be disappointed.

          • August 23, 2016 at 6:11 pm
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            i mean, personaly, i dont really care, so i wouldnt be disappointed one way or the other; yet, I still think its more than plausible. time will tell

          • August 23, 2016 at 8:26 pm
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            I consider it impossible, but we shall see!

          • August 24, 2016 at 12:59 pm
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            I feel like Jyn Erso would have had to make it all the way through the empires fall. Which I don’t think she will make it passed this movie. I still think Rey’s mom is someone we haven’t seen until episode 8 maybe. And she’s Luke’s accidental baby lol. Course I haven’t kept up with all the new books so I dunno.

            And complete and total side note. I was watching the Clone Wars today, and I noticed the droids called Asajj Ventres “supreme leader” in a couple different episodes. I don’t know what happened in Dark Disciple (book) but could Ventress still be alive? I just thought the supreme leader thing was strange and wonder if Ventress doesn’t have a place in the Sequel trilogy.

    • August 23, 2016 at 2:16 am
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      No, that would be pathetic. This is meant to tell a story about new characters.

      • August 25, 2016 at 1:13 am
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        No that would be potentially awesome. It would still be a new story about new characters.

  • August 22, 2016 at 10:11 pm
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    “Being a female lead in a Star Wars movie is really challenging.”
    .
    Showing up for work on time is hard. Going to the gym when physicality and your ability to perform action sequences is hard. Come on, what is that supposed to mean?

    • August 23, 2016 at 4:31 am
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      Writing your comment, as a man, must have been really challenging.

      • August 23, 2016 at 8:02 am
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        Strong female characters in Star Wars have a high mortality rate (Padme, Night Sisters, Ahsoka, Leia if rumors are correct.) It would be nice if they don’t kill off Jyn Erso.

        • August 23, 2016 at 1:24 pm
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          I haven’t read one rumor that Leia dies in EP8, only ones where she is injured.

        • August 23, 2016 at 2:20 pm
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          Isn’t the mortality rate for mortals 100%?

    • August 25, 2016 at 4:40 am
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      Your comment alone illustrates her point beautifully.

  • August 23, 2016 at 2:15 am
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    “All three of your films this fall
    are very different from one another, and not a single one of them plops
    you in some Victorian costume drama, which is unusual for a young
    British actress.”

    I can’t speak for Jones,but a a Brit I find this comment rather insulting and one that advances a stereotype.

    • August 23, 2016 at 3:32 am
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      It’s exactly the opposite — it’s saying it’s sad that British actors are so frequently stuck doing period melodramas and it’s nice that Felicity Jones is bucking that trend.

    • August 23, 2016 at 4:00 am
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      If it’s any consolation, you guys also make the best ancient Romans. I think it’s a law that anyone in ancient Rome has to speak with a British accent on TV.

    • August 24, 2016 at 4:14 pm
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      How is it insulting?

      It’s just a fact that there are a lot of those roles.

  • August 23, 2016 at 7:57 am
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    I’m a little curious as to how this movie ends. From what I can guess, many of the characters may die and the Death Star goes on to destroy Alderaan… Or is this AFTER Alderaan is destroyed?

    • August 23, 2016 at 8:00 am
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      No, bail organa is still alive so alderaan is safe for the moment. I feel like at some point they hinted that the final shot of this movie will be the iconic first shot of the original Star Wars.

      • August 23, 2016 at 8:03 am
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        While this film can run off of nostalgia fumes, I hope Episode VIII does something new and unexpected.

        • August 23, 2016 at 8:04 am
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          This film can do something new and unexpected and still tie in to the story we know

          • August 23, 2016 at 1:22 pm
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            GoOWK’s posts are so predictable.

    • August 24, 2016 at 4:13 pm
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      I think in the original cut they all died, as implied in Celebration. But the re-shoots are trying to lighten up the mood, so probably only the supporting characters die now.

  • August 23, 2016 at 9:08 am
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    I’d say she dies.

    And everyone seems to look under every rock in everything for Rey’s parents. When EP 9 hits we will know

  • August 23, 2016 at 10:22 am
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    Will Jynn die? Her team is almost certainly toast, anyway. She will get away with the Death Star plans, obviously, and in the original movie Vader says the plans were “beamed” to Leia’s ship. There COULD be a final dramatic scene where Jynn’s ship and Leia’s Tantive IV approach one another in space, but both fall under the attack of Vader’s Star Destroyer. Jynn has no other choice than to transmit the plans instead of handing the “stolen data-tapes” to Leia directly, but Vader also picks up the transmission, and now he knows for certain what they have. This could be the moment when Jynn’s ship is blown out of the heavens whereas the Tantive IV escapes for now. But the Star Destroyer obviously takes up the pursuit, and we are back in 1977 with the beginning of the original movie.

    • August 23, 2016 at 11:40 am
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      that would be bloody brilliant!

    • August 23, 2016 at 1:20 pm
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      When she’s been referred to by Kathy Kennedy as the Joan of Arc in this film. We know what happened to Joan of Arc.

  • August 23, 2016 at 11:43 am
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    I think Felicity Jones will be great. As close to Carrie Fisher in A New Hope as we can get i reckon. The plans were “beamed” to Leia so they don’t meet. Really interested to see how they end the film but I think the rebel alliance could have beamed the plans to Leia so Jynn may not die after all……

    • August 23, 2016 at 2:57 pm
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      Or they beam them just in time before they die.

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