Rise of Skywalker deliberate to carry again Force Awakens star

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker introduced again characters from all around the sequence for the large finale, however one fan-favourite character who did not seem within the remaining battle was Resistance pilot Jessika Pava.

Jessica Henwick, who initially auditioned for the position of Rey and likewise performed Colleen Wing within the Netflix Marvel exhibits, made her Star Wars debut in The Force Awakens, taking part in the position of X-wing pilot Pava.

Speaking to Comicbookmovie.com to advertise her new film Love and Monsters, Henwick admitted that there have been plans to carry her character again for the ultimate movie and mentioned why she did not find yourself reprising the position.

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“I was supposed to come back for the last film,” she defined. “I do not truly bear in mind what I used to be filming on the time, however I wasn’t accessible.

“It did suck as a result of I’d have liked to come back again for that small piece however she lives on within the comedian books and I feel there’s a few spin-off books as nicely that she’s in.”

Henwick added: “It’s type of enjoyable for me to Google ‘Jess Pava’ and test in together with her. It’s like seeing an outdated pal and discovering out what she’s been as much as. It’s simply bizarre as a result of she appears to be like like me.”

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One star who did return for the ultimate movie within the Skywalker Saga was Kelly Marie Tran, though her character Rose Tico was sadly solely in it for a really quick period of time.

The actress not too long ago spoke about the potential for Rose that includes in her personal Disney+ spin-off sequence, stating that “everything would have to feel like it’s the right time and the right moment and the right story”.

“I had so much fun being in that world, but I feel like the pieces would have to fall into a perfect little puzzle,” she added.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is out there on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K now, in addition to on Disney+, Sky Cinema Premiere and NOW TV.

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