Star Wars – Naomi Ackie requested Last Jedi star for recommendation on trolls

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker newcomer Naomi Ackie has revealed that she requested Kelly Marie Tran recommendation on coping with on-line abuse.

Kelly starred as Rose Tico within the 2017 movie The Last Jedi, and ended up quitting social media following a slurry of abuse from poisonous fan members whose opinions ought to by no means have made their approach to the web.

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Speaking to Metro about how she sought recommendation from Kelly, Naomi stated: “I believe watching the expertise of Kelly Marie Tran and speaking to her, I acquired a number of inspiration from her about methods to develop a thicker pores and skin with regards to folks’s opinions of not simply your work, [also] who you might be.

“Luckily, there’s a lot time between understanding that you simply’re doing [the film], getting ready for it, filming it, modifying and reshoots. You have a lot time to ponder all of that stuff.

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“But at this point I feel like I’m in a good place, I’m ready for people to see it. And, hey, I think it’s gonna be great. If people don’t like it, they don’t like it. And if they don’t like me, that’s alright.”

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has a launch date of Thursday, December 19 within the UK and Friday, December 20 within the US.

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