Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is less than two weeks away from being released into theaters and we are all waiting at the edge of our seats for more information, more footage, and more things that we can just munch on until we can go see it. Last night Lucasfilm released a featurette that serves to help us answer the question, “Who is Jyn Erso?”
Although the featurette is short, we do learn a little bit more about Jyn Erso. Felicity Jones plays Jyn Erso in Rogue One with a scrappiness that has come to define the character in the trailers and teasers we’ve seen.
She is very much the relunctant hero in this film, having been dragged into this whole mess by the Resistance due to her connection to her father. Given her long list of crimes, the way everyone approaches her is as a troublemaker. However, deep down within the layers, there is someone who is kind and vulnerable. She is not the hardened upstart that everyone presumes she is. In fact, this mission provides her with a higher purpose than just survival.
The official synopsis for the film is below:
From Lucasfilm comes the first of the Star Wars standalone films, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” an all-new epic adventure. In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves.
via Lucasfilm
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story comes out in theaters on December 16, 2016. Prepare yourselves! Make sure you check out the featurette below and let us know your thoughts.