In 2017, Kelly Marie Tran made Star Wars history as the first Asian American actress to star in a lead role in the franchise with her portrayal of Rose Tico in The Last Jedi. Thanks to Tran's executive producing credit on the upcoming film Summertime, which features interconnected stories told through poetry, one fan got the chance to let the actress know just how much the character of Rose has meant to her. In an exclusive clip from Entertainment Weekly, director Carlos López Estrada surprised the poets of Summertime on a Zoom call with an appearance from Tran. "When I saw The Last Jedi for the first time - I actually have a poem that I wrote about Rose," poet Mj Park revealed. "So this is like the craziest full-circle moment of my entire life."
"I wrote this in 2017. It's called 'When Rose Saves Finn's Life During the Last Battle of Star Wars: The Last Jedi,...
"I wrote this in 2017. It's called 'When Rose Saves Finn's Life During the Last Battle of Star Wars: The Last Jedi,...
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