“Rogue One,” Felicity Jones: “I grew up with the saga”

Meeting exclusively with Felicity Jones, who plays Jyn, the heroine of “Rogue One” .

E lle is the center of the display: Felicity Jones, 33, embodies Jyn the touching heroine of “Rogue One” , which will be in savior of the galaxy. British actress to look soft and strong character, Felicity Jones, Oscar nominee for best actress in 2014 for “The Theory of Everything,” starred in “Inferno” with Tom Hanks. We met exclusively in the studios of George Lucas.

How would you present Jyn, the heroine of “Rogue One”?
Felicity Jones . He is a very independent, which the sauite in ideas and goes to the end. But it also carries with it wounds, and must fight with destiny to achieve emerge, to be.

How did you get that coveted role?
I still ask myself. I think the director, Gareth Edwards, and producer of the saga, Kathleen Kennedy, enjoyed some determination at home, which stuck well to the character of Jyn. And I imagine that every actor there something broken, and for me it corresponded to the cracks of my character. They informed me pretty quickly that I had the role. That day, a thought crossed my mind: oh my god, I must rushes to the gym and I attack my training immediately.

Did you have to undergo intensive training?
Yes, it was permanent during filming: I échauffais, I was shooting a scene, and then I headed to the drive, and so on. It was very physical, but fortunately, I love the sport.

How do you handle the immense pressure on the actors to exit from “Star Wars”?
I’m not sure I feel as much pressure as that. Surely I am the center of the poster, and I see the proportions that takes this output. But my case is different from that of Daisy Ridley, who played Rey in “the Force Alarm” when she was 23 and started, I’m 33, I’m an old road in a way, I’m better prepared for this type of maximum attention.

Were you a fan of “Star Wars” when you were a child?
Yes, we watched movies of the family saga, I was a fan of Harrison Ford. For me, who grew up with the saga, “Star Wars” is synonymous with family nostalgia. But I did not have the feeling of being immersed in a huge machinery: had great freedom, creativity, invention with new characters. Gareth Edwards wanted to save us through very small technical teams: at times I felt like turning an art film.