Actress Laura Dern was tapped by The Last Jedi director for Vice Admiral Holdo – the anti- General Leia – the one to get the Resistance back on track.
« Star Wars: The Last Jedi » is introducing a new character – someone who shakes things up while looking a bit unconventional in a purple sort of way. There’s a new boss in Star Wars and she’s kicking butt and taking names. Actress Laura Dern was tapped by « The Last Jedi » director for Vice Admiral Holdo as the anti- General Leia. And she’s the one to get the Resistance back on track. »I don’t know how I got so lucky. He had a specific idea for the character and having seen it last night for the first time, I now understand it, » Dern said. She’s a character not exactly to be trusted especially by one X-wing fighter pilot. Mixing it up on screen with Dern will be Oscar Isaac returning as Poe. »I’d say just more intricate, deeper and more subversive than I expected, » Isaac said of the script. »We have several new female characters as well and the strength and the power seen in them is gorgeous, » Dern said. « I feel particularly privileged at this time to be part of a film and franchise that care deeply about representing what the universe actually looks like. » »I think she’s the sexiest character in Star Wars, by far, with the Porg a close second, » Isaac said. Back on earth, Dern offered a Chicago shoutout! »Home of Bruce Dern, the amazing years of Eddie Vetter, the Chicago Cubs, the greatest architecture ever, the most fun downtown. I love Chicago! My God, it’s the best! » she said. Yes, better than the « Unknown Regions. »
