Rogue One star Felicity Jones is opening up about
feminism and the joy of getting to play a female character “who’s not just
thinking about [romantic] relationships,” in Star Wars: Rogue One. The actress
got candid about the rarity of “full-sided” female characters in film, and her
experience playing resistance fighter Jyn Erso in the new standalone Star Wars
film.
“I’ve always been
a feminist, and what I love in my work is being able to explore a full-sided
woman and not patronize her,” she says. “Particularly with Jyn, it’s such a
rare opportunity to be able to play a female who’s not just thinking about
[romantic] relationships.”
The actress credits her mother for teaching her early on
that a woman should not be defined by her looks.
“My mother was in the kind of late-‘60s, early-‘70s origins of female emancipation,”
said the Theory of Everything star. “And she was very much like, ‘You’re not
going to be defined by how you look. It’s going to be about who you are and
what you do.’”
“Everyone wanted
to create a character that was not in any way objectified,” said Jones. “We
didn’t want to sexualize Jyn… We don’t even see Jyn’s arms! That’s not her
priority. She’s a survivor, and she has a mission to complete.”
The 33-year-old
British actress is also the latest actress to speak openly about the problem,
following the likes of Jennifer Lawrence.
"I want
to be paid fairly for the work that I'm doing," Jones told while promoting
Rogue One
"That's
what every single woman around the world wants," she said. "We want
to be paid on parity with a man in a similar position. And I think it's
important to talk about it."
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