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Thandie Newton Talks Her Role In The 'Untitled Han Solo Star Wars Anthology Film'

Published Tue, 06 Jun 2017 17:37:02 -0500

Thandie Newton recently sat down with Oprah Winfrey for Variety's 'Actor to Actor' series to talk about her upcoming role in the untitled Han Solo spin-off movie. The actress wasn't able to share much in the way of specific details but she did talk about how much a role like this meant to her and how important it is for Star Wars to continue to push diversity in its cast.

"To be part of a legacy like 'Star Wars,' it's loved for a reason," she said. "I could have been in it for a brief little nothing, and I would have been thrilled and delighted." She went on, "To be taken seriously, a women of color at 44 years old and be in a dope-a– franchise. It's when you just let go."

After wrapping with her role on Westworld but before she got her role in the Han Solo film Newton got a tattoo of the world "freedom" in her mother's native language.

She said the body art symbolized liberation from being tied to a role, adding, "I felt free, and it didn't matter."

"That's how it comes," Winfrey agreed.

"In that psychic space — hello — the galaxy opened and down came a shooting star," Newton said.

Newton realizes how important being in Star Wars is to some people and she accepts it but she also feels that it's important for the series to get more inclusive.

"It's like you're going through a portal that is beloved by all of humanity," she said. ""We are all in this together, and we need to let go, accept, not be so afraid, fight for the truth if we know it, if we don't know it, ask questions until you do know," Newton said.

Added Winfrey, "That's what these times and future times call for. The best of us."

Untitled Han Solo Star Wars Anthology Film, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, stars Alden Ehrenreich, Donald Glover, Emilia Clarke, Woody Harrelson, Thandie Newton, and Michael Kenneth Williams. It will be released on May 28, 2018.

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