Star Wars actor teases Rose's "big" new role in The Rise of Skywalker

We haven't seen too much of Rose yet in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, but Kelly Marie Tran has been teasing her "big" new role.

Speaking to Digital Spy and other media, Tran revealed the difference between the Rose we met in The Last Jedi and how she's changed in Rise of Skywalker.

"Before, Rose was a new character who was in maintenance and she was not a huge part of the resistance. But now she's in the resistance in a big way and it's very cool," she explained.

The final trailer gave us a brief glimpse of Rose with Dominic Monaghan's new character and the returning Billie Lourd as Lieutenant Connix.

And expect to see Rose in action in The Rise of Skywalker, as Tran spoke about the training she and her fellow stars had to go through.

"I had to learn everything that had to do with being in a war, like holding a gun. I've never held a gun before. Things like that, that you don't even think about when you're watching this movie. We're all real people living real lives," she said.

"We don't shoot arrows off horses normally, so we have to learn every little thing. There's so much detail and so much work that goes into everything."

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is released on December 19 in the UK and December 20 in the US.

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