10 Major Reveals From Star Wars Celebration 2017

2. Kelly Marie Tran's Rose

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There wasn't much focus on new characters in The Last Jedi, with no sign of any in the trailer, but Kelly Marie Tran did appear on stage during the panel.

There it was revealed by Rian Johnson that she has the biggest new part in the film (the other major newcomers are Laura Dern and Benicio del Toro, but there was no real mention of them).

Her character is called Rose, and she works in maintenance for the Resistance, but is thrust into a much bigger role. Johnson told the crowd at Celebration:

"She’s not a soldier, she’s not looking to be a hero. But she gets pulled into a very big adventure with Finn."

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