'The Rise of Skywalker' Screenwriter Reveals Reason for Kelly Marie Tran's Reduced Role

Fans of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkeraren't pleased with how little time Resistance member Rose Tico, who was introduced in The Last Jedi and is played by Kelly Marie Tran, received in the film.

Chris Terrio, who co-wrote the final installment of the latest Star Wars series with director J.J. Abrams, attempted to explain the reasoning as to why the character wasn't on screen as much. The screenwriter spoke with Awards Daily for an interview released on Christmas Eve, explaining that while both he and Abrams love the actress, they weren't able to make the scenes that involved her and General Leia Organa, played by the late Carrie Fisher, believable enough to keep in the film.

The producers included footage from Carrie Fisher’s deleted scenes from The Force Awakens for The Rise of Skywalker.

Still, people are disappointed that Tran played a minimal role in the film. They've even initiated the hashtag campaign #RoseTicoDeservedBetter, led by Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu. He took to Twitter to see if Disney+ would be interested in creating a series centered around the Asian-American actress' character.