Los Angeles Nov 30 (IANS) Actress Gwendoline Christie of "Game Of Thrones" fame says playing Captain Phasma the villainous commander of the First Order s stormtroopers in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" was very exciting.
"The whole new Star Wars world that came to us in The Force Awakens (2015) felt exciting to me. I wondered what they would do with it like everyone else. I wondered what kind of format it would take " Christie said in a statement.
"And I was genuinely surprised and happy that it felt like it was more reflective of our modern world. It felt like this was a world where diversity was shown and it was the first major Star Wars female villain."
Having the opportunity to play that part was "very exciting" for her.
"I didn t think I d get to do that at all. That was incredible. But more than that it was the fact that this was the representation of a woman who wasn t sexualised. The focus was on her deeds her character rather than how she looked. Literally how she worked " she said.
"There was a lot of talk about whether or not we ll get to see who Captain Phasma is. But I thought it was a really interesting experiment to have this woman who is incredibly mysterious who we didn t see a lot of but who was very impactful. We could only get a sense of who she was through her actions " she added.
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" written and directed by Rian Johnson will release on December 15.
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