--- description: After the first trailer for the upcoming Star Wars spinoff Rogue One premiered Thursday, Jyn Erso talks Felicity Jones. title: Felicity Jones on Rogue One’s Jyn Erso, 'Unlikely Heroine' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta49bc9d240812529/69888e265f570fbc54b205ff/star-wars-rogue-one-5.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Felicity Jones on Why _Rogue One’s_ Jyn Erso Is an 'Unlikely Heroine'  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Aug 12, 2016 6:53 PM CUT  Felicity Jones in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Felicity Jones in Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryLucasfilm Ltd.  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Aug 12, 2016 6:53 PM CUT The first [full-length trailer](http://time.com/4449085/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-trailer/ "undefined") for the upcoming _Star Wars_ spinoff [_Rogue One_](http://time.com/4381997/star-wars-rogue-one-crawl/ "undefined")premiered Thursday night, giving fans a more detailed look at [Felicity Jones’ Jyn Erso](http://time.com/4285348/star-wars-rogue-one-female-lead-felicity-jones/ "undefined") and the [band of Rebel fighters](http://time.com/4378664/rogue-one-star-wars-forest-whitaker/ "undefined") that will join her on a mission to steal the plans for the Imperial Death Star. And while the 5-foot-3 Jones may not have a powerhouse physique, during a recent interview with _Entertainment Weekly_, she explained what makes her character a force to be reckoned with. “She is absolutely a very unlikely heroine,” she told _EW_. “She’s someone on the edges and fringes of society. Physically, she’s smaller than everyone else around her, but…when someone has something they believe in, that’s what powers them, that’s what motivates them, that’s what can give someone enormous strength.” Jones also spoke about why _Rogue One_‘s portrayal of strong female protagonists is so important. “I would say there’s a huge amount of respect for women in the Rebellion. \[Former Galactic Senator\] Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) is ultimately, for Jyn, someone she looks up to. So even as the film opens \[Jyn\] has a very strong female role model in front of her, and someone she respects,” she said. “It’s vital. As we’re seeing in politics, it is a world where women are becoming leaders of nations, and films should be reflecting that.” Read more at [EW.com](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/12/rogue-one-felicity-jones-importance-women-rebellion "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4450497/rogue-one-star-wars-story-felicity-jones-jyn-erso-unlikely-heroine/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4450497/rogue-one-star-wars-story-felicity-jones-jyn-erso-unlikely-heroine/"},"headline":"Felicity Jones on Why Rogue One’s Jyn Erso Is an 'Unlikely Heroine'","datePublished":"2016-08-12T18:53:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:35:28.185Z","description":"\"When someone has something they believe in, that’s what powers them\"","url":"https://time.com/4450497/rogue-one-star-wars-story-felicity-jones-jyn-erso-unlikely-heroine/","keywords":["movies","Newsfeed","Star Wars topic","Rogue one","rogue one a star wars story"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta49bc9d240812529/69888e265f570fbc54b205ff/star-wars-rogue-one-5.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta49bc9d240812529/69888e265f570fbc54b205ff/star-wars-rogue-one-5.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"star-wars-rogue-one-5","caption":"Felicity Jones in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story","creditText":"Lucasfilm Ltd.","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4450497/rogue-one-star-wars-story-felicity-jones-jyn-erso-unlikely-heroine/","name":"Felicity Jones on Why Rogue One’s Jyn Erso Is an 'Unlikely Heroine'"}}]}] ```