Kelly Marie Tran

Watch the special’s trailer now.

Meet Disney’s newest animated hero.

Rose Tico, Lando Calrissian, and C-3PO are joining the Life Day party.

Tran replaces the original star, Cassie Steele.

Justice for Rose!

And it’s just the cutest.

It could be some time before Star Wars returns any of our faves to their roles, so leave it to Disney to bridge the gap. A new season of Star Wars: Forces of Destiny already has Mark Hamill back to playing Luke Skywalker; also cluing us in on Last Jedi deleted scenes and more.

Elizabeth Olsen won’t be the only familiar face in your feed. Reports indicate the Avengers: Infinity War star’s new Facebook (yes, Facebook) drama has picked up a new recruit from a galaxy far, far away, as Kelly Marie Tran joins the cast.

Rian Johnson introduced some great new characters, planets (Salty Fury Road is the best) and ideas in his Star Wars sequel, but one stood out above all the rest: Resistance grease monkey Rose Tico, played by newcomer Kelly Marie Tran. The actress brought her real-life fangirl enthusiasm to the role …

The newest star of ‘The Last Jedi’ filmed herself as she listened to fans discussing the latest ‘Star Wars’ and her character in the saga