Showing posts with label Diego Luna. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diego Luna. Show all posts

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Diego Luna Shares A Lovely Story From A "Star Wars" Fan About Why Representation Matters


Diego Luna Talks "Star Wars" and Throwback Photos

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Before Rogue One officially became the third highest-grossing movie of 2016, all of three weeks ago, Diego luna talked to our own mike ryan about being in a Star Wars movie, er, story. The word cloud of the interview would look something like holy sh*t, crazy, lovely, and oh my G*d, surrounded by a million exclamation points. Luna sounds genuinely thrilled to be part of the Star Wars family, and not just because of the paycheck, either the movies meant a lot to him as a child, and they mean a lot to millions of people now.

The Y tu mam tambin star, who was born in Mexico City, recently shared a heartwarming story on Twitter from a fan who took her Mexican father to see Rogue One. I wanted my father, with his thick Mexican accent, to experience what it was like to see a hero in a blockbuster film speak the way he does, she wrote, later adding, I told him that Diego has openly talked about keeping his accent and how proud he is of it. And my dad was silent for a while and then he said, And he was a main character. And I said, He was. And my dad was so happy. Lunas response: I got emotional reading this!

Heres the full message:

Source: http://uproxx.com/movies/diego-luna-rogue-one-response/

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Saturday, December 17, 2016

WATCH: Rogue One Star Diego Luna Spills What It"s Really Like to Work with Felicity Jones


Star Wars Rogue One | Diego Luna Interview

Pick up PEOPLEs special issue, Star Wars: The Secrets of Rogue One, on newsstands now including a special Star Wars virtual-reality bonus with goggles included! (Or click hereto order now.) And watch People Special: Star Wars Rogue One on the new People/Entertainment Weekly Network (PEN). Go to PEOPLE.com/PEN, or download the PEN app on Apple TV, Roku Players, Amazon Fire TV, Xumo, Chromecast, iOS and Android devices.

felicity jones has a fan in diego luna.

luna stopped by the PEOPLE Now Studio recently, where he opened up about starring alongside Jones inRogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Shes great. I like her work and I like the way she approaches her work, he says in the exclusive video. Shes very committed, doesnt stop, shes questioning things all the time. Its very fun.

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In the film, Luna and Jones fight alongside each other as members of the Rebel Alliance team. And while they worked to keep each other alive in the film, he says they also had a sense of camaraderie off screen as well.

The pressure was a lot, he explains of joining the Star Wars franchise. She helped me.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hits theaters Dec. 16.

Source: http://people.com/movies/diego-luna-on-working-with-felicity-jones-rogue-one-star-wars/

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