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The Book of Boba Fett Star Sophie Thatcher Talks Playing 'Sci-Fi Joan Jett'

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    Tomorrow, Chapter 4 of The Book of Boba Fett arrives, and fans are hoping for the present-day storyline to kick into high gear now that the Pykes have returned in full force to Tatooine and aim to take down Boba Fett and any plans he might have for the planet.



    Unsurprisingly, most of the discussion around last week's Chapter 3 revolved around the scooter-riding street gang that Fett took under his protection -- the general consensus is that they maybe weren't introduced in the coolest possible way, and that the chase sequence which closed the episode was embarrassingly awkward. Still, some longtime fans appreciated the nod to George Lucas' American Graffiti and, more specifically, how rad Sophie Thatcher's Drash looks.



    The Hollywood Reporter recently had the chance to sit down with 21-year-old Thatcher and discuss both Showtime's Yellowjackets and Disney Plus' The Book of Boba Fett, the two shows that are quickly making her a young actress to watch out for.



    She's fully aware of the pressure that such a massive amount of overnight success will put on her moving forward. Moreover, she found out she had landed the Star Wars role right before Yellowjackets was picked up to series, in December 2020.



    Apparently, the 'sci-fi Joan Jett' influence was constantly brought up by Jon Favreau, and she was fully on board with the idea. And it's not like she could've reworked her character's looks before shooting, as it all happened very fast -- Thatcher explained how tight the YellowjacketsThe Book of Boba Fett timeline was:



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    Of course, the audition for the Star Wars series was as secretive as expected, but they let her improvise and toy with her accents. In the end, Lucasfilm went with a British accent (she's an American actress from Chicago) because they felt it worked better in conjunction with British actor Jordan Bolger, who plays Skad in the show.



    Another surprising bit in this interview for non-cinephiles is that she had already worked with another big Star Wars star: Pedro Pascal, Din Djarin, the Mandalorian himself. Here's what she had to say about their time together while shooting the 2018 film Prospect:



    About Drash's droid arm, Thatcher says they tinkered a bit with it before deciding on the (digital) design we ended up seeing on-screen:



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    The conversation then moved on to discuss the gang's confrontation with Black Krrsantan, one of the highlights of Chapter 3:



    Regarding the bikes, the actress says Jordan Bolger did actually ride his a couple of times, but they were mostly 'being carried around on a rig.' She also confirms that most of her scenes were shot in the well-known backlot which Lucasfilm is using time and again for their TV productions. And yes, she's fully aware of the now-famous low-angle shot (see above) in which she's riding the scooter before trashing the Majordomo's speeder:



    The rest of the interview goes deep into Yellowjackets, so be sure to check out the full thing if you're into that series as well (beware of season finale spoilers though). We personally can't wait to see more of Sophie Thatcher in The Book of Boba Fett even though the gang's introduction wasn't as good as we wished for. Be sure to come back tomorrow to read our review of Chapter 4.



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