Jyn Erso Actress Felicity Jones Thinks Her ROGUE ONE Character Has More Story To Tell

Despite a very rocky production, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story went on to earn over a billion dollars at the global box office and a 84% Rotten Tomatoes score. Given the troubles with the new trilogy, could Disney and LucasFilm look to return to a more successful Star Wars project?

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about her role in the Netflix space thriller The Midnight Sky, Jones shared her thoughts about potentially reprising her role as Erso.

"I just keep saying that reincarnation is totally possible in the Star Wars universe. (Laughs). So, I feel there's unfinished business for Jyn, for sure. I think it would be fascinating to see her getting older and wiser and fighting the dark forces in the universe, of which there are many it seems."

While this might sound like a bit of wishful thinking, Rogue One writer Gary Whitta did reveal that it was originally planned for Erso and Captain Cassian Andor to survive as a "a rebel ship came down and got [Jyn and Cassian] off the surface. The transfer of the plans happened later. They jumped away and later [Leia’s] ship came in from Alderaan to help them. The ship-to-ship data transfer happened off Scarif."

Over the year, numerous Star Wars characters have seemingly met their demise only to return in one form or fashion. That's especially true when it comes to the animated Star Wars shows so there's definitely precedence for Erso to make her return in that medium.

The film future of Star Wars is a bit murky at the moment following what could only be called a disastrous four year run for the new trilogy which resulted in Lucasfilm and Disney deciding that the best course of action would be to retreat from the filmsphere and focus exclusively on television projects. Aside from The Mandalorian, there's an Obi-Wan Kenobi and a Cassian Andor prequel series in development that were both slated to begin production soon before the coronavirus pandemic reared its ugly head. Interestingly enough, there's also an Untitled female-centric Star Wars series in development from Russian Doll co-creator Leslye Headland so perhaps Eryso shows up there?

Hopefully, Star Wars fans won't have to wait until May 4 (Star Wars Day) to learn what the future of the franchise holds outside of beskar armor and Baby Yoda.