Thandiwe Newton makes an explosion of “Star Wars” to kill his character: “Are you kidding the king?”

In addition to earning the distinction of being the lowest-grossing live-action “Star Wars” movie, “Solo” will also be remembered for daring to underuse the legendary Thandiwe Netwon.

Reflecting on her role in the derivation of the anthology after the adventures of a young Han Solo, the Emmy winner said she is “disappointed” with how her character, Val, died, especially considering who was the first black woman to play a major role. in the franchise.

“I was disappointed by ‘Star Wars’ that my character was killed. And, in fact, in the script she wasn’t killed. It happened during filming, “he told Inverse in an interview published on Wednesday.” And it was much more simply related to the time we had to do the scenes. ‘space to be able to come back someday’.

The production of “Solo: A Star Wars Story” was famous, as original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller were fired from the project due to creative differences. Ron Howard then boarded to finish the film and handle numerous reruns.

Newton explained that originally her character’s fate had to be ambiguous, but in the end she was drowned out halfway through the film after causing an explosion.

“So I could have come back at some point. But when it came to filming, as far as I was concerned and I was aware, when it came to filming that scene, it was too huge a decorative piece to create, so they blew me up and I’m done. ”I shared, presumably. referring to the rumored chaos behind the scenes.

“But at that point I remembered thinking,‘ This is a big mistake, ’not for me, not because I wanted to go back,” Newton added. “Don’t kill the first black woman to have a real role in a Star Wars movie.” Anyway, are you kidding? ”

At the time, Newton was particularly proud to join the “Star Wars” universe, impressive in the screening of the film at the Cannes Film Festival, in a costume decorated with images of black actors appearing in the franchise before her.

But, as history has shown, “Star Wars” doesn’t have exactly the best track record in handling the non-white inhabitants of the galaxy, either Kelly Marie Tran’s Rose Tico and her lack of screen time in “The Rise of Skywalker ”or the disappointing conclusion of John Boyega’s Finn character arc.

Boyega has openly criticized Disney’s treatment of black characters in the most recent trilogy, saying he marketed them as “much more important,” but then “pushed them aside.”

“Like, you knew what to do with Daisy Ridley, you knew what to do with Adam Driver. You knew what to do with these other people, but when it came to Kelly Marie Tran, when it came to John Boyega, you know the shit, ”he told British GQ after the film hit theaters. “They gave the whole nuance to Adam Driver, the whole nuance to Daisy Ridley. Let’s be honest. Daisy knows it. Adam knows it. Everyone knows. I’m not exposing anything. “