British actress Jodie Comer has a surprise cameo in the new Star Wars film.
The Emmy Award-winning Liverpudlian actress had not previously been announced as having a role in the film but appears in a pivotal but minor role in a flashback scene in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Jodie Comer rose to fame and international recognition for her now-iconic turn as psychopathic hitwoman Villanelle in the acclaimed BBC drama series Killing Eve , which was recently named the most-viewed programme on BBC iPlayer in 2019.
So, who exactly does the acclaimed actress play?
*Spoiler warning for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker*
A big running question for the sequel Star Wars trilogy has been who exactly the parents are of its heroine, Rey ( Daisy Ridley ).
Comer appears briefly in a flashback scene as Rey's long-lost mother.
Naturally, Jodie Comer fans took to Twitter to reveal their pleasure at her casting.
One fan wrote: "best cameo was jodie comer popping up for 5 seconds ughhh the power she possesses #RiseofSkywalker "
Another Jodie fan noted:" the way jodie comer randomly appears on star wars and didn’t say anything about it i-"
Meanwhile, a different Jodie obsessive said: "me: i literally could not give a s**t about the new star wars lmao you’d have to pay me to watch
"star wars: but jodie comer had a 3 second scene
"me: actually-"
Another viewer wrote: "Also can we talk about Jodie Comer's cameo in #RiseofSkywalker ?"
Finally, one fan noted: "Fantastic to see world's greatest actor, Jodie Comer, in the new Star War for 38 seconds."
Ouch.
Regardless of Jodie's appearance, reviews of The Rise of Skywalker have been mixed at best.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is out in cinemas now.
If you saw the film, did you spot Jodie Comer? Let us know in the comments below.
