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Sofia Boutella is an iconic actress who found her breakthrough role in 2014 when she portrayed the role of Gazelle in the 2014 filmKingsman: The Secret Service.Jumpstarting her career, Boutella went on to portray the role of Jaylah in the 2016 filmStar Trek Beyond.
Well, the actress found much fame in the role of Jaylah but theStar Trekfranchise had so much chaos within their own films that the franchise took a pause. In an interview, Boutella revealed that she would love to return to the role of Jaylah in a heartbeat if given the chance!
Sofia Boutella Would Return In A Heartbeat
Starring alongside notable stars like Chris Pine, Idris Elba, Zoe Saldana, and, Karl Urban, Sofia Boutella found much fame and worldwide love for her portrayal of Jaylah. An alien who doesn’t need anyone to survive and fends for herself, Jaylah is indeed quite an interesting character.
Recent reports state that Paramount has been trying very hard to developStar Trek 4,a sequel to the 2016 filmStar Trek Beyond.With Boutella’s character getting accepted into the Starfleet Academy at the end of the movie, there is a chance that Jaylah could appear in the allegedly upcoming film.
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Despite the slim chances,Sofia Boutellarevealed in her chat withFandom Spotlitethat she would love to return to that role. During her talks, Boutella was quite excited to chat about the character of Jaylah and how she loved her so much. Boutella (who recently defended Zack Snyder) revealed that she would love to her evolve with the rest of the heroes.
I would love to see her evolve with all of the guys and with everybody. I would love to go back to her. I love her a lot. I enjoyed that experience so much. I would do it in a heartbeat.
She further talked about any potential updates aboutStar Trek 4.
I don’t know if they’re making a fourth one. I hear things all the time, but I don’t know what’s happening.
Despite the secrecy that theStar Trekfranchise has been maintaining, fans are expecting some sort of movies and TV shows that would eventually follow up to the original. Introducing characters like Jaylah could also help bring theStar Trekfranchise into modern times.
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Speaking of Jaylah, did you know that the character was inspired by Jennifer Lawrence’s iconic movie that was nominated for 4 Oscars? Even the character’s name was a play on the name J. Law who eventually became Jaylah!
Jaylah Was Inspired By Jennifer Lawrence’s One Iconic Character!
It was the summer of 2010 when a film titledWinter’s Bonewas released (ironic). StarringJennifer Lawrencein the lead role, the film was Lawrence’s breakthrough role as she portrayed the role of Ree Dolly and received much praise.
Well, the writers of the 2016 filmStar Trek Beyondwere so in love with the character of Ree Dolly that they decided that their franchise needed one too. As per a report byVox, Simon Pegg and Doug Jones were having trouble naming the character that they had created.
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Since it was inspired by Jennifer Lawrence’s character inWinter’s Bone,Doug Jones and Simon Pegg started calling her“Jennifer Lawrence in Winter’s Bone”.The name was later narrowed down to J. Law as Simon Pegg recalls it,“Then we started calling her J. Law, and that became Jaylah.”
And that is how the character of Jaylah came to be. With Sofia Boutella portraying the iconic role,Star Trek Beyondwent on to earn a rating of 7/10 on IMDB and a whopping 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.The 2016 film is available to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
