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Laura Dern has had a long and illustrious career in Hollywood dating all the way back to 1973, but 2017 may have been the actress’ best and biggest year yet—so it should come as no surprise that the recent Emmy winner is having the time of her life at the European premiere of her new film, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Dern who takes on the role of the purple-haired Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo in the new Star Wars film, took to social media to document her out-of-this-world night of fun.
The 50-year-old strutted her stuff in her feathery frock by Alexander McQueen, stormed the red carpet with some storm troopers and posed with pals Daisy Ridley and John Boyega
All in a day’s work for the Big Little Lies actress!
Before the premiere, she struck a pose in her elaborate frock, writing, “Quick change for the European Premiere! Here we go! #thelastjedi @alexandermcqueen @louboutinworld.”
The 5’10” actress made sure to take a pic with Game of Thrones‘ Gwendoline Christie, who stands at an impressive 6’3″. Along with the photo, Dern wrote, “The DIVINE Captain Phasma #gwendolinechristie #thelastjedi.”
Posing with the film’s stars Boyega and Ridley, Dern captioned another image, “Love them!!!! @johnboyega #daisyridley #thelastjedi.”
The actress also made sure to take a pic with Disney’s top man, Alan Horn, the chairman of Walt Disney Studios, while at the star-studded event which was held at the Royal Albert Hall.
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Dern, who has been nominated for two Academy Awards, recently talked to the Huffington Post about joining the Star Wars galaxy.
She explained that she had a feeling something big was going to happen when the film’s director Rian Johnson and producer Kathleen Kennedy called her up separately.
“Rian Johnson called to ask me to lunch and talk about something,” Dern explained, “and then Kathleen Kennedy also called and I knew something was up.”
During the lunch meeting, Johnson said told the actress that he was looking to explore the complexity of light and dark.
“It is like what independent filmmakers that I have worked with love to explore…that’s what George Lucas invented. That’s why it [Star Wars] stands the test of time. It’s not a franchise. It’s a legacy of the deepest story telling we have.”
In the film, Dern plays the Resistance leader against the First Order.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi hits theaters on Dec. 15.