When a chance audition in 2014 led her to Pinewood Studios, Samantha Aline's life would be flung into a galaxy far, far away,

playing 15 characters across five films,

including playing Star Wars' first ever female Stormtrooper. From spotting the First Order Stormtrooper costumes for the first time,

to the crew's reaction upon hearing poe dameron reveal

that palpatine had returned sam drops great story after great story of life on a star war set

plus what's it like to share the stage with adam driver he'd done this spectacular fight, and it was just amazing, and Adam is so precise, but,

you know, but also his badass, and then he just turned, and there was the perfect red

reflection of the lightsaber down his face in this shot and JJ was just

beside himself and then they kept playing it back and everyone was just like oh my god and it was

like this is why we do what we do for moments like that and it was just like I had goosebumps

I've got them now trust me you going to leave this one feeling pretty good.

This is Steel Wars episode 241, Samantha Aline, Stormtrooping through the sequel trilogy.

Hey, you guys, welcome to Steel Wars. I am Steel Saunders and I do love Star Wars. And each week we talk to someone of interest about it. And this week we have got a long-awaited guest.

That, and we'll talk about this in a second, ironically, is now on the podcast earlier

than she was meant to be.

I'm not sure if she can work out that riddle.

But you would know her from her storm trooping through Disney Star Wars.

It is Samantha Alene.

How you doing?

Hi.

I'm very well.

Thank you.

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