Using the force! Felicity Jones surprises Jimmy Fallon with her Rogue One kung fu skills on The Tonight Show

By Ellie Genower For Mailonline

Published: 07:35 EST, 1 December 2016 | Updated: 09:09 EST, 1 December 2016

She plays feisty rebel outlaw Jyn Erso in Star Wars spin-off Rogue One.

And Felicity Jones was showing off some of the moves she employs on the movie during an appearance on Wednesday's The Tonight Show.

The actress took up a fighting stick to demonstrate the kung fu skills she learned for scenes in the forthcoming film, but ended up surprising host Jimmy Fallon with her ferociousness.

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She's got the moves! Felicity Jones showed off her Kung Fu moves on Wednesday night's The Tonight Show 

'I'll take you through step by step,' she told Jimmy. 'First of all we have to lock eyes. So I'm going to take out your blaster.'

She brandished the stick at the talk show host's head prompting him to urge her to do her demonstration in slow motion. 

'Did you not understand about that. You want to hit me?' he said.  

'Then I'm going to take you round the head,' she said with another swift swipe. 

Victory! Felicity held up her hands as the crowd cheered while Jimmy languished on the floor 

Slow down! Jimmy was taken by surprise at the ferocity of Felicity's skills 

'One again, slow it down. What are you doing? I'm afraid of you!' exclaimed Jimmy who decided to put an end to the demo when Felicity threatened to 'take him out by the leg.'

In the next improvisation, Jimmy told Felicity he would pretend to be a Stormtrooper with a gun.

Removing her heels, the actress only needed three swift moves to leave Jimmy languishing on the floor.

'It was many hours of devotion and practice and doing it over again to make Jyn a bad**s,' she said. 

Study hard: Felicity told the talk-show host that it was 'many hours of devotion and practice' to perfect her fighting skills

The moves and the motion: Jimmy told Felicity he would pretend to be a Stormtrooper with a gun

It's a trap!  Jimmy informed the star he was now 'afraid' of her fighting skills 

Looking stunning in a black flared polka dot dress with sheer overlay skirt, the 32-year-old British actress happily discussed her role in the film which is released on December 16. 

Set before the events of 1977 film Star Wars: A New Hope, Rogue One sees the Rebel Alliance enlist Jyn to help steal the blueprint of the Galactic Empire's planet-vaporising Death Star.

In the original Star Wars film, those plans wind up in the hands of Princess Leia and then Luke Skywalker, who ultimately successfully destroys it. 

Getting serious: Felicity removed her high heels to take on Fallon

Glammed up: The British actress looked stunning in a black flared dress with sheer overlay skirt with polka dot design 

Star studded: Felicity appears alongside  Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Ben Mendelsohn, Diego Luna and Forest Whitaker in Rogue One 

The film's expansive cast includes such names as Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Ben Mendelsohn, Diego Luna, Forest Whitaker and Riz Ahmed. 

'I'm laughing now, but at the time, it was physically exhausting,' the actress recently told Entertainment Weekly about the demands of filming.

'It took a lot of hours of practice, and I worked with a kung fu coach, and I learned to fight, even though I never thought beating up Stormtroopers was something I’d be doing in my job.

'It came through hard work and lots of practice and rehearsals.'

Alter ego: Felicity plays outlaw rebel Jyn Erso in the forthcoming film Rogue One 

 

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