Daisy Ridley says she wouldn't have returned for Rey's new Star Wars movie if she "didn't think the story was worth telling"

Sep. 25, 2024

“If I didn’t believe in the concept, the film wouldn’t have happened”

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“My thoughts on the matter are quite simple: if I didn’t think it was a story worth telling, I wouldn’t have come back,” she told French publicationPremiere.

The new movie, which is currently untitled, will be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (who’s previously helmed two episodes of Ms. Marvel) and written by Peaky Blinders' Steven Knight. Set 15 years after Episode 7, the film will see the Jedi Order in disarray – and Rey attempting to rebuild it.

“There’s actually a strange coincidence: that same week, two people told me that they’d love to know what Rey was doing now. I had no idea that people were interested in that! People really love Rey. I think that this new film will be captivating and will move the franchise in an interesting direction.”

Next up in the galaxy far, far away is Skeleton Crew, a newDisney Plusseries about a group of kids on an adventure through the galaxy to find their way back home. Jude Law, Nick Frost, and The Banshees of Inisherin’s Kerry Condon also star.

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