Daisy Ridley teases her Star Wars comeback as Rey: "There are lots of discoveries to be had"
May. 29, 2024Exclusive: Daisy Ridley talks her upcoming Rey movie
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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is set to direct, and the movie will see Rey trying to restart a new Jedi Order. At the moment, though, further details are very much under wraps.
We sat down with Ridley to talk all about her new film Young Woman and the Sea, which sees her play Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel. Of course, we had to ask her about her long-awaited Star Wars comeback, too, and what sort of approach Rey might be taking to rebuilding the Jedi Order – though, naturally, Ridley couldn’t say too much at this early stage.
“It’s exciting, because there are lots of discoveries to be had, and that is going to continue to be a creative conversation. And I’m very excited to see,” she tells us. Very mysterious…
Along with the Rey movie, Star Wars also hasa Mandalorian movie in the works, aptly titledThe Mandalorian & Grogu, along witha Dave Filoni movie that will tie the Disney Plus shows together, anda film from James Mangoldset far in the past about the origins of the Force.
Next up for Star Wars isThe Acolyte, which arrives in a double season premiere this June 4 in the US and June 5 in the UK. Skeleton Crew is also set to release onDisneyPlus this year.
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I’m a Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site’s Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.
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