STAR WARS: Daisy Ridley Reveals How Many Movies She's Signed Up For As Rey Ahead Of NEW JEDI ORDER Release

STAR WARS: Daisy Ridley Reveals How Many Movies She's Signed Up For As Rey Ahead Of NEW JEDI ORDER Release

Daisy Ridley has revealed how many movies she's signed up to star in as the returning Rey Skywalker, and says she expects the upcoming Episode IX follow-up to have a "different feeling." Check it out...

By JoshWilding - Jun 11, 2024 08:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: Smartless

With so many Star Wars movies and TV shows failing to materialise in recent years, fans remain hopeful that the big screen project revolving around Daisy Ridley's Rey - first announced during last April's Star Wars Celebration - will eventually become a reality. 

Essentially "Episode X" (or, at the very least, an epilogue to The Rise of Skywalker), the movie is set to take place 15 years after the events of the Skywalker Saga concluded. Rey, now a fully-fledged Jedi Master, will attempt to lead the Jedi into a new age, only for a mysterious dark force to rise in a bid to combat her. 

Ms. Marvel director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy remains attached to helm the project which, based on our last update, has been penned by Steven Knight. Originally, Damon Lindelof (Watchmen) was attached to write the screenplay and did so before parting ways with Lucasfilm over creative differences. 

The movie, rumoured to be titled Star Wars: New Jedi Order or Star Wars: The New Beginning, does appear to be slowly taking shape but is Ridley ready to take centre stage in another trilogy?

Talking on the Smartless podcast, the actress confirmed she's only signed up for one movie, at least "for now." Ridley added that she expects to see a script "soon-ish," calling the project "very cool" before adding, "Different writer, different director. It will be quite a different feeling, I imagine."

The Rise of Skywalker was widely considered a disappointing conclusion to the Skywalker Saga, so this movie has the opportunity to put things right and end Rey's story on a high note (while setting the stage for a new wave of stories set in a Galaxy where the Empire is finally no more). 

Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy recently shared her thoughts on the challenges that come with being a woman in the Star Wars franchise when she said, "Operating within these giant franchises now, with social media and the level of expectation - it's terrifying. I think [The Acolyte showrunner] Leslye [Headland] has struggled a little bit with it."

"I think a lot of the women who step into Star Wars struggle with this a bit more. Because of the fan base being so male-dominated, they sometimes get attacked in ways that can be quite personal. My belief is that storytelling does need to be representative of all people. That's an easy decision for me," Kennedy concluded.

The Rey-led Star Wars movie doesn't currently have a confirmed release date.

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