Tag: Daisy Ridley

  • Disney Losing Faith in Rey??

    Disney Losing Faith in Rey??

    When one thinks of the Disney theme parks, discounted and/or cheap merchandise doesn’t usually enter one’s mind. When you’re headed to one of their theme parks, you know you’re going to be forking over some serious cash for food, hotels, drinks, and especially souvenirs. So imagine our surprise when we visited Hollywood Studios today and…

  • Daisy Ridley Knows “Bits and Bobs” About Rey Movie

    Daisy Ridley Knows “Bits and Bobs” About Rey Movie

    Daisy Ridley sat down with Deadline in their SXSW studio, where she discussed details of the Rey-centered Star Wars movie Lucasfilm announced last year. Years after the events of the sequel trilogy, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s film will follow an older Rey and her students as they re-re-establish the Jedi Order. When asked what she knew about…

  • JJ Abrams Told Daisy Ridley Star Wars is “A Religion”

    JJ Abrams Told Daisy Ridley Star Wars is “A Religion”

    Daisy Ridley recently sat down with Inverse to discuss her new film, Sometimes I Think About Dying. Inevitably, the inescapable topic of Star Wars came up. Ridley recalled The Force Awakens director JJ Abrams saying the following when she was cast: “This not a role in a movie… This is a religion for people. It changes things…

  • Daisy Ridley: Star Wars Fan Racism “Blown Out of Proportion”

    Daisy Ridley: Star Wars Fan Racism “Blown Out of Proportion”

    On the hype trail for Sometimes I Think About Dying, Daisy Ridley told NBC News that not all may be as it seems within the “toxic” Star Wars fanbase. She also reacts to the response to Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and her comments from a few years back. Check out what Ridley had to say here: “I think my…

  • RUMOR: Rey Star Wars Movie Being Delayed “Indefinitely”

    RUMOR: Rey Star Wars Movie Being Delayed “Indefinitely”

    Rey SkyPalpaNobody may be waiting a long time to make her return to the big screen – if she ever gets there. Jordan Ruimy of Word of Reel has been told by “a well-informed source” that the Rey Star Wars movie has been delayed “indefinitely” due to script issues. The specific problem is that screenwriter Steven…

  • Daisy Ridley Talks Star Wars’ “New Direction”

    Daisy Ridley Talks Star Wars’ “New Direction”

    In an interview with AlloCiné last Friday, Daisy Ridley discussed her upcoming Star Wars film directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. Ridley says Rey’s next adventure will take Star Wars in “a new direction.” Read more here, and check out the interview in full on YouTube: “So I thought about it for a little bit, and once…