Daisy Ridley is returning to the Star Wars universe to reprise her function of Rey in a movie directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.
Forward of diving again into that world, she is trying again at how the fanbase was divided with the ultimate installment of the sequel trilogy with 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker.
“It’s nonetheless upsetting,” Ridley mentioned throughout an look on the Joyful Unhappy Confused podcast. “You don’t need folks to really feel such as you’ve not served the factor they’re a fan of. However [The Last Jedi] was so divisive… it felt like the primary one everybody was responsive in the identical means. The second, tremendous divisive. The final one, tremendous divisive. It didn’t change how I felt about it.”
One of many factors of competition was when Ridley’s Rey kisses Kylo Ren, performed by Adam Driver.
“I felt like all of us…it felt earned,” Ridley mentioned. “What was fascinating once more is intentionality. My feeling in that second was that it was a goodbye, and that felt earned. You possibly can name a kiss a thousand issues, however I felt it was a goodbye. That entire scene felt emotional and I felt I used to be saying goodbye to the job, too.”
Ridley additionally introduced up one other divisive plot level relating to Rey’s origins, which modified from The Final Jedi to Rise of Skywalker. In The Final Jedi, Rey is claimed to be the kid of “nobody,” however by the final movie, she is revealed to be Palpatine’s granddaughter.
“Nicely, J.J. [Abrams] was the one who was like, she is of nobody, so it wasn’t simply The Final Jedi the place that was the message,” Ridley recalled. “What was fascinating in regards to the final one, for me, was that you would be able to be a hero and never come from anyplace otherwise you generally is a hero and are available from actually the worst individual within the universe. You’re not your mother and father, you’re not your grandparents, you’re not your bloodline and also you’re not the generations earlier than you. So, I at all times was like, certain.”
She continued, “But it surely’s past my pay grade. I say the phrases, do the factor. I do love the model of, you might be anybody you need to be, however I additionally love the model the place you’ll be able to rectify wrongs and might’t assist what you’re born into.”
Watch the total interview with Ridley under.
