Daisy Ridley Reveals Her Biggest ‘Challenge’ Returning To ‘Star Wars’

The relatively unknown actress became a familiar name when she played as Rey in “The Force Awakens” in 2015. She resumed her role in “The Last Jedi” of 2017 and “The Rise of Skywalker” of 2019, which essentially closed the book on the Skywalker saga.

Although she returns to her role in a new shooting about ten years after the 2019 film, she has concerns about the return to the Jedi boots in Rey.

“The first three films, we made each other quite closely in the big scheme of things. So one of the things is: “Do I remember how to be Rey?” It’s been a while, and time has passed [the ‘Star Wars’] world. There are therefore a lot of questions about what happened at that time, both for me and for the character; This is a challenge, “she said.

“And then there is the fact that I will work with different actors and different filmmakers, which raises different things,” she added. “And it’s always progressive, I suppose, because it is the interpretation of someone else.”

“There are so many different approaches when it is a different team that I have the impression that it will already be a challenge to fill the previous films and this one, because it has been a long time”, she explained, calling it “an exciting challenge” and “a big” because “each work is a” who knows? “” “

“You can have an incredible script, an incredible director, an incredible check, check, check, check, but you don’t know what could be something,” she continued. “The potential is all there, but none of us know [what will happen]. We do our job and return home, and a large part is in the hands of others. It is always a lesson in interpretation and point of view. »»

In May 2024, the star of the “young woman and the sea” said TimeThat his role in the “Star Wars” franchise gave him the fleeing intestinal syndrome, as well as other health problems.

When asked how the stress of her role had an impact on her health, she replied: “Oh, God! Essentially, it was a fleeing intestine. I was just knocked out. I had never traveled much, or made the press, and my body deals with stress in a very physical way, so my instinct manifested an emotional reaction to travel around the world, people saying hello in the street. “”

“And me,” what’s going on? “And worrying.” Oh Sh-T, should he be me? Or “Am I good enough?” And I really didn’t feel by the third film, Skywalker climb. At that time, I felt: “OK, I was chosen for a reason.” But it took a long time, “she admitted, adding:” It was super intense “.

There has been a lot of concerns about his new film “Star Wars” given the number of times the project has changed hands. Although the creator “lost” Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson are Initially attached to the projectThey were dismissed and replaced by the creator of “Peaky Blinders” Steven Knight.

However, in January 2025, he was replaced by the scribe “Ocean’s 12” George Nolfi. When asked by The Hollywood ReporterRidley was confident in the overall direction of the film, stressing that Lucasfilm worked to ensure a quality film.

“People have talked about it a lot that the release date often affects films and the speed with which things are going on. So the freedom to make sure that this script is the best way to tell this story is wonderful, and I don’t think no fans want it to be rushed, “she said. “The wait will be worth it. I know what George works on and he is a phenomenal writer. So I’m really looking forward to reading it, and yes, it’s all worth it. “”

Last month, Ridley hung on the side of a skyscraper to His role in “Cleaner” by Martin Campbell. In the film, Ridley played a character named Joey Locke, a former soldier who is now a high -rise window cleaner for a high -rise building in London who houses a leading energy company which is taken care of by a radical extremist group during a shareholder party.

Even if she did a lot of physical waterfalls in a galaxy far, far, Ridley told ThR that her role in “Cleaner” could have provided the greatest physical challenge of her career.

“In the end, I was so covered with cuts and bruises. There is a moment when … I hit the set so strong that the lights and everything [started shaking]. I also thought I had broken something, but I think I come from the boss my bone, “said Ridley. “In addition, emotional maintenance at this level of anxiety was so high that I was exhausted at the end of the shooting.”

The film was launched in theaters on February 21 and will be available to broadcast on VOD and digital platforms later this month on March 21, 2025.