Disney and Lucasfilm’sStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerconcluded the main saga and wrapped up the three-film journey of Daisy Ridley’s Rey. Yet, despite portraying the lead heroine of the financially successfulStar Warssequel trilogy, Ridley was unable to find new work after completing her time with the franchise.
Ridley made her first appearance as Rey in J. J. Abrams’Star Wars: The Force Awakensand the heroine has since become one of the most celebrated characters in the entire franchise. After being thrust into superstardom, Daisy Ridley would land roles in notable projects such asMurder on the Orient ExpressandPeter Rabbitin between reprising her role as Rey inStar Wars: The Last JediandThe Rise of Skywalker.
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During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Ridley noted that the break aftercompleting theStar Warssequelsbenefited her mental health. “When the film was released, I was like, ‘Oh my God.’ It was such a huge chapter. And, weirdly, the past few months of not having much… Obviously now it’s really nice to be working, but not having much [at the time] I feel like I processed the last five years. To be forced to slow down, it was good mentally for me because [Star Warswas] a big thing in my life,” Ridley explained. However, Ridley added that she was concerned when there wasn’t any new work coming in at the beginning of the year, saying, “there were actually loads of things that I auditioned for at the beginning of the year and didn’t get any of them. I had that moment of ‘Oh my god!’ and then just thought ‘everything in its right time.”
Ridley added that “things started picking up” in late February and early March when she landed the voice role of woman in the Xbox and PC gameTwelve Minutes.Since then, Ridley has also beencast in a crime thriller titledThe Ice Beneath Herfrom STX Entertainment. Based on the bestselling novel by Swedish author Camilla Grebe, the story follows a detective and psychological profiler working to solve a case involving a woman who is found beheaded in the home of a prominent businessman.
While Ridley will next be seen inChaos Walkingopposite Tom Holland, that project completed production beforeThe Rise of Skywalkerdebuted in theaters. AlthoughChaos Walkinginitially wrapped production in November 2017, reshoots were not able to begin until April 2019 due to Ridley’s commitment to theStar Warsfranchise.
Disney and Lucasfilm, on the other hand, are moving full steam ahead with newStar Warsprojects following the conclusion of the Skywalker saga. These projects include multiple television shows for Disney+ such as a second season ofThe MandalorianandaRogue Oneprequelstarring Diego Luna as Cassian Andor.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkeris now available on Disney+.
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