Daisy Ridley supports The Hunt for Ben Solo & teases "the wait will be worth it" for the Rey movie

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Two months in the past, Adam Driver revealed that he was set to return to the Star Wars franchise for a film titled The Hunt for Ben Solo. Nevertheless, regardless of Lucasfilm presenting Disney with a completed script, a price range, and even a proposed begin date, the studio scrapped it. A fan marketing campaign to avoid wasting the movie emerged virtually instantly, demonstrating to the studio that there’s nonetheless curiosity in seeing extra of Driver’s character. Some large names have thrown their voice behind The Hunt for Ben Solo, together with Driver’s Star Wars co-star Daisy Ridley.

Daisy Ridley Helps The Hunt for Ben Solo

“I knew a chunk of it. I heard rumblings,” Ridley instructed IGN. “I've a number of pals who're crew, so issues all the time journey like that. However, whoa! When the story got here out, no, I used to be like, ‘Oh, my God!’ And it was him that stated it, proper? It was humorous as a result of, like, ‘Oh, wow, Adam is saying it,’ and that’s the massive shock of the yr.“

Ridley added that seeing followers rally behind the scrapped venture has been heartening. “I do love when there's a collective of positivity,” she stated. “The way in which the web appears to have rallied to attempt to get it to occur. I believe one), it’s unbelievable for us all. It’s good for us to all be united about one thing in a extremely constructive method. Clearly, everybody is aware of he was a very talked-about character, however it was additionally pretty to suppose, ‘Wow, individuals actually, actually care and need this.’ I simply… I prefer it. I like when individuals be part of forces — excuse the pun — from all around the globe, all differing types of individuals. I simply love that the Star Wars fandom is such an enormous and lovely array of various factors of view and totally different individuals, and the truth that everybody is admittedly behind this factor, I believe, is simply form of pretty, in a time that's so f***ing nuts for in all probability each single particular person on this Earth. I believe it’s fantastic. So I used to be shocked, and actually, I felt joyful about the way it went down.“

Ridley Says the Rey Film Will probably be Well worth the Wait

As for her personal character-centric Star Wars film, it’s apparently nonetheless taking place.

The Rey film is about to be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (Ms. Marvel), and it was initially regarded as one of many first new Star Wars movies to be launched. Nevertheless, it’s been plagued with setbacks. It was first introduced at Star Wars Celebration over two years in the past, with Damon Lindelof (Misplaced) and Justin Britt-Gibson (The Pressure) writing the script. The pair left or have been “requested to go away,” as Lindelof put it, and Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) stepped in to take over. Nevertheless, Knight dropped out as nicely and was changed by George Nolfi (The Bourne Ultimatum).

Ridley is conscious that it’s taken some time to get off the bottom, however that’s simply the way in which it goes typically. “Truthfully, there are scripts that I learn 5 years in the past, and now I’ve gone, ‘Oh, perhaps they'll really occur,’” she stated. “I believe over time, I’ve discovered how the truth of getting any movie made is so huge. The hurdles are huge… However with this notably, I do know that unbelievable voices and creatives are a part of it, and I do know the wait will probably be value it.” The movie is anticipated to happen fifteen years after the occasions of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. It can comply with Rey as she makes an attempt to rebuild the Jedi Order and mentor a brand new group of younger potential Jedi.

On the threat of stirring the pot slightly bit… in case you might solely decide one, would you moderately see The Hunt for Ben Solo or the additional adventures of Rey Skywalker?