At present, there are a lot of upcoming Star Wars movies and TV shows on the way from Lucasfilm . However, perhaps the most exciting of them all is the return of Daisy Ridley ’s Rey in her spinoff film, which is currently in active development. As Ridley gets ready to tell a new story in the beloved universe, she recently reflected on dealing with "overwhelming" fame when The Force Awakens launched the prequel trilogy nearly a decade ago.
While the release of Episode VII was just another walk around the block for actors like Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher at the time, it was Daisy Ridley’s first time leading a movie ever. She recalled some of her earliest experiences with the fanfare, and they truly drove home how her life was changing: What was overwhelming for me was that the day Star Wars 7 premiered, people didn't think Rey was going to be a big character. I remember my mom saying, ‘They must have thought you were good, because they spent a lot of money on this movie.
A lot!’ (Laughs.) It's very strange to go from being photographed on the red carpet, to watching the movie, and then just going to the bathroom and having people say, ‘Oh my God, that's you!’ Daisy Ridley shared these memories when she spoke to French film magazine Premiere about her upcoming return to the galaxy far, far away. It's definitely fair to say that the Star Wars movies bolstered her celebrity status.
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