NEWS: Daisy Ridley Returning as Rey to Upcoming Star Wars Movie
The Star Wars universe just seems to be expanding more and more! From the original trilogy to now, there are SO many Star Wars movies and TV shows for viewers to enjoy.
One of the biggest undertakings in the Star Wars universe was the sequel trilogy, starting with Star Wars: The Force Awakens. And, we just found about a popular main character from that trilogy that will be returning to the big screen as her Star Wars character!
Rey Returning to Star Wars
Daisy Ridley will be returning as Rey in Star Wars: New Jedi Order, according to Screen Rant. This sequel is set 15 years after Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Welcome home, Daisy. #StarWarsCelebration pic.twitter.com/9wIpKdicbe
— Star Wars (@starwars) April 7, 2023
The news was confirmed at the Star Wars Celebration 2023, which is currently being held in London. It was previously rumored that a movie set after the sequel trilogy was coming, but now it’s confirmed.
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy will direct Star Wars: New Jedi Order and Steven Knight will write the movie.
The movie will follow Rey as a Jedi master who is rebuilding the Jedi Order. There is no date or timeline announced for the movie yet, but we’ll keep an eye out for news!
More Star Wars Movie News
There were also MORE new Star Wars movies confirmed at the Star Wars Celebration! There will be a film from director James Mangold and from Dave Filoni, according to Deadline.
Daisy Ridley returns to the stage and surprises fans at #StarWarsCelebration along with director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy with exciting news about their upcoming Star Wars film. pic.twitter.com/lgafQmwyCs
— Star Wars (@starwars) April 7, 2023
Mangold’s movie will be set during the time period of the dawn of the Jedi, and seems it will also have the name Dawn of the Jedi. Filoni’s movie will be centered around the New Republic and connect the worlds that have been explored in the Disney+ shows so far.
Star Wars: New Jedi Order will most likely be the first film that will premiere, according to Deadline’s sources.
For more Star Wars news, check out the new trailer and release timeline for Ahsoka here, find out more about how we almost got an Anakin Skywalker cameo in The Mandalorian, and see the new Star Wars May the 4th collection on shopDisney.
Stay tuned for more Star Wars news and updates!