Daisy Ridley Teases New Star Wars Movie: ‘I Know the Story, and It’s Exciting!’

In October 2022, it was reported that Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson were co-writing a new Star Wars movie, tentatively dubbed ‘New Jedi Order’ with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy as the director. The film was supposed to take place after the sequel trilogy, possibly featuring characters from those films.

However, by March 2023, Lindelof and Britt-Gibson left, and Steven Knight replaced them as the screenwriter. Daisy Ridley was confirmed to return as Rey in April 2023, but by October 2024, Steven Knight also left, and George Nolfi was hired to write the screenplay, with filming now expected to start in late 2025.

The movie has seen numerous delays and problems with writers and quite frankly we have no idea in what state the movie currently is.

The story is set 15 years after ‘Rise of Skywalker,’ exploring the post-war, post-First Order galaxy with the Jedi in disarray. Kathleen Kennedy shared that Rey is working to fulfill her promise to Luke and rebuild the Jedi Order, based on ancient Jedi text.

Daisy Ridley recently commented on the upcoming movie while promoting her new film, ‘Cleaner,’ and provided a small update, the first in months.

Although she hasn’t read the latest version of the script, Ridley confirmed that she knows the overall story and expressed confidence in the direction it’s taking. She praised screenwriter George Nolfi and emphasized that the team is committed to ensuring the script is the best possible version of the story. Ridley reassured fans that the film would be worthwhile and exciting for audiences, reinforcing her enthusiasm for the project.

I have not read the latest script, but I know what’s happening, and I know the story, I think what feels really good is that George is a phenomenal writer. I think we’re making sure that this story is the best way, this script is the best way to tell the story, and I think it will be worthwhile. for everyone watching it, and I am very excited, yeah.

According to some past rumors, this movie is not supposed to lead to a new trilogy, but considering some developments within the Star Wars franchise in the last few months, and talks about Rey still being the central to franchise, we really have no idea where we stand at currently.

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