Daisy Ridley Reflects On Her Time In 'Star Wars', While Building A Lego 'Star Wars' Set

By: Dominic Jones

Back during the promotion for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rey actress Daisy Ridley did an interview with Elle UK about the film while "building" a Lego Millennium Falcon set.  Now, with The Rise of Skywalker in theaters, Ridley sat down for another interview with Elle UK, this time while building the Lego set "Pasaana Speeder Chase".  In the interview she reflects on her time working on Star Wars, and also gives some updates to the answers she gave in 2017.

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Josh Gad And Other Celebrities Try To Get Daisy Ridley To Answers Their 'The Rise of Skywalker' Questions

By: Dominic Jones

Back during the run up to The Last Jedi, Daisy Ridley and her Murder on the Orient Express co-star Josh Gad released a series of videos from the set of that film where Gad attempted to get answers from Ridley to his questions about the next Star Wars film.  The videos caught more and more elaborate as they went, with the duo eventually enlisting their co-star Judi Dench, as well as several other celebrities (including JJ Abrams and then-Episode IX director Colin Trevorrow), all of which culminated in Gad hosting the The Last Jedi preview panel at Celebration Orlando in 2017.

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'The Rise of Skywalker' Cast & Crew Interviews

By: Dominic Jones

With just over a week until the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in theaters, the cast and crew are everywhere.  Late last week there was a press conference for the film, and the cast also sat down for many one-on-one interviews with various press outlets, many of which we've highlighted (along with some other fun interviews) below.  Some of the people feeatured are stars Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Joonas Suotamo, Naomi Ackie and Kelly Marie Tran, and director JJ Abrams.

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Lucasfilm Releases New 'The Rise of Skywalker' Featurette

By: Dominic Jones

Lucasfilm has released a new behind the scenes featurette promoting the upcoming release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in less than two weeks.  The featurette, titled "Friendship, focuses on the relationship between the stars of the sequel trilogy, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac, and how their relationships mirror their characters, as well as that of the original trilogy's main trio of Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford.  The featurette features lots of new behind the scenes footage, as well as interviews with Ridley, Boyega, and Isaac.

You can watch the featurette below,

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Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, & Oscar Isaac Talk Potential Of 'Star Wars' Return After 'The Rise of Skywalker'

By: Dominic Jones

With the end of the sequel trilogy in sight, the stars of The Rise of Skywalker are already being asked if they would return to Star Wars in the future. It certainly wouldn't be the first time the franchise brought back it's stars, decades after they first thought they were done with their roles. The actors who play the trio of main heroes in the current trilogy, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac, simultaneously didn't commit to a return in a recent interview with Variety, they didn't rule it out either.

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'The Rise of Skywalker' Press Conference Recap

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By: Dominic Jones

The cast and principle crew members of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker gathered in Los Angeles to hold a press conference promoting the film's released later this month.  The conference was moderated by Selma and A Wrinkle In Time director Ava DuVarney, and featured director JJ Abrams, co-writer Chris Terio, and producer and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, as well as cast members Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Keri Russel, Billy Dee Williams, Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, Kelly Marie Tran, and Anthony Daniels.

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Daisy Ridley Breaks Down 'The Last Jedi' Throne Room Scene

By: Dominic Jones

While all eyes are on the immediate future and the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, British GQ asked Rey actress Daisy Ridley to break down one of the most iconic scenes from the most recent installment in the Skywalker saga.  In a new video, Ridley watches the throne roome sequence from The Last Jedi on a laptop, pausing every few seconds to share stories from the set and praise her colleagues (especially Adam Driver, Andy Serkis, and the stunt crew).

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New 'The Rise of Skywalker' Cast & Crew Interviews

By: Dominic Jones

The final installment in the sequel trilogy, and the Skywalker Saga as a whole, hits theaters next month and the cast and crew want to make sure you know about it.  Many members of the cast and crew have been out and about lately and answering questions about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.  We've compiled some highlights from their interviews, including talk shows and fan Q&As, and featured them below,

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John Boyega Admits It Was His 'The Rise Of Skywalker' Script That Wound Up On eBay

By: Dominic Jones

Earlier this week, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker director JJ Abrams made an appearance on Good Morning America, where he revealed that a copy of the film's script wound up on eBay.  Abrams revealed that one of the film's stars had left their script under their bed only to have found by someone who was cleaning their house, who then gave it to someone else who tried to sell it.  Luckily Disney was able to catch wind of the listing, and get it taken down (and the script returned).

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Daisy Ridley Raps A Recap Of The 'Star Wars' Saga, Talks Porgs Vs. Baby Yoda On 'The Tonight Show'

By: Dominic Jones

Daisy Ridley made an appearance on The Tonight Show last night to promote The Rise of Skywalker, where she chatted all things Star Wars with host Jimmy Fallon.  First Fallon asked her about what it was like getting cast as Rey back in 2014.  Then she was asked about her surprise appearance in the D23 preview as "Dark Rey", and whether she is a bigger fan of Porgs or Baby Yoda, the breakout star of The Mandalorian.  She also did a rap recap of the entire Star Wars saga, with some backing from The Roots.

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Entertainment Weekly Reveals 'Star Wars' Saga Covers And New 'The Rise Of Skywalker' Photos

By: Dominic Jones

With just a month until the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in theaters, we can expect lots of exciting new looks at the film in the coming weeks.  One place we can find new previews is in the next issue of Entertainment Weekly, which will have a cover story about the film within its pages.  Today, EW released that entire cover story on their website, complete with new quotes from JJ Abrams, Daisy Ridley, and others, along with three new pictures from the film and three variant covers celebrating the entire saga (one for each trilogy).

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JJ Abrams, Daisy Ridley, And More Tease 'The Rise of Skywalker' In New Interviews

By: Dominic Jones

We're just a couple of weeks away from the release of the final installment in the Skywalker Saga hitting theaters, and naturally the promotion for the film is starting to ramp up (although its nothing compared to what we'll likely see in December).  Director JJ Abrams, and stars Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Naomi Ackie, and Kelly Marie Tran have all done interviews in the past few days promoting the film.  We've compiled some of the most intriguing quotes about the film, and analyzed them below.

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Adam Driver and Daisy Ridley Launch Charity Raffles To Win Trips To 'The Rise of Skywalker' Premiere

By: Dominic Jones

Rey and Kylo Ren actors, Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver have both teamed up with Omaze to launch charity raffles for fans to win trips to The Rise of Skywalker premiere in Los Angeles this December, while also supporting some great causes.  Ridley is raising money to support The GEANCO Foundation, which helps fight for "the health and education of those in Nigeria", while Drive is raising money for Arts in the Armed Forces, which "brings high-quality arts programming to active-duty service members, veterans, military support staff and their families".

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'The Rise Of Skywalker' Cast Help Launch New "Build My Droid" Challenge

By: Dominic Jones

Ever since the launch of #ForceForChange in 2015, Lucasfilm has been holding contest and raffles that aim to give Star Wars the chance to win some cool prizes by making positive contributions to the world.  This year, they're encouraging fans to engage in some creativity by submitting their own designs for a new droid that will appear in a future Star Wars project.  The winner will also get to attend the world premiere of The Rise of Skywalker in December.

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The Cast Of 'The Rise Of Skywalker' Discuss The New Footage, Rey And Kylo's Relationship, And More

By: Dominic Jones

With the reveal of the new footage from Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker at D23 Expo, there are  many questions that need to be asked.  Fortunately many of the people with the answers were on hand and doing interviews, unfortunately (as expected) their answers offered only more questions.  Director JJ Abrams and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, as well as cast members Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Kelly Marie Tran, Keri Russel, and Anthony Daniels took part in several interviews covering what was revealed and what's still to come when the film hits theaters this December.

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Daisy Ridley Interview Roundup

By: Dominic Jones

Over the past week or so, sequel trilogy star Daisy Ridley has been doing lots of interviews promoting her latest film, Ophelia.  While talking with various outlets, she has, of course, been asked lots of Star Wars questions, both about the future as Rey in The Rise of Skywalker (hitting theaters this December) and her experiences working on The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi. We've collected many of these interviews, and featured them below,

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Daisy Ridley Talks About Hearing The Story Of 'The Rise Of Skywalker' For The First Time

By: Dominic Jones

Sequel trilogy star Daisy Ridley has been out promoting her latest film, Ophelia, this week and naturally she has been getting a lot of Star Wars questions.  She appeared on The Tonight Show last night and host Jimmy Fallon, of course, had to ask about The Rise Of Skywalker, which hits theaters this December.  While Ridley couldn't reveal anything about the plot or Rey's journey in the film, however she did talk about the day that director JJ Abrams told her the story of the film, as well as what her last day on set was like.  Check out the video below,

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Daisy Ridley Calls 'The Rise Of Skywalker' A "Brilliant End" To The Saga

By: Benjamin Hart

It feels like it's been forever since we've heard from Daisy Ridley! The actress behind Rey has been making the rounds recently to promote her newest film Ophelia, and, as usual, most interviewers can't resist bringing up Star Wars.

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'Star Wars Episode IX' Has Wrapped Filming

By: Dominic Jones

Filming on the final installment of the sequel trilogy, and the Skywalker saga in general, has finished principle photography.  After six and a half months of shooting, director JJ Abrams took to Twitter to celebrate the completion of filming by sharing a picture of the film's stars Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac all together on set (which appears to be from the location filming that took place in Jordan earlier this year).

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BREAKING: 'Star Wars Episode IX' Cast Revealed, Filming Begins Next Week (Updated!)

By: Dominic Jones

Lucasfilm has officially announced the full cast of Star Wars Episode IX and confirmed that the film will begin shooting next week on August 1st at Pinewood Studios in London, England.  The announcement revealed that newcomers to the saga Naomi Ackie and Richard E. Grant will join the cast, which also sees Billy Dee Williams reprise his role as Lando Calrissian from The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. 

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