It’s already been established {that a} pocket of toxic Star Wars fandom is rooting for Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s movie exploring the New Jedi Order to fail. However the star of the primary Star Wars function to be directed by a lady—Rey Skywalker herself, Daisy Ridley—is right here to remind followers to keep culture wars out of Star Wars.
In an interview with Variety, Ridley was requested how “the franchise’s first feminine filmmaker [will] impression the collection,” a query she’s possible going to get uninterested in answering earlier than the film’s nonetheless far-flung launch date. In truth, she sounds a bit weary of it now: “The quick reply is I don’t know. I’m excited to do the job, however not as a result of Sharmeen is a lady,” Ridley defined. “Her documentaries are superb. Her thought for the story is cool as shit. No spoilers, however she gave me a rundown of your entire story. If it weren’t superb, I might have been like, ‘OK, name me in 5 years.’ However it’s worthwhile.”
The commerce adopted up the “feminine filmmaker” query with one about Ridley heading to the galaxy far, far-off with out her male co-stars Adam Driver, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac—assuming (presumably?) that none will pop up in Obaid-Chinoy’s movie. “I don’t know what’s what or who’s who [in the new movie],” Ridley mentioned, earlier than turning the query round to deal with her personal development as an individual and as an actor. “A lot has occurred for me [since the Skywalker saga]. I really feel like a grown-up now. After I first began, I used to be, like, 20. I used to be the youngest on set. It took me the primary two Star Wars movies to really feel worthy of being there. Now I’m in my 30s. The entire thing feels fairly totally different. I’ve been capable of work with different filmmakers, and hopefully, I’ve received higher as a performer.”
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