Actress Daisy Ridley, greatest identified for her portrayal of Rey within the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy, just lately opened up about an harm that she suffered in her own residence. Though she has achieved loads of stunt coaching for her position as a Jedi and underwent critical swimming classes for her position in “Younger Girls and the Sea,” it seems she injured herself whereas doing odd house responsibilities.
On Saturday, August 22, the “Chaos Strolling” actress revealed that she had pulled one thing in her again and injured one thing in her head or neck, as she couldn’t flip it to the left.
“Scrubbed the oven so exhausting I pulled one thing in my again and may’t flip my head to the left?!” she posted in an Instagram Story on Saturday morning.
The picture options her sitting near the digicam carrying a black tank prime. She is resting her head in a single hand as she glances away from the digicam.
Though it’s unclear how critical the harm is, many followers hope she recovers shortly, as they’re desperate to see her return to her position as Rey. She final portrayed the character in 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker,” which acquired a lackluster reception.
When Will Rey Subsequent Seem In A Galaxy Far, Far Away?
Followers are nonetheless uncertain the place Rey’s story will go following the occasions of 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker.” Disney’s D23 occasion targeted on the following upcoming “Star Wars” film: 2027’s “Star Wars: Starlighter,” starring Ryan Gosling. The movie, directed by Shawn Levy, will happen about 5 years after the autumn of the First Order; nonetheless, it stays unclear if Ridley will reprise her position for a cameo look.
In 2023’s Star Wars Celebration, then-Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy introduced that Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy could be directing a movie primarily based on the brand new Jedi Order that Rey will probably be creating. Nonetheless, updates concerning the venture have been few and much between, as quite a few writers have been employed and dismissed, including “Lost” creator Damon Lindelof.
Ridley Says New ‘Star Wars’ Movie Is ‘Value The Wait’
The “We Bury the Lifeless” actress later informed Parade that the brand new film will probably be “definitely worth the wait,” including, “It would arrive when it’s prepared.”
In 2026, Kennedy didn’t point out Rey’s film in any respect throughout her exit interview with Deadline, leaving some to consider the movie will probably be folded into the Simon Kinberg trilogy. Nonetheless, particulars about that venture have but to be launched.
Daisy Ridley Speaks Out On ‘The Hunt For Ben Solo’
In October 2025, Adam Driver shocked followers by revealing that he and director Steven Soderbergh had been engaged on a film referred to as “The Hunt for Ben Solo,” which might have featured his character, Ben Solo. Though his character handed away on the finish of “The Rise of Skywalker,” Lucasfilm gave the movie the inexperienced mild. In any case, many characters, reminiscent of Emperor Palpatine and Darth Maul, have returned to a galaxy far, far-off after their supposed “deaths.”
Nonetheless, Driver informed the Associated Press that executives later pulled the plug on the venture as a result of they didn’t perceive how his character may nonetheless be alive.
Final December, Ridley informed IGN that she had heard “rumblings” concerning the axed venture. “I’ve numerous buddies who’re crew, so issues at all times journey like that. However, whoa! When the story got here out, no, I used to be like, ‘Oh, my God!’ And it was him that mentioned it, proper? It was humorous as a result of, like, ‘Oh, wow, Adam is saying it,’ and that’s the large shock of the yr,” she mentioned.
Will ‘The Hunt for Ben Solo’ Ever Get Made?
On the 2026 Disney D23 occasion, present Lucasfilm co-president Dave Filoni seemingly shut down hope that the venture will ultimately get made. “We’re not making that image proper now. That’s all I can say,” he mentioned with a Jedi hand wave.
“It’s not right here. You received’t discover it right here,” Filoni mentioned when Deadline requested concerning the venture hours later. “The power isn’t with us in that regard. I really like the love you are feeling for it.”
Many followers are hopeful that Driver’s “The Hunt for Ben Solo” and Ridley’s new Jedi Order film will probably be mixed into Simon Kinberg’s new trilogy, though that has but to be confirmed.
Adam Driver, in the meantime, appeared at Disney D23 to disclose that he has been cast in the new “X-Men” reboot, scheduled to hit theaters in 2028.
