Daisy Ridley Talks About Her Meeting With Felicity Jones

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Daisy Ridley, October 2016

 

The Original Trilogy marked the first time that Star Wars created a strong female character that everyone could admire – Princess Leia. Carrie Fisher led us into a brave new world and almost 40 years later we continue down that path. We’ve had Natalie Portman’s Padme who never shied from action, we’ve had Ashley Eckstein’s Ahsoka Tano who, in Clone Wars and Rebels has had some of the greatest moments in Star Wars Canon and now of course we look to two new strong women to lead the future of our favourite franchise. The previously unknown (but now, the never to be forgotten) Daisy Ridley who led The Force Awakens cast last year as the previously unknown Rey, and of course in the soon to be released Rogue One: A Star Wars Story we have the acting powerhouse,Felicity Jones, playing Jyn Erso, soon to be fan favourite and leader of a small rebel force tasked with stealing the plans to the Death Star, a mission pivotal to the Rebel Alliance’s future victory of the Galactic Empire.

 

 

Now that Daisy Ridley has officially landed and could probably get any job she wanted or an audition at the very least, she decided to produce and narrate the documentary The Eagle Huntress. While promoting her film in Los Angeles this week, Yahoo Movies were able to ask her a few questions including what her thoughts were on the upcoming spin-off, starring Felicity Jones.

 

“I’m very excited to see it. I had a drink with Felicity [Jones] a few weeks ago, she’s super cool!”

 

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And of all the drinks, in all the world of course the two English leading ladies bonded over a cup of tea. Daisy went on to talk about how she feels when watching someone else go through what she had experienced only a year ago, and what she is about to embark on again for the still untitled Episode IX.

 

“It was weird; I’ve talked so much retrospectively about what was going on [in the lead-up to Force Awakens]. It was so odd to be reliving it. And she gets to go talk about this film that she’s part of in all these amazing places. I feel like ‘jealous’ is the wrong word, but I had such a good time in the run-up to the film, and it was all so exciting. Knowing that she’s experiencing that is so great. Plus the film’s meant to be amazing, so it’s a fantastic continuation of the Star Wars world”

 

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When asked if the young actress gave any advice to the Academy Award nominee (Jones was of course nominated for her breath-taking performance in The Theory of Everything) Daisy said;

 

“Oh God, I didn’t give her tips she’s like a proper human being. She’s got everything nailed… We just talked about our filmmaking experiences. And I’ve been a huge fan of hers for a long time. Have you ever met her? She’s so great. So just to chill was really nice.”

 

Daisy and Felicity do seem like such wonderful people which I think is a crucial part of starring in a Star Wars film. These actors become ambassadors for the franchise and heroes to countless children around the world, and that doesn’t leave them for the rest of their life. Carrie Fisher recently returned to the franchise after 33 years but in that time remained a hero and inspiration to so many people around the world so it’s so reassuring to hear that the future of the franchise is in capable hands.

 

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If you’re asking yourself “this was an interview with an actress from Star Wars, why wasn’t there a question relating somewhat to a fan theory in the hopes that they will reveal something we’re dying to know?” then you’re in luck! Because the final question is suggested to be in relation to the budding speculation that Rey is somehow related to Jyn Erso or perhaps is her daughter. When she was asked about any similarities between Jyn and Rey, Daisy didn’t really give anything away by saying;

 

“I don’t know. That’ll be interesting when I see [Rogue One]. But I don’t watch things and think in that way. So I think I’m just gonna watch it and be blown away.”

 

The fan speculations that Rey is Jyn’s daughter never made much sense, and the LFL Story Group would surely never go down that road. And as we all know, not everything has to be connected in the galaxy far, far away.

 

Throughout the years we’ve heard stories about how Lucasfilm feels like a family and the famous picnics at Skywalker Ranch that bring cast and crew together with their friends and family so it’s really great to hear that our two new heroes are already acquainted and now we can comfortably look forward to all the films, events coming up with our strong female ambassadors to guide us.

 

 

Make sure to go to Daisy-Ridley.net for more than 600 photos with Daisy from The Eagle Huntress premiere.

 

 

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32 thoughts on “Daisy Ridley Talks About Her Meeting With Felicity Jones

  • October 19, 2016 at 8:51 pm
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    rey and her mum bonding over tea, how cute.

    • October 19, 2016 at 10:18 pm
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      The connection could have worked (Luke hooking up with an older woman would align with Anakin hooking up with the older Padme), but I can understand now why they don’t want to have Jyn be Rey’s mother. They want to keep Rey’s origin contained within what is introduced and known within the sequel trilogy — it keeps things simple for the general movie audience.

    • October 19, 2016 at 10:22 pm
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      Honestly I’m going to guess that’s not the case. I’m going to seriously bet that Jyn isn’t going to make it through the entire movie, nor most of the cast for that matter.

    • October 20, 2016 at 2:19 am
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      I genuinely hope not. The last thing I want to see Disney do with Star Wars is make the galaxy a smaller place by connecting two totally seperate stories in such a major way. That “no such thing as a coincidence” mentality is what gave us the infamously schlocky stuff that the EU was criticized for, such as Skippy The Jedi Droid.

      • October 20, 2016 at 2:26 am
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        the “jedi droid” was the one that malfunctioned when uncle owen tried to by it, right? that was an odd choice to say the least.

        • October 20, 2016 at 2:26 am
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          Yup. =P

      • October 20, 2016 at 11:03 am
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        oh man how I loved that story, and his forcevision sequence with Leia having Donuts for hair buns

    • October 23, 2016 at 10:28 am
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      Correct sir.

  • October 19, 2016 at 9:37 pm
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    Both a stunning!! Shouldn’t there be in this new age a different lead or something, hasn’t Lucasfilm learnt anything from the new Ghostbusters! lol

    • October 20, 2016 at 12:28 am
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      wut?!?

      • October 20, 2016 at 6:57 pm
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        Diversity – should every female lead be so stunning?

        • October 20, 2016 at 8:04 pm
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          Please elaborate and explain your Ghostbusters reference. You aren’t getting off that easy on this one.

          • October 20, 2016 at 9:45 pm
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            Haha – just that critics of the Ghostbusters reboot were vilified for not liking the female leads, so its a tongue in cheek reference to how the approach of using good looking talented female leads is the key to making a change in the industry compared to it being rammed down you’re throat by Sony, hence the lol at the end. My diversity reference is again tongue in cheek.

  • October 19, 2016 at 9:54 pm
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    Did I mention that Daisy looks phenomenally? She looks phenomenally.

    • October 19, 2016 at 11:21 pm
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      Phenomenally bad? phenomenally good?

      • October 20, 2016 at 12:33 am
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        “Phenomenally” by itself is usually a positive adverb.

        • October 20, 2016 at 2:24 am
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          Yes, but an adverb has to be used in conjunction with a noun or a verb. The word “phenomenally” by itself is grammatically incorrect. If you drop the “ly” at the end, then you’ll be correct.

          (At least, that’s the case in the context I’ve grown up with. Maybe you meant to use the word “looks” as in “the act of looking”, like “she looks around at things in a phenomenal way”. I don’t know.)

          • October 20, 2016 at 12:47 pm
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            It seems tobe the case. Thank you for pointing it out. 🙂

        • October 21, 2016 at 12:53 am
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          Nope. But you edited your post to say “phenomenal” so now it’s right. You’re welcome.

  • October 19, 2016 at 10:47 pm
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    “Rey talks about her meeting with her mother.”*

  • October 19, 2016 at 11:58 pm
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    “An ambassador to the Franchise”.

    They don’t make them like they used too. Alec Guiness told children never to watch Star Wars again. Harrison Ford serially hated Han Solo to the point of pleading for his death in every movie. Carrie Fisher tried every drug in the galaxy and said every time she looks in the mirror she owes George Lucas money. David Prowse pretty much farted and burped his way through ESB and ROTJ after getting ass-hurt about being overdubbed. Natalie Portman blames her piss poor acting in EVERY movie on the PT, and I think even Ewan McGregor, who was born for the sole purpose of playing the perfect Obi-Wan Kenobi, has thrown a little poo at the movies here and there.

    These “new representatives” are just young and dumb with wallets full of cash. In a few years it will be interesting to see which one will crack first and bite the hand that is now feeding them. My bet is on Adam Driver.

    • October 20, 2016 at 12:34 am
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      So in your opinion being butthurt about a film that made you a household name is the only “proper” way to comment on it? I’m sure that for some people their set memories may not be perfect, but if they’re enjoying what they’re doing, then why force them to be critical? Besides, as you’ve pointed out – most of the negative comments came out years after these actors finished shooting their “Star Wars” films, so if you’re that hungry for astringent comments, wait just a bit more.

      • October 20, 2016 at 1:29 am
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        The cynicism is strong with his comment.

    • October 20, 2016 at 2:16 am
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      To be fair:

      Alec and Harrison are/were crusty cynical assholes,
      Carrie was extremely self-conscious and probably had a series of doubt attacks once she became famous (also her sense of humor was always a bit off),
      and Natalie/Ewan are more serious actors in genuinely sub-par films so no shit are they gonna piss on ’em a bit.

      Point is, it’s the people, not the franchise. If those five examples were in, say, Alien or Marvel films instead of Star Wars, they’d probably do the same things.

    • October 20, 2016 at 3:04 am
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      I would argue Ewan McGregor was born to play Mark Renton.

      • October 20, 2016 at 10:59 am
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        true dat

    • October 20, 2016 at 4:29 am
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      My two-word rebuttal:

      Mark Hamill

    • October 20, 2016 at 4:49 am
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      What a happy person you must be.

      • October 20, 2016 at 4:57 am
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        LMFAO

      • October 20, 2016 at 6:47 pm
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        Yeah. I bet he’s tons of fun at parties.

    • October 20, 2016 at 6:47 pm
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      Every single statement in this post is exaggerated. If you have a point you think worth making, there’s no need to embellish it.

  • October 23, 2016 at 10:56 am
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    Mother and daughter bonding moment.

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