Much like her co-star, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley is a fresh new face in Hollywood. At 23-years-old she has a very short resume consisting of mostly English film and television. Now she is staring in one of the biggest movies of the year, if not the decade.
Following in George Lucas’s footsteps, J.J. Abrams decided that when casting for the new trilogy of Star Wars movies, that he would stick with relatively unknown actors. And although names like Simon Pegg might be more familiar, Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver (of Girls) join Ridley in the cast of actors soon to be made extremely famous.
But the magnitude of the film has not gotten past Ridley. She is well aware of the legacy that these movies hold and just excited to be a part of it all. And is made even more proud to be playing a strong female role in the character Rey.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be released December 18th in what is expected to be a record breaking release. So be sure to check out these images and find more back at Newscom of the star of the film, Daisy Ridley.