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Post by Admin on Dec 10, 2019 20:53:19 GMT
In an interview with The Guardian, Ridley was asked by Nosheen Iqbal if Disney restricts what she can talk about publicly. She responded: “No. I don’t feel I have to edit what I say – the things that make me angry are the things that make everyone angry.” She continued: “Everyone is annoyed with [Boris Johnson]. Everyone has an issue with Trump – every sane person anyway.” Ridley then explains why she doesn’t talk about Boris Johnson and Donald Trump. “It’s not that I don’t talk about this stuff, but other people are so much more articulate than me and say it better.” She also noted earlier in the interview that other people she has worked with have “loud voices.” “Star Wars has given me the opportunity to do smaller things and allowed me to say no, which is glorious. I don’t talk a lot about various things because there are people fighting the good fight, and I know I have safety in that the people I have worked with have loud voices.” In this instance she appears to be talking about the #MeToo movement. Ridley expands: “Well, there was another film I really wanted to do, but there were a number of factors that meant I didn’t believe it was right.”
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Post by Admin on Dec 15, 2019 2:23:00 GMT
On the lightning-strike moment that changed everything: “People don’t believe me when I say this, but I really didn’t know what I was getting myself into,” she says. “I knew this was a film that was going to be watched by so many people, but I was more concerned with how long it would take to make, how long I would be in that world. I didn’t know about press tours. I was like, ‘Why are we going to Germany? Or China?’ And then it became more like, ‘Oh God. Are you okay? Are they taking care of you?’” On how many moving parts had to click into place to set her on her current trajectory: “I’m not blind to the fact that if I’d auditioned on a different day, or worn something else…,” she says. “I did my hair in French plaits for the first audition, and I remember Nina [Gold, the casting director] said: ‘Imagine if you hadn’t worn the French braids. What would have happened?’ I can’t help but think what a strange thing this has been. Being in your early twenties is a crazy f***ing thing anyway. You’re trying to figure out, ‘What do I like? What don’t I like?’” On the attention that comes with being famous: “I remember coming out of the toilet at the first premiere and people were staring at me. It was really strange. I couldn’t figure out why they were looking,” she says. “I always find the sudden intrusion difficult to navigate. But I am getting better at it.”
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Post by Admin on Jan 26, 2020 23:02:31 GMT
The role of Rey from the new Star Wars trilogy is now as iconic as Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, with all three managing to mesh perfectly by the end of The Rise of Skywalker. If (spoilers) Rey is now an adopted Skywalker, it doesn’t mean the character is completely done.
Not that anyone but Daisy Ridley should ever play her again.
It turns out there was an actress considered for the part back when auditions were underway. What makes this story maddening is the actress auditioned for an arduous six months, only to be told she wouldn’t be landing the part anyway.
Most fans were happy Ridley ultimately got the job. However, it’s surprising to learn that Marvel actress Jessica Henwick was the one who almost beat Ridley out.
There have already been some gripes about the lack of Asian representation in the Star Wars saga. While Kelly Marie Tran managed to make a memorable impression as Rose Tico, many fans complained she was relegated to the sidelines in The Rise of Skywalker in favor of the other storylines.
If there’s a valid argument in Tran’s favor there, at least the story of Henwick does have a silver lining. Even then, it’s probably going to make everyone wonder why she was passed over as Rey after investing so much emotional heart into the role while auditioning.
Henwick has had a successful acting career, particularly for Marvel when starring in their Netflix series Iron Fist. She revealed to The Hollywood Reporter recently she was one of many who auditioned for Rey, yet seemed like she was going to be the final choice.
Considering J.J. Abrams put her through six months of grueling audition work, Henwick thought it would change her career trajectory. What was it that made Abrams ultimately go for Ridley over Henwick? We may never really know.
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Post by Admin on Feb 15, 2020 18:57:18 GMT
http://instagram.com/p/B7_c3JUD7be Stunt doubles are coming up more and more in the news as celebrities, such as Brie Larson, shine a spotlight on how important they are and how they deserve recognition. Many stars are pushing for the Academy Awards to include stunt award categories, and news outlets and blogs have been eating up photos of celebrities side-by-side with their stunt and body doubles. Daisy Ridley got a new stunt double in the latest Star Wars installment, The Rise of Skywalker, and much like Ridley, she was beyond excited to become a Jedi. http://instagram.com/p/B658bP1jiuJ Daisy Ridley certainly worked hard to become a Jedi, and it shows in the films. Her training activities included kickboxing, rock climbing, strength and cardio training, and of course, she had to learn how to wield her lightsaber. She did a majority of her stunts, but there were just some things she couldn’t do, such as the famous backflip seen in the film’s trailer. In an interview with USA Today, she said of the flip, “I had learnt a version of it, but there was a risk of breaking ankles so I couldn’t do the full thing. But there’s a bit in the film where you see me upside down. It’s funny because I did 95% of my (stunts), but that’s the one thing I didn’t fully do. People are like, ‘Oh, that’s so cool,’ and I’m like, ‘Ugh.'” http://instagram.com/p/B8g8k3bDORE For those who have seen the film, there is also the little matter of the scene where she has to fight with herself. How did the filmmakers and Ridley pull this off? Enter stunt double Caitlin Dechelle.
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Post by Admin on Apr 12, 2020 18:29:35 GMT
Daisy Ridley has shared her candid reaction to the fan backlash against Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. To say the concluding film in the Skywalker Saga was polarsing would be putting it mildly. It currently has a rotten critical ranking on Rotten Tomatoes, while cast members Anthony Daniels and John Boyega have openly criticised the movie. The Rey actress had her own chance to discuss reactions to the movie when she was interviewed on Nina West's DragCast this week, admitting the harsh reception did not match the jovial mood after The Force Awakens (via ComicBook). "[Reaction has] changed film by film honestly, like 98% it's so amazing, this last film it was really tricky," she explained. "January was not that nice. It was weird, I felt like all of this love that we'd sort of been shown the first time around, I was like, 'Where's the love gone?' "I watched the documentary, the making-of [The Skywalker Legacy], this week, and it's so filled with love; and I think it's that tricky thing of when you're part of something that is so filled with love and then people [don't like it]." She later noted: "You know, everyone's entitled to not like something but it feels like it's changed slightly. I think in general that's because [of] social media and what have you." Star Wars prequel actor Ahmed Best became the latest to level criticism at the sequel trilogy this week when he suggested J. J. Abrams and Rian Johnson's films were "not really skewed towards kids". "George [Lucas] was always about the kids... This idea that the movies are for adults is a very new thing, to be honest," he told YouTuber Jamie Stangroom.
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