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Walt Disney Co, which purchased Star Wars producer Lucasfilm in
2012 and released three movies starring Ridley from 2015 to 2019
as well as different TV series, announced new plans for the
franchise last year. It said Ridley's new film would focus on
rebuilding the New Jedi Order.
"I’m very excited, it feels like a new adventure," Ridley told
Reuters at the London premiere of another Disney film, "Young
Woman and the Sea", on Wednesday.
"It’s a world that I’m familiar with, I’m coming back to, but
also it feels like a new start. So it feels exciting and
nerve-racking and I'm excited."
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published on
Tuesday, Ridley said she had yet to read a script for the "Star
Wars" film. "I have not read actual words on actual paper, but
(a script) is soon coming," she told the publication.
In "Young Woman and the Sea" Ridley plays American swimmer
Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle, an Olympic gold medalist who became the
first woman to swim the English Channel.
In 1926, Ederle set off from northern France for the southern
English coast, making the crossing in 14 hours, 31 minutes and
beating the men’s world record by one hour and 59 minutes.
Despite a huge celebratory parade in New York on her return,
Ederle's name and accomplishments are not as well known to the
general public as those of other sports figures. Ederle died in
2003.
“Playing someone who is determined and resilient ... who has a
real joy for what they're doing is wonderful," Ridley said,
adding she had undergone a "pretty grueling" swimming training
schedule for the role.
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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