Summary
TheStar Warsmovie featuring Daisy Ridley’s Rey and her new Jedi Order may not be the only upcoming project with the character. And with her rumored check for the next Rey movie, it might be enticing for not just Ridley but others from the sequel trilogy.
Ridley made a name for herself with her breakthrough leading role in 2015 withStar Wars: The Force Awakens, followed byThe Last Jediin 2017 andThe Rise of Skywalkerin 2019. As relative newcomers, Ridley and her co-star John Boyega received a payout ranging from $100,000 to $300,000 for the first movie, which grossed over $2 billion worldwide, compared to returninglegacy actors Harrison Ford, Mark Hamil, and Carrie Fisher, whose salaries ranged in the millions. As the protagonist’s own salary likely increased with subsequent films, it’s no surprise she’d pocket more upon her expected return to the money-making franchise.
Audiences last saw Rey visiting the Skywalkers' ranch on Tatooine, burying Luke and Leia’s lightsabers together while dawning her own new one, claiming the Skywalker name as her own in honor of her mentors. Being the last remaining Jedi, she plans on rebuilding the Order, which is where the idea for the next movie comes in. As Steven Knight’s script for theReyStar Warsmovie is in the next stages of writing, much remains unknown about its direction. However, it’s set to take place 15 years after the events ofThe Rise of Skywalker, as Rey takes on a Jedi master role mentoring her own Force-sensitive students.
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Star Wars
Star Wars is a multimedia franchise created by George Lucas and Lucasfilm Ltd with the 1977 motion picture. The science fiction franchise follows the adventures of characters (both humanoid and alien) in outer space, including those who can wield a mystical power known as the Force. Since the release of the original trilogy movies, the franchise has expanded to include multiple films and branched out to other mediums like comics, video games, TV shows, theme park attractions, and more. The IP and Lucasfilm were sold to Disney in 2012.
