Daisy Ridley Set For More Star Wars

It’s hardly a big surprise considering she was announced alongside the majority of the main Episode VII cast back in April, and the information is buried in a story about her being signed by an agency that’s about as dry as a quiet corner of Tatooine’s desert surface, but Daisy Ridley is apparently on board for the next two Star Wars films, currently being developed by Looper’s Rian Johnson.

Ridley, who scored a role in The Inbetweeners 2, but was cut when the opening sequence was later re-shot, is at work on Star Wars: Episode VII in England under the direction of J.J. Abrams. According to Deadline’s report on Ridley’s new agency move, the plan for the actress – who is one of the leads of the new film – will be to appear in both Episodes VIII and IX. Speculation has been rampant as to which character she’s playing, with many pointing to her being the daughter of Carrie Fisher’s Leia and Harrison Ford’s Han Solo.

Johnson, meanwhile, was hired to direct Episode VIII and write a treatment for IX, with Deadline mentioning that he’s also now directing the third film. Ridley appears in Episode VII alongside John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Gwendoline Christie, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Lupita Nyong'o and Max von Sydow, plus saga veterans Ford, Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker. The latest Star Wars adventure will be out here on December 18 next year.