Daisy Ridley Says Her Rey Movie Has No Release Date, But Says She’s ‘Really Excited About What’s Coming’ (Exclusive)

“Star Wars” has really been going through things lately. They haven’t had a movie on the screen since 2019. Yesterday, filmmakers James Mangold said his “Dawn Of The Jedi” film (a working title) can be shot as early as next yearwhich immediately baffled fans as most people thought so Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy-directed film with Daisy Ridleypp Rey, unofficially dubbed, “The New Jedi Order“by fans, would be next”Star Wars” film to come to the cinema after Ion Favreaupp May 2026 movie, “The Mandalorian and Grogu.”

Then a seemingly lousy piece of news hit this morning when it was revealed that the film’s longtime writer, Steven Knight (“Peaky Blinders,” “Spencer“), had left the project (something fans had already been speculating about for months).

Anxious headlines hit this morning about “Star Wars” i problem again, put backThe Rey movie continues to “lose writer” and a lot of what feels like worry.

But to hear it from Daisy Ridley herself, who doesn’t seem worried at all – we just spoke to her this morning about her new movie “Magpie” for an upcoming episode of ours The discourse podcast– Everything is just part of the process.

Before launching into the obvious, The Discourse host Mike DeAngelo asked Ridley if we would appear in what he affectionately called “Spaceballs 2: The search for more money” (not an actual title), and if she was contractually obligated not to talk about it.

The actress burst out with a healthy lol “Hahaha! Spaceballs 2!” she laughed. “No, you are the first person to ask me that. Well, a friend of mine is – I don’t know if it’s common knowledge, but a friend of mine might be involved with the “space balls” thing. Maybe I talked to them about something.”

Then The Discourse asked about the just-breaking Steven Knight news, but the actress seemed unfazed (and if reports are true, she’s known about it for a while now).

And as for this Christmas 2026 date that many have assumed is “The New Jedi Order” movie release date? Ridley says it’s not theirs, and they don’t have a set date.

“We don’t have a date,” she said matter-of-factly, explaining a bit of what was going on behind the scenes. “I think the creative process is one that really is a journey.”

Ridley didn’t say if she’s read a new script or knows where it’s all going but strongly suggested she knew something in her enthusiasm. The actress also said that Lucasfilm is not rushing the project and is taking its time to get it right.

“And I’m really genuinely excited. And I’ve said I’m very excited, but I really mean I’m excited about what’s to come. And I think we really have the luxury of making sure this is right.”

So nothing on the calendar until there is actually something to put on the calendar?

“Yes!” she exclaimed. “So when everything is ready to go, we’ll go, and it’s very—well, it’s good.”

Ridley stayed mum about it, but if her passion for it all seemed genuine, maybe we’ll learn more in the coming months about who will steer the ship from a writing perspective moving forward.

Does that mean Mangold’s film will take the open December 2026 release date, then? It’s possible, but if we’ve all learned anything by now, Lucasfilm isn’t about to put the horse before the cart and put stories, not release dates first. More from this interview soon. Additional reporting by Mike DeAngelo.

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Daisy Ridley Says Her Rey Movie Has No Release Date, But Says She’s ‘Really Excited About What’s Coming’ (Exclusive)

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