An older actress nearly played Daisy Ridley’s Rey in Star Wars' upcoming 2025 film.

New information suggestsDaisy Ridley’sReycould’ve been drastically different in Lucasfilm’s2025 Star Wars film.

That all changed mere weeks ahead ofStar Wars Celebrationwhen bothwriters left the project, despite it still moving forward.

Daisy Ridley Rey Skywalker Movie

A man and a woman, who I think both would’ve been of color.

It doesn’t necessarily mean that the prototype person is the person that [gets the role]."

Fury of the Gods.

Helen Mirren

Was Rey the Next Obi-Wan Kenobi?

Hopefully, Lucasfilm will reveal more about Rey’s confirmed Star Wars future in the months to come.

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