STAR WARS: Rey Set To Appear In Multiple New Movies; Said To Be Lucasfilm's "Most Valuable Cinematic Asset"

STAR WARS: Rey Set To Appear In Multiple New Movies; Said To Be Lucasfilm's "Most Valuable Cinematic Asset"

It seems Disney and Lucasfilm are banking on Daisy Ridley's Rey "Skywalker" getting the Star Wars franchise back on track, as the character is expected to appear in several upcoming movies...

By MarkCassidy - Nov 13, 2024 07:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: Via SFF Gazette

Last week, we got word that that Lucasfilm is in the process of developing a new Star Wars trilogy, with Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Dark Phoenix) tapped to write and produce all three films.

Deadline initially claimed that this new trilogy would continue the Skywalker Saga with Episodes 10, 11 and 12, but there have been a number of conflicting reports since.

EW would later weigh-in, reporting that "these movies will be the start of a new saga rather than the continuation of the numbered Star Wars films," while insider Jeff Sneider was more inclined to side with the original report, adding that Daisy Ridley's Rey will be "positioned as the Obi-Wan of the new trilogy.”

Now, THR has shared some updates, and whether this new trilogy does serve as a direct continuation of the main saga or not, it sounds like Disney and Lucasfilm do indeed see Rey "Skywalker" as being key to the franchise's future.

According to the trade, Rey is not only expected to appear in the new trilogy, but several other projects (though which ones are not clear). “She is the most valuable cinematic asset, in some ways maybe the only one, Star Wars has right now,” one source tells the site.

Where this would leave Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's Rey-focused movie - which is expected to be set 15 years after the events of The Rise of Skywalker - is hard to say, but a new writer has either been hired or is being sought to replace Steven Knight, which would obviously suggest that the project is still moving forward.

That said, THR does mention "rumors in the Star Wars underground of filmmakers jostling for characters."

"Rey, the scavenger-turned-Jedi played by Daisy Ridley in the last three episode movies, is key to the franchise’s next turn. That potentially puts Kinberg’s trilogy story development, as early in its conceptual stages as it may be, on a collision course with the Rey standalone movie that is actively in the works with director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy."

Ridley addressed her return as the powerful Force-wielder for the first time since Celebration during a 2023 interview with Collider.

"I was shitting myself before I went on stage, because no one knew I was going to that," she said of her surprise appearance at the Celebration panel. "No one knew I was going to Celebration, bar like Kathy [Kennedy] and there were a couple of people. I was so nervous. Oh my God. It was such a wonderful reception. I'm very excited. The story is really cool. I'm waiting to read a script because, obviously, I don't have any other updates. It's not what I expected, but I'm very excited."

"I know the storyline for one film," she added. That's not to say that that's all it is, but that's what I was told about. And I imagine it will be the next film, I think. I mean, again, I don't know, post strikes and everything, how quickly everything will start up again. But yes, so far, I know the story of one film and I think people will be very excited."

What do you make of this latest report? Do you think Lucasfilm is wise to position Rey as the franchise's main asset? Let us know in the comments section down below.

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TheyDont
TheyDont - 11/13/2024, 7:52 AM
Would anyone miss Rey if she never returns?
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 11/13/2024, 7:55 AM
@TheyDont - who?
WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 11/13/2024, 8:07 AM
@TheyDont - Ray the break dancer?
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 11/13/2024, 8:13 AM
@WEAPONXOXOXO - Now we’re talkin’.

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TheyDont
TheyDont - 11/13/2024, 9:03 AM
@Lisa89 - Not cool laughing at people with disabilities
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 11/13/2024, 9:13 AM
@TheyDont - No one’s laughing at you.
TheyDont
TheyDont - 11/13/2024, 9:24 AM
@Lisa89 - Oh, I did not realize it's you
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 11/13/2024, 9:35 AM
@TheyDont - User Comment Image
Matchesz
Matchesz - 11/13/2024, 1:04 PM
@Lisa89 - I would pay IMAX tickets to see her perform in a star wars movie. An alien with the instinctual capacity to evade blaster fire and sabers
McMurdo
McMurdo - 11/13/2024, 1:08 PM
@TheyDont - Palpatines ALWAYS return
McMurdo
McMurdo - 11/13/2024, 1:08 PM
@Lisa89 - GOT EM
BigMax89
BigMax89 - 11/13/2024, 2:56 PM
@slickrickdesigns - Exactly! As far I'm concerned, Rey killed the Star Wars I know and love.
BigMax89
BigMax89 - 11/13/2024, 3:06 PM
@WEAPONXOXOXO - Ray Charles, the great jazz singer!

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Slotherin
Slotherin - 11/13/2024, 11:09 PM
@BigMax89 - how so?
marvel72
marvel72 - 11/14/2024, 3:59 PM
@TheyDont - I would miss Ray from Ghostbusters.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 11/13/2024, 7:55 AM
Most valuable cinematic asset should be ….
The Grogulorian
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McMurdo
McMurdo - 11/13/2024, 1:09 PM
@slickrickdesigns - ya before they decided AKCHUALLY HE ISNT A JEDI and season 3 went full creatively bankrupt mode
dragon316
dragon316 - 11/13/2024, 2:29 PM
@slickrickdesigns - that be great we get see that
BigMax89
BigMax89 - 11/13/2024, 2:57 PM
@slickrickdesigns - Hear, hear! I just love that little guy! :)
Slotherin
Slotherin - 11/13/2024, 11:11 PM
@McMurdo - honestly going in the direction of more neutral force sensitive users is welcome. Doesn't all need to be Jedi and Sith
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 11/13/2024, 7:56 AM
Rey is the greatest Jedi ever!
She did what Luke and Anakin couldn't do...defeat the Emperor, but this time for real!

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It's amazing how quickly Disney killed SW and they just continue to drain every bit of money out of what is now a corpse.

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MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 11/13/2024, 8:00 AM
Say what you will about the sequels, but Rey was a strong character and Ridley did a fine job. I don't necessarily think she should be the cornerstone of the franchise, but I understand why they'd want her to be an important part of it.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 11/13/2024, 8:16 AM
@MarkCassidy - The actress did an alright job with the poor material she had in hands, but no, Rey was not a strong character.
BlackBolt84
BlackBolt84 - 11/13/2024, 8:26 AM
@Urubrodi - But you've been told so many times how she's a strong character. Why won't you listen?
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 11/13/2024, 8:29 AM
@BlackBolt84 - Hahaha that must be what goes on in the mind of Kathleen Kennedy when their properties underperform.
RegularPoochie
RegularPoochie - 11/13/2024, 8:36 AM
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DevilsDreams
DevilsDreams - 11/13/2024, 8:38 AM
@BlackBolt84 - being an overpowered character is not the same as being a strong character 😉
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 11/13/2024, 10:19 AM
@MarkCassidy - Daisy definitely did what she could with the material she was given, unfortunately the material wasn't that great.

I don't mind her being a strong character, but it was never set up how she got there. Atleast with Anakin and Luke their history was mentioned how they got their skills.
NonPlayerC
NonPlayerC - 11/13/2024, 12:51 PM
@MarkCassidy - she was able to hold her own and pretty much be Kylo with no training and overpower his force pull for the lightsaber again with no training.

Ep 4 saw obiwan not let Luke fight Vader because he wasn’t trained. He lost to Vader when he left gods with training incomplete. He was finally able to hold his own in ep 6 after finishing his training. We got 1 movie way back when with Luke as a fully trained Jedi. We got books to show what he did as a Jedi and he was a badass. Then we never get to see Luke in action with good effects and they completely wipe out extended universe and make Luke a hermit who was thinking about killing his nephew because he was might turn to the dark side essentially promising kylo to turn. This after Luke stopped fighting Vader to turn him back from the dark. It just goes completely against his character.

It’s not only that Rey was under developed, it’s that it was previously established that you don’t just get superpowers without training and also tarnishing what older fans already thought was canon for years.

My favorite thing that Star Wars has done in the last 20 years was seeing Luke be a badass in the mandarin. Maybe I’m just a luke, Han, Leia, and chewy fan and not a real stalwarts fan but they need to recast Luke and show him do something actually good as a fully trained Jedi, not just be a hermit that fights people as a ghost and die
McMurdo
McMurdo - 11/13/2024, 1:11 PM
@MarkCassidy - I cannot wait for you to articulate how Rey in any way shape or form was a "strong character", unless you are referring to her physical power set rather than her characterization, of which there was very little. I tend to agree with your takes but you lost me on this one dear boy.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 11/13/2024, 1:14 PM
@NonPlayerC - i get what you mean by "not seeing Luke with good effects" but id argue RotJ, and even ESB Luke vs Vader fights are simply leagues better and far more dramatically compelling than any lightsaber battles that came after. There's weight in those fights. It became twirls and flips after that.
NonPlayerC
NonPlayerC - 11/13/2024, 1:33 PM
@McMurdo - oh for sure! Agree completely. For one it felt monumental because Vader killed obiwan in the first, chopped off Luke’s hand in the second, and they finally fought in the third. The parkor fights in the prequels were just too much, I can say they toned it down in the newer ones at least but they had more gravity and build up in the originals.
CreateNowSlpL8r
CreateNowSlpL8r - 11/13/2024, 6:33 PM
@MarkCassidy - What movies did you watch? She is objectively one of the most terribly written characters ever. Shes the definition of a Mary Sue, she has no arc at all. That isn't Daisy's fault. The writing was atrocious. She is so pooly written, shes almost a plot device. Need a sith lord defeated so the plot can happen? Heres Rey. Need the Resistance to escape an impossible situation? Here Rey to move a mountain. Need someone to defeat Palpatine by doing ...nothing? Heres Rey to hold 2 lightsabers together.

In almost every case, she requires no skill to accomplish her goal. The journey through all 3 movies doesn't change her at all. If the plot requires her to do something, even shoot force lightning, she can do it.

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McMurdo
McMurdo - 11/13/2024, 6:45 PM
@CreateNowSlpL8r - I can't disagree. She was really a plot device more than a real 3D character unfortunately. And yes wasn't Daisey's fault. Screenplays were just really bad in the characterization dept.
Pampero
Pampero - 11/13/2024, 8:01 AM
The most valuable cinematic asset is Baby Yoda
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 11/13/2024, 8:10 AM
@Pampero - You may be right. Let’s compare how much each character has made at the cinema.

The films featuring Baby Yoda: $0.00
The films featuring Rey: $4.475 billion

Nope. Your math does not check out.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 11/13/2024, 8:14 AM
@Lisa89 - Implying that the money the movies featuring her made are directly related to her presence also doesn't check out. They made money because it was Star Wars. Considering that each entry in the trilogy made considerably less money than the other, if anything you can imply that the new characters and story pushed fans away.
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 11/13/2024, 8:18 AM
@Urubrodi - You seem to disagree with me. You must believe Baby Yoda’s films made more since that’s all I “implied”.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 11/13/2024, 8:26 AM
@Lisa89 - Despite your idiotic comparison between a TV character and a movie character, I wasn't talking about the Baby Yoda part of your comment, was I?
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 11/13/2024, 9:11 AM
@Urubrodi - There’s no other part, genius.
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