Daisy Ridley has secured her first post-Star Wars role as the lead in upcoming psychological crime-thriller The Ice Beneath Her.
The film is an adaptation of Swedish author Camilla Grebe’s bestselling 2015 novel of the same name, which revolves around of a detective and psychological profiler named Hanne who works to solve the case after a young woman is found beheaded in the home of a prominent businessman. The story is said to be similar in tone to the likes of Gone Girl and The Girl On The Train.
We assume Ridley would play Hanne, but that's not specified in Deadline's report. Additional casting discussions are said to be underway for "multiple juicy roles."
Ready or Not filmmakers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and Chad Villella, aka Radio Silence, will direct from a script by Caitlin Parrish (The Red Line, Supergirl).
Ridley is currently in post-production on Lionsgate's sci-fi flick Chaos Walking, which co-stars Spider-Man's Tom Holland. The movie was recently given a January 2021 release date, but that's obviously subject to change.
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