Chaos Walking marks Ridley’s second big sci-fi story following her breakout role in Star Wars and while Viola is a very different character from Rey, there is one notable similarity – both were raised in a specific environment in space (a desert planet for Rey, a spaceship for Viola) and we eventually get to see both hold their hand out as they experience rain for the first time, which occurred for Rey in The Last Jedi and happens during a scene in Chaos Walking for Viola.
When I mentioned this coincidence to Ridley, she replied, with a laugh, “Oh my god, so true!”
So should we expect a third Daisy Ridley character at some point to have this experience?
Said Ridley, “Oh my god, that’s so funny. For the next few years I’m going to say to my agent, Hilda, ‘Hilda, please, we’re looking for something with a specific scene in the rain where I’ve never felt the rain before. Let’s make it happen. There’s a trilogy!'”
Ridley has mentioned she’s a fan of The Mandalorian and that show’s beloved Baby Yoda, Grogu, shares a rarely seen ability with Rey – both have been able to use the Force to heal others – along with Kylo Ren, I should mention, which I forgot about when speaking to Ridley!
When I jokingly asked how she felt about Rey and Grogu’s Force healing abilities and if she felt it was a competition or a bond, Ridley replied, “Here’s the thing… Baby Yoda is immensely powerful but also Baby Yoda is almost cheating because he’s so sweet that whatever Baby Yoda did you’re like, ‘Aww!’ Whereas I’m a human so I don’t have that. So I feel like Baby Yoda has had an easier time being a Force healer because it’s Baby Yoda being a Force healer. We’re both good in that space but he definitely has cuteness on me.”
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