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Corey Chichizola

Star Wars’ Big Rey Announcement Took The Internet By Storm, But Apparently The Script’s Not Even Ready Yet

Daisy Ridley Rey Skywalker Internet Kathleen Kennedy Lucasfilm
Daisy Ridley as Rey in The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars is a wildly popular franchise that has been entertaining audiences for decades. Generations of moviegoers were brought up on the galaxy far, far away, resulting in a powerful force of hardcore fans. Those fans lost their minds when Lucasfilm announced the new trilogy of movies, which will include Daisy Ridley’s return to the franchise as Rey Skywalker. And while Star Wars’ big Rey announcement ook the internet by storm, apparently the script’s not even ready yet. Let’s break it all down.

Since the release of The Rise of Skwyalker, there haven’t been any new Star Wars flicks in theaters or even in production. And after patiently waiting, three developing movies were officially announced at the Star Wars Celebration, including Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s movie about Rey forming a new Jedi order. Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy spoke to Yahoo! UK about that upcoming Star Wars movie, and got honest about just how far long that project is, saying:

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