Daisy Ridley had a big night at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday when because she won the award for Breakthrough Performance and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” won the award for Best Movie of the Year. Ridley was without a doubt one of the most popular stars at the show and she was asked a lot of questions about her Rey and what we might be finding out about her mysterious character in “Episode VIII.”
In “The Force Awakens” there were several very obvious hints that Rey is Force sensitive and most likely a Jedi. Despite the evidence Ridley played it cool when asked about her Force powers.
“I don’t know if I am a Jedi… I don’t think I am.” Ridley told MTV. “We’ve had this debate as to whether Leia is because she uses her Force powers. Just because she’s not like, oh I’m going on an adventure like Luke doesn’t make her any less Forceful.”
Of course her powers aren’t the only thing people are asking about. One of the biggest things we still don’t know about Rey is who her parents are. Everyone’s got a theory. Some people think she’s Luke Skywalker’s daughter, some think she’s Han Solo’s. Others think she may be a relative of Obi-Wan Kenobi’s, and the list goes on and on.
Recently Lucasfilm release a new trailer for “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and the character Jyn Erso is very much the focus of the clip. Fans have now come up with a theory that Jyn may be Rey’s mother, but Daisy Ridley isn’t buying it.
“I’m not being funny you guys, but just because she’s white and got brown hair… it doesn’t mean she’s my mom. I think the amazing thing about [Episode VII] is that Finn and Rey don’t come from anywhere, and they find a place. So to me, it’s funny that people think it’s so important because I don’t really think it is.”
Rey will return to the big screen when “Star Wars: Episode VIII” hits theaters on December 15, 2017.
