There is a lot of mystery surrounding Rey. Who are her parents? Will she turn to The Dark Side in the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi? Where did she learn to fly so well? At least we can all take solace in knowing that her name is, indeed, Rey. Well, that wasn’t always the case apparently.
Talking to V Magazine, the Star Wars actress reveals that her character had an entirely different name even while production had already started:
“No, no, he told me it was meant to be Keera. And then, when we were already shooting in Abu Dhabi, he told me that he was thinking of going with Rey, which I thought was frickin’ awesome. But because I had to audition so much and everything, I never really had a conversation with J.J. about it until I had read the script.”
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You may recall during the production of Star Wars: The Force Awakens that there were numerous reports that Ridley was portraying character called ‘Kira’, while it has also recently been rumoured that Emilia Clarke’s character in Solo: A Star Wars Story is going by that very name.
n Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Skywalker saga continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join the galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is set for release on December 14th in the UK and December 15th in the States and sees returning cast members Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Carrie Fisher (Leia Organa), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), Daisy Ridley (Rey), John Boyega (Finn), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), Lupita Nyong’o (Maz Kanata), Domhnall Gleeson (General Hux), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Gwendoline Christie (Captain Phasma), Billie Lourd (Lieutenant Connix), Andy Serkis (Supreme Leader Snoke), Peter Mayhew and Joonas Suotamo (Chewbacca), Tim Rose (Admiral Ackbar), Mike Quinn (Nien Nunb), Simon Pegg (Unkar Plutt), and Warwick Davis joined by new additions Jimmy Vee (Pan) as R2-D2, Kelly Marie Tran (Ladies Like Us) as Rose, and Benicio Del Toro (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Laura Dern (Jurassic Park).
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Originally published November 1, 2017. Updated December 18, 2019.
