Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Archives

Daisy Ridley Knows “Bits and Bobs” About Rey Movie

virginiakublawi | Mar 11, 2024 | 0

Daisy Ridley sat down with Deadline in their SXSW studio, where she discussed details of the Rey-centered Star Wars movie Lucasfilm announced last year. Years after the events of the sequel trilogy, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s film will follow an older Rey and her students as they re-re-establish the ...

JJ Abrams Told Daisy Ridley Star Wars is “A Religion”

virginiakublawi | Jan 27, 2024 | 0

Daisy Ridley recently sat down with Inverse to discuss her new film, Sometimes I Think About Dying. Inevitably, the inescapable topic of Star Wars came up. Ridley recalled The Force Awakens director JJ Abrams saying the following when she was cast: “This not a role in a movie… This is a religi...

Daisy Ridley: Star Wars Fan Racism “Blown Out of Proportion”

virginiakublawi | Jan 26, 2024 | 0

On the hype trail for Sometimes I Think About Dying, Daisy Ridley told NBC News that not all may be as it seems within the “toxic” Star Wars fanbase. She also reacts to the response to Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and her comments from a few years back. Check out what Ridley had to say here: “I thi...

Daisy Ridley Talks Star Wars’ “New Direction”

virginiakublawi | Jan 15, 2024 | 0

In an interview with AlloCiné last Friday, Daisy Ridley discussed her upcoming Star Wars film directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. Ridley says Rey’s next adventure will take Star Wars in “a new direction.” Read more here, and check out the interview in full on YouTube: “So I thought about it ...

Rey Star Wars Movie Will be “Very Special” Because a Woman is Directing, Says Director

AlexGherzo | Jan 2, 2024 | 0

In some super-shocking news you’ll never believe till you see for yourself, the director of the upcoming Star Wars movie centered around Rey, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, thinks the film will be “very special” because it’s being directed by a woman. In an interview with CNN, Obaid-Chinoy said thi...

Disney Shuffles Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar Release Dates

AlexGherzo | Jun 13, 2023 | 2

Disney is doing the release date shuffle again, this time with all their big properties. Marvel is the biggie, with Captain America: Brave New World being pushed back from May 3, 2024, to July 26, 2024; taking Brave New World’s place will be Deadpool 3, which is moving up from November 8, 2024. Th...