“I love (Rey) as a character and I love the movies. I love the potential of the next movie,” the actress says

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Daisy Ridley couldn’t hide the details of his impending Star Wars secret story from her husband Tom Bateman.

the 32-year-old British actress told PEOPLE’s during an interview at the Dotdash Meredith offices in New York City on October 23. Senior Films News Editor Nigel Smith The 35-year-old said her husband “knew” what her character Rey would go through in subsequent films.

“He knows the story,” he says, and jokes that he was “sworn to secrecy.”

“It’s also interesting because there’s a lot more complexity (than one might think),” Ridley continues. “If I’m telling you something, the actual reality of it may be quite different. But he knows the story.”

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Stating that he is not very “explanatory” when it comes to spoilers, the actor says he is back on topic. Star Wars franchise after 2019 The Rise of Skywalkerof 2017 The Last Jedi and 2015s The Force Awakens It was an easy decision, as I got to work “with a crew I love and a cast I love.”

“Going back to that, obviously, ‘Oh my God, really?’ I was really surprised when I thought Kathleen (Kennedy) I asked, but how could I not? I mean, I love (Rey) as a character and I love the movies. I love the potential of the next one,” says Ridley.

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Movie star who will star in the new thriller magpie,He says he always felt “very involved” in Rey’s development.

“I’m into it, too. But it’s also a funny thing. The ownership thing is weird, because I attribute a lot of it to so many people. And J.J. (Abrams) I created it and frankly I live in it,” says Ridley.

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“Performing is so interesting because in the morning, how you get ready for the day depends on how your morning goes. So there’s people who do great hair and make-up and people who do great costumes, and then you’re like ‘okay, I’m right’ this is go-to territory,” she adds. “So I feel like performance is a time for so many different things, and I’ve always felt like I get to share it with so many people in that way.”

Ridley met her actor husband when they starred together in 2017. Murder on the Orient Express. Bateman wrote his new movie MagpieIn select cinemas on October 25.

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