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Daisy Ridley's potential future in Star Wars has come into question once again.

Rian Johnson gives some answers about a Last Jed scene with few answers.

Fans are still divided on Kylo Ren and Rey's love story.

Daisy Ridley detailed a sweet moment that she could relate to Rey's journey throughout the Skywalker Saga.

Kylo Ren and Rey had a number of lightsaber battles throughout the years, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker concept art brings them to a beloved location.

Would this have been better?

The actress is content with how Star Wars: Episode IX left things off for her character.

Can you blame her?

In a parallel galaxy far, far away, Rey could have been the daughter of one Ben Kenobi.

FOMO alert.

Sign me up.

The internet has a lot to say about Rey Kenobi.

Mind blown.

In the years to come, I imagine the emerging narrative surrounding the making of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is that it was a convoluted confluence of a studio rushing to make its release date, worried about displeasing the vocal detractors of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and bringing in a notoriously indecisive director to try and thread the needle. While some will argue that the only solution is to have a clear trilogy sketched out from the beginning, that’s not how filmmaking works or even the beloved Original Trilogy of Star Wars movies worked. Things change, sometimes …

Daisy Ridley has spoken about how Rey's parentage changed multiple times during the creation of the Star Wars sequel trilogy.

Time for some more Star Wars!

Yeah, this is awesome.

Would you have wanted to see more of Rey's lightsaber in The Rise of Skywalker?

Mind blown.