Daisy Ridley Reveals Who Rey Was Originally Supposed to Be Related To in 'Star Wars' (via JustJared)
, the 28-year-old actress opened up about her character’s ancestry and shared that it was actually Obi-Wan Kenobi she was supposed to be a descendant of.“At the beginning, there was toying with, like, an Obi-Wan connection,” she explained. “There were like different versions.”, he decided he liked the Palpatine connection better.
“It came to Episode IX, and J.J. pitched me the film and was like, ‘Oh yeah, Palpatine’s granddaddy,’”shared. “And I was like, ‘Awesome.’ And then, two weeks later, he was like, ‘Oh, we’re not sure.’ So, it kept changing. So then, even while filming, I wasn’t sure what the answer was going to be.”Just Jared on Facebook
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