It’s hardly a surprise considering she was announced alongside the main **Episode VII cast back in April, and the information is buried in a talent agency story that’s about as dry as the dustiest corner of Tatooine’s desert surface, but Daisy Ridley is apparently on board for the next two Star Wars films, currently being developed by Looper’s Rian Johnson.
Ridley, who scored a role in** The Inbetweeners 2** but was cut when the opening sequence was later re-shot (eh, she can dry any tears on her Property Of The Millenium Falcon towel), is now at work on** Star Wars: Episode VII** under the direction of J.J. Abrams. According to Deadline’s report on Ridley’s new agency move, the plan is that the actress – who is one of the leads of the new film – will appear in both Episodes VIII and IX. Speculation has been rampant as to the character she’s playing, with many suggesting that she could be a daughter of Carrie Fisher’s Leia and Harrison Ford’s Han Solo.
Johnson, meanwhile, was hired to direct Episode VIII and write a treatment for **IX, with Deadline reporting that he’s also now scheduled to direct the third film.
Ridley appears in** Episode VII** alongside John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Gwendoline Christie, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Lupita Nyong'o and Max von Sydow, plus saga veterans Ford, Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker. The latest Star Wars adventure will be out here on December 18 next year.