Ridley will portray the American limping lady who works for British intelligence during World War II.
- Jan 25, 2017
AceShowbiz - After becoming a member of Resistance in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", Daisy Ridley will play a spy for World War II Allies in her upcoming movie "A Woman of No Importance (2018)". The film will be based on Sonia Purnell's forthcoming biography "A Woman of No Importance", which follows the life of pioneering American spy Virginia Hall.
According to Deadline the book has been acquired by Paramount Pictures. J.J. Abrams, who also produced "Star Wars", will serve as the producer. Director and scriptwriter haven't been announced yet.
Virginia Hall, the super-spy Ridley will portray, had a dream of joining the Foreign Service before she got a hunting accident. She lost her left leg and had to wear wooden appendage. Hall eventually worked for British intelligence in France during World War II, and later joined the American Office of Strategic Service and its successor CIA. The Germans reportedly considered Hall dangerous and nicknamed her "the limping lady."
Ridley is currently filming crime movie "Murder on the Orient Express", in which she plays opposite co-stars Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer. Ridley will also star in "Ophelia", a reimagining of Shakespeare's "Hamlet". In addition, Ridley will join Margot Robbie and Rose Byrne in the remake of "Peter Rabbit".
Ridley's other projects are including "Chaos Walking", "Kolma", "The Lost Wife" and the infamous "Star Wars: The Last Jedi". Ridley will reprise her role as Rey in the space-opera, and she may also return in "Star Wars: Episode IX".
