Weighing in on the brutal backlash to 2017's 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi', the actress known for her Rey portrayal reminds devotees that 'people worked really, really hard' on the film.
- July 19, 2019
AceShowbiz - Daisy Ridley wishes some "Star Wars" fans were "less vicious" voicing their opinions about the films.
The British actress plays Rey in the rebooted sci-fi saga, which picked up again in 2015 with "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" - also starring John Boyega, the late Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, and Oscar Isaac. The first instalment was well received, but there was a brutal backlash to 2017's "Star Wars: The Last Jedi", with some even calling for Rian Johnson's movie to be remade.
In an interview with Bustle, Ridley revealed she was happy for fans to discuss the pros and cons of the movie, but pleaded with them to stop going too far with their criticism.
"It's great that people are expressive of their views. But this is people's jobs. People worked really, really hard on that thing. I think there's a way of having a discussion that isn't so vicious," she stated.
The 27-year-old then explained how she was approached by a "Star Wars" fan at a friend's birthday party who rudely shared that he didn't like The Last Jedi.
"One of her friends, who I barely know, was like, 'Hey, really liked the first Star Wars. Didn't really like the second one,' and I thought, 'That's rude, dude! That's my job!'," she fired.
Ridley deleted her Instagram account in 2016 after she was harassed and hounded for sharing an anti-gun violence post.
The "Murder on the Orient Express" star enjoys a quick trawl through Pinterest on occasion, but confessed social media "is not really for me."
