“Star Wars” actress Daisy Ridley said she believes that all the franchise’s films, even the old ones, contain political messaging.
The 32-year-old British star rose to fame while playing Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy films “The Force Awakens” (2015), “The Last Jedi” (2017), and “The Rise of Skywalker” (2019). Ridley is slated to appear in the latest sequel, currently called “New Jedi Order.”
Scriptwriter George Nolfi recently discussed the political aspects of the films, saying in an interview, “If you think about George Lucas, the six movies that he did, and the universe that he created, it’s actually very steeped in broad notions of politics. It’s not talking about today, per se, but there’s the Empire’s Nazism slash Roman Empire.”
Ridley spoke with Inverse recently, saying she agreed with Nolfi on that point. “I feel like [the Star Wars…
