Her new movie “Chaos Walking”, climate protection and psychic abilities – the British actress Daisy Ridley in conversation.
Daisy Ridley im Interview
Her new movie “Chaos Walking”, climate protection and psychic abilities – the British actress Daisy Ridley in conversation.
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Interview: Patrick Heidmann
Daisy Ridley’s acting experience was manageable when she got the role as the new Star Wars heroine Rey. For three films she fought her way through distant galaxies and became a world star. She was also in front of the camera for the Agatha Christie film “Murder on the Orient Express”. She has been in a relationship with her colleague Tom Bateman since filming. Now the 29-year-old from London can also be seen alongside Tom Holland in the science fiction film “Chaos Walking”, which starts in cinemas today. The “Luxemburger Wort” reached the actress by phone.
Daisy Ridley, you became famous as Rey in the “Star Wars” films, now you play again a loner without a family in “Chaos Walking” who becomes an action heroine in the struggle for survival. You won’t have missed the parallels, right?
When I first read the script, I didn’t really think about it. I found Viola in “Chaos Walking” simply admirably brave because she leaves everything behind to hopefully start a new life on a strange planet. I don’t think I would be able to do that myself. I found the role correspondingly appealing. It wasn’t until later that I noticed that there are quite a few parallels to Rey. But I think they are ultimately limited, after all, Viola quickly finds a companion in Todd.
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Are you looking specifically among the offers for roles that you also require physically?
I would not go so far. But I definitely enjoy this aspect of the work, that is. When working on the last “Star Wars” film, for example, I trained a lot of kickboxing with a trainer and even got the green belt. It was a really big deal for me because I loved that I had something to show after all my hard work. For “Walking Chaos” I learned to ride a motorcycle, which I thought was pretty cool. And we were out in nature a lot. Otherwise, I was a bit amazed at how much I had to run for the role. I hadn’t really expected that after reading the script.
Speaking of nature: where were the outdoor shots taken?
We shot what didn’t come from the computer near a small town near Montreal. There were not only wonderful lush green forests, but above all some rapids where we could shoot all water scenes. Other scenes were then shot in the studio in Montreal itself, which is one of the coolest cities I’ve ever been to.