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'Not looking forward': Fans freaking out after Daisy Ridley's return to the 'Star Wars' universe

At this year's 'Star Wars Celebration', makers announced Daisy Ridley will be re-joining the universe and fans had extreme reactions to it

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: ‘Star Wars’ is not just a successful franchise, it is an emotion and fans are always at the edge of their seats whenever the powers behind the franchise announce a new convention. This year’s ‘Star Wars Celebration’ was recently held in London and people already knew that a lot of exciting announcements are going to come their way. The names behind the epic franchise finally revealed their movie plans and announced all the major players that will be involved in making the next batch of movies. However, people attending this year’s event went berserk when it was announced that Daisy Ridley will be returning to the ‘Star Wars’ universe as Rey Skywalker.

As per the announcement, the 30-year-old star will be making a comeback to the galaxy far, far away as Rey in a sequel to the recent ‘Star Wars’ trilogy. It was revealed that the upcoming film will be set roughly 15 years after the events of the ‘Rise of Skywalker’ and primarily focus on the character’s journey to bring back the Jedi Order. The movie will be directed by Academy Award-winning director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy who also directed two episodes of the Disney+ series ‘Ms. Marvel’.

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The news of Ridley’s return sent shockwaves through the entire fandom, with many taking to social media to express their excitement. However, there were many who didn’t want Ridley to return and wanted everything to be new because a lot of fans were not happy with the way how the trilogy was handled.

Rey's return felt like a win to many

One of the fans wrote, “Nice! Exactly what we all wanted!” Another social media user tweeted, “So great to see her again!” Another social media user wrote, “God is good, first time in a while in a long long while I feel excited about star wars again.” But there were many who believed this decision doesn’t excite them.

Meanwhile, others felt meh...

“I speak for everyone when I say we won't be watching,” wrote another social media user. “Sorry, Luke Skywalker is the one who rebuilds the Jedi Order. It's also hilarious that they genuinely expect us to believe this movie is happening,” tweeted another user. “It feels so good not to care about this franchise anymore,” wrote another user. “I am not looking forward to this,” wrote another one.

The reactions to Daisy Ridley re-joining the ‘Star Wars’ universe have been mixed as a lot of people believe that the recent trilogy was one of the lowest points in the franchise’s history. The fan response to the sequel trilogy was divisive, particularly as a result of the final two installments. Although every single movie in the ‘Sequel Trilogy’ went on to earn more than $1 billion globally. But that didn’t stop anyone from calling it a mess.

Fans will be hoping to see something bigger and better this time around.