Daisy Ridley clarified rumors that she is leaving the "Star Wars" franchise after the current trilogy.
In an earlier interview with the Rolling Stone, the actress who plays Rey in the iconic franchise, said "I am really, really excited to do the third thing and round it out, because ultimately, what I was signing on to was three films."
The 25-year-old repeatedly said she was ready to "round it out" after the third installment "Star Wars: Episode IX" comes out in 2019. This naturally made Rolling Stone, as well as many media outfits, assume that she is leaving once the current series ends.
However, in a more recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, Ridley clarified that it was not what she meant.
The actress recalled the time of the interview as one after a very long day, "at the end of a very long shoot. It was pouring down rain in Montreal." Rolling Stone writer Brian Hiatt, also noted then that the actress had to cut the interview short as she still had a 5:30 a.m. pickup the next day.
"We were talking about where the trilogy was going and... all I said was as far as I was concerned, when I signed on, I was signing onto [episodes] seven, eight and nine," Ridley continued.
She clarified to ET that what she said was all that she knew for sure, but everything else was for those in charge in Disney to decide. "I don't know beyond that," she said.
Ridley is an English actress who shot to worldwide fame after starring in the current trilogy's first installment "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in 2015.
Later this month, she will reprise her role as the young Jedi trainee, in the process of discovering abilities she never knew she had, under the tutelage of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), who will soon realize just how powerful Rey really is. While the two are busy in their own world, the Resistance is planning a great war against the First Order. "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" hits theaters on Dec. 15.
