SPECULATION OFFICIAL Rey Discussion Thread

But their names don't rhyme...

 

No I would love her to be a Solo, I think Daisy would be an excellent choice for there daughter. Now this massacre thing, first of all here is why I clash with what a lot of Jason says. I believe there will be massacre but its the context I'm interested in. How do we know its a Jedi academy and secondly there are many bodies. Nobody has said who or what these corpses are and secondly we don't know who committed the crime and why. Why does the antagonist approach Rey? The interpretation of this scene will probably be the key scene which makes this film work and give us the clues to which direction this trilogy will take.

 

Maybe Rey falls in love with a villain & is torn between her allegiance to the republic & her heart, I want her to be cold for the first half of TFA before some baddie is let in.

 

Maybe or maybe she will in the future, who knows it's interesting. Maybe she is looking for a father figure in her life maybe she likes older blokes, maybe she's not into blokes at all. All I can do is speculate because I have no idea of what is going on.

 

A father figure, older blokes, maybe but I think she should link up someone equal in age.

 

Well we can't choose love

 

You do know that the saga is about family, the Skywalkers? And its always been a soap opera set in space.

Well the massacre being a jedi academy would make sense why 35 yrs later there are no jedi considering that Yoda did tell Luke to pass on what he learned and seeing that in ROTJ Luke was eager to teach his sister the ways of the jedi.

 

LOL I still think Jason Ward is supershadow un masked lol

 

So true. Really surprised we haven't seen any speculation about Poe and Finn's relationship. After sharing a TIE and getting naked together....could be something there? I'd prefer to see their relationship blossom than a Rey/Kylo affair.

 

I have nothing against Jason but am not going to start calling him stuff. It's not right, if he is doing this stuff deliberately, if he is he has to live with his own conscience. I would love an unspoiled movie but its not going to happen. Not all spoilers are people with a love of star wars. To others its just another film to spoil. We are a community, we hang on every word that is given out, we scrutinize everything. Others don't really give blast and will expunge everything and release it without any guilt - what so ever. People are thinking Abrams is a magician with a magic box, am not buying any of that. He said this and did that in the past but did others see through Abrams, you bet they did. We will see! but if Jason is setting up his own website, twitter page with a his family pictures on there, he would be very, very stupid if he is trolling. Am sure with one kid and another on the way he would do anything like that otherwise its just bizarre. He's a grown man for god sakes why on earth would he do something so childish? Am sure he is also a decent man although I have never met him so am not going say he is x,y,z.

If he's wrong, he's wrong but an not going berate him either. Question his details & facts I will but am not going to call out his character.

I feel depressed writing that when we should be talking about 'Rey'. I know am a girl but I think I have a little girl crush on her

I would be impressed with Disney if they did that but I cannot see it....

 

I'm so excited to finally get a kick-ass female lead in a Star Wars movie. I think Ridley's gonna kill it. She's gotten an insane amount of praise from Hamill and Serkis.

 

I agree with you 100%

 

Went through my posts (and a few others) in the thread. Here's most of the useful ones around the site:

• Character locations. Body and stunt doubles.
• Table read photo. Daisy Ridley with Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher. Ridley's father interviewed.
• Concept art of Episode I Anakin and Padmé & Episode III Han Solo. Character concept art description. Ridley comments on fan art.
• Beware of Mr. Mystery Box. J.J. Abrams says his favorite created character is Sydney Bristow from Alias.
• Lightsaber hints and Jedi hints
• Concept art and action figure for female Starkiller (during Star Wars (1977) pre-production)
• Film bloggers discuss what "Kira" is.
• Ridley indirectly suggests that she is not playing Jaina Solo from the Star Wars expanded universe
• Ridley explains her "best family" tweet about Fisher, her dog, and Abe Gurko.
• Ridley deletes her twitter account.
• Who is Chloe Bruce? An interview with Ridley's stunt double.
• Leaked concept art: Ridley's character is the focal hero of what was released.
• [Youtube] Teaser #1 debuts. Supreme Leader Snoke: "There has been an awakening. Have you felt it?" "The Dark side... and the Light..."
• Ridley's CV lists her acting accents.
• Ridley's character's name revealed to be Rey via trading card.
• Mark Hamill says, "I rightly assumed that it wouldn’t be our [original trio's] story ... This must be [the story of] our offspring and the current generation." Image comparison between Fisher, Natalie Portman, and Ridley.
• Rey's trading card (#76) matches Luke's card from 1977 (#76). Abrams confirms that the numbering for the cards has meaning.
• George Lucas comments on abandoned idea for Indiana Jones's daughter. Ford podcast interview.
• Rey's goggles come from a Stormtrooper helmet according to Disney XD special video.
• Miscellaneous Bruce information
• Everyone should watch Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.
• Facebook commenter (6 year old account) said that he learned from Bruce that she was doubling for a Jedi.
• Luke with goggles deleted scene from Star Wars: A New Hope
• Praise for Ridley and Bruce from members of the cast, production, and the writer/director of Star Wars: Episode VIII
• Rey merchandise and images
• Ridley's representation: Now at CAA. 42West for PR.
• Ralph McQuarrie concept art (1975) of "female" Luke Skywalker on Tatooine
• Lucas says that his sequel trilogy was to be about the Skywalker grandchildren.
• Following up on the "Rachel" and "Thomas" code names and personality profiles from the 2013 talent search
• Anakin, Luke, and Rey side-by-side images
• Artist recreation of alleged scene with Han Solo, Rey, and Finn for a Star Wars fan site
• Entertainment Weekly interview with Ridley
• Hamill speaks about Lucas's old idea for Luke Skywalker and the next "new hope" character.
• [Instagram] Work-in-progress sculpture of Rey at Lucasfilm for Star Wars Day 2015
• Rey and cast on the cover of Vanity Fair. Behind the scenes interview video highlighting Ridley.
• Rey, Poe, Han, and Chewbacca appear in the Disneyland World of Color show segment for Star Wars.
• Jason Fry writing the female character journal. Rian Johnson twitter favorites fan art of Rey the (Jedi) Padawan.
• Leaked film image of Rey, Han, and Finn on the Millennium Falcon
• [SW7N Front Page] Promotional image of Rey and other characters from a Russian LEGO catalog
• [SW7N Front Page] Image of Rey with her staff and Rey on her speeder on basketball hoop product
• Abrams: The withholding of the complete character name is intentional. Hasbro Rey figure: "Rey is a resilient survivor, a scavenger toughened by a lifetime of dealing with the cutthroats of the harsh desert world of Jakku."
• Chewbacca Notebook with Rey film image still on the cover
• Empire magazine October 2015 cover
• Image comparisons between Ford and Fisher and Driver and Ridley and August
  
• Rey photoshoot images for merchandise
• Hasbro Star Wars Duels cards: Rey linked to the Jedi
• Dialect coach worked with Ridley for the RP (Received Pronunciation - British) accent.
• 360 degree video tour on Rey's Speeder on Jakku
• Kennedy differentiates between the upcoming "Saga" films and the upcoming non-Saga films: "The Saga films focus on the Skywalker family saga. The stories follow a linear narrative that connects to the previous six films. The Force Awakens follows Return of the Jedi and continues that generational story."
• Kennedy at Fortune Most Power Women Summit: Rey is "extremely significant [but] I don't want to spoil the story."
• Rey LEGO (lead hero) product animation videos
• Official theatrical poster for The Force Awakens. Cast billing.
• [Youtube] Trailer debut. Rey: "I'm no one."
• Official Rey character poster
• Ridley: "The main difference is that [Rey] didn't have a family and I have a family that I'm close to." "Yeah [I know who Rey's parents are]. Questions will be answered, absolutely [in the first episode]. The main question will be answered."
• Kennedy: "Yes [it was important to me for the female character to have the central role]! [...] It is quite staggering that we’re still having to make a big deal out of the fact that there’s a female protagonist." "[Rey and Kylo Ren] could [be twins]! / [Twins] could [run in the Skywalker family]!"
• Disney Studios Japan Trailer and Synopsis
• [Twitter Video] TV Spot
• Kennedy talks protagonist at Lucasfilm at Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit 2015
• Ridley has read the script for Episode VIII (SFX magazine)
• More from Ridley interview with SFX magazine
• Ridley interview with Elle magazine
• Kennedy: "This character of Rey is, I think, one of the most wonderful heroines to come along in movie history. I mean, she is great."
• John Williams comments on Rey's theme: "I fell in love immediately with Daisy Ridley. She is just a superstar born.”
• Abrams: "We always wanted to write Rey as the central character"
• Kennedy: "Daisy Ridley’s character Rey is the new generation’s Luke Skywalker."
• Michael Arndt: "[Kathleen Kennedy pitched me] an origin story of a female Jedi. And I was like, 'I’m in. I can’t say no to that. I have to do it.'" Arndt worried about Luke Skywalker overshadowing the main character [Rey].
• Concept artist wanted Rey's second outfit to look Han Solo-inspired.
• Abrams discusses the beginnings of Rey as the main story character.
• Abrams unhappy about lack of merchandise featuring the main character.
• Actress portraying young Rey discusses her experience on set
• Lucasfilm Licensing: "The Force awakens in Rey" / Pablo Hidalgo: "There has been an awakening" refers to Rey

Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2015 (April 16-19, 2015)

• [Youtube] Teaser #2 debuts. Luke Skywalker: "The Force is strong in my family." "My father has it." "I have it." "My sister has it." "You have that power, too."
• "Kira's Bumper Car" at Star Wars Celebration 2015
• Production photos of Rey on the set of The Force Awakens
• Ridley describes where we meet up with Rey in The Force Awakens
• Rey's costume and concept art at Star Wars Celebration 2015 exhibit
• Oscar Isaac, Ridley, and John Boyega interview at Star Wars Celebration 2015. Isaac: "The stories are about family."
• Hamill says that there is "so much information there for you to speculate about" in the second teaser. "It implies so much that's gone on from 'Jedi' till now. They don't call it a teaser for nothing. They want to tease you."
• Kathleen Kennedy gives a shout out to Rey's Speeder ("Kira's Bumper Car") prop made for Star Wars Celebration 2015
• Creator of Rey's Speeder at Celebration 2015 talks details
• Kennedy: "Really strong women... not only in Episode VII but the conversations we're having moving forward. There are going to be a lot of wonderful new characters. I have two girls, too. So... I'm under a lot of pressure." Kennedy says Ridley's casting was the result of the massive talent search and that Star Wars will present characters to better reflect the audience.
• Bob Iger, Kennedy, and Abrams appear at the "Kira's Bumper Car" display at Celebration 2015

Daisy & Kathleen's Japanese Adventure (Late April-Early May 2015)

• Ridley and Kennedy to promote The Force Awakens in Japan at the end of April
• Video of Ridley in Japan with Kennedy for Star Wars Kick-off Meeting and interviews. Kennedy says the "generational family saga" aspect was important to continue. The drama within that is the "tension between good and evil".
• Video interview of Ridley in Japan
• Another video interview of Ridley in Japan
• Interviews with Ridley continue in Japan. When asked to describe the movie in one word, Ridley said "family" and Kennedy said "beginning".
• More interviews in Japan
• Some more interviews in Japan
• Ridley says her favorite Star Wars character is Luke Skywalker. She also really likes Yoda.
• Kennedy says that family is important in Star Wars and to Rey's character. Ridley says that Rey is "solitary" and that that is "a big clue" as to "what it is." Ridley asked if she is the daughter of Han Solo. (Video)
• "Solo" in the thesaurus
• Ridley's combat training for Rey
• Ridley interviewed in Japan about Rey's identity. Ridley: "Yeah [that's a secret]. I'm sorry!" Themes of family and finding your place are present in the story.
• J-Wave interview with Ridley
• [SW7N Front Page] Paraphrasing and machine translation of Kotaku.jp interview and Japanese magazine interview.
• Another video of Q&A session at the Star Wars Kick-off Meeting

Star Wars: The Force Awakens San Diego Comic Con 2015 (July 10, 2015)

• [Youtube] Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Comic-Con 2015 Reel
• Production designer Rick Carter appears in front of out-of-focus concept art of Rey
• Set photo of Rey on the Millennium Falcon and Ridley training

Disney D23 Expo 2015 (August 15, 2015)

• Exclusive commemorative Drew Struzan D23 expo poster for The Force Awakens
• D23 interviews

Miscellaneous

• Family, secrecy, and Rey identity quote collection
• Alleged Ending of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Rey's screentime in The Force Awakens

 

That second one Daisy with For and Fisher... Hint about that she is a Solo?

 

So Magnar, who do you think she is?

 

This looks nothing like Bruce Willis, just saying.. The amount of work put into the prosphetics just makes it an epic fail. I hope Rian doesn't direct any flashback scenes...

 

Ok here is a picture of Anakin picture concept.

Here is picture of Rey wearing similar gear.

Note the same kind of goggles, same kind of neck slash, and everything else seems to match. Yes I know that's Anakin Sykwalker one of her grandpas?

Here is picture of young Han concept.



They seemed to have merged to of the concepts no?

Here is concept art of Rey.


Pfft thought the picture would be a bit larger but oh well.

Well you get the idea from the pictures she got bits and pieces from Anakin and Young Han.

This picture you can see elements of the stuff closer. Her final outfit but what else will she wear? seeing this looks like Tatoonie gear.

1.Pod racing type helm and the goggles.
2.Boots and wrappings.
3.Neck slash thing.
4.Belt.

 

I scaled it up and kept it consistent looking



Did some more here if anyone's interested

 

The Rey merchandise and images post.

http://jedi-bibliothek.de/blog/datenbank/literatur/female-character-replica-journal-9780794435691/ (fan site)

http://jedi-bibliothek.de/blog/datenbank/literatur/the-force-awakens-character-novel-9781484728222/ (fan site)
http://edelweiss.abovethetreeline.com/ProductDetailPage.aspx?group=related&sku=9781484728222 (access now restricted)

http://www.promobricks.de/exklusiv-lego-star-wars-the-force-awakens-set-details (fan site)
http://www.bzpower.com/story.php?ID=7384 (fan site)
http://www.hothbricks.com/2015/06/sets-lego-star-wars-the-force-awakens-la-liste-definitive/ (fan site)
http://www.starwars7news.com/2015/06/first-look-at-bb-8s-lego-version.html (fan site; promo image from LEGO catalog)

http://thecantina.starwars7news.com/index.php?threads/leaked-toy-pic.1238/ (image)
http://thecantina.starwars7news.com/index.php?threads/leaked-toy-pic.1238/page-8#post-31629 (quote)

Children's table and chair merchandise images were found on the JNH Europe website on May 1, 2015. The pages on their website linking to them were removed.

As of the original time of post, the names "Rey" and "Finn" have not been trademarked by Lucasfilm/Disney. Poe Dameron, Kylo Ren, BB-8, and Captain Phasma have been trademarked since December. The titles The Force Awakens and Star Wars Rogue One have also been trademarked.