Daisy Ridley, cast of ‘Star Wars’ swing lightsabers in ‘The Last Jedi’ behind the scenes featurette
Towards the end of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rey (Daisy Ridley) reached the planet of Ach-To where Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) is hiding from the First Order. She hands him his lightsaber, hoping he will teach her how to work with the Force.
The movie ended on a cliffhanger and we got to see how the training goes only when the first trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi dropped during Star Wars Celebration earlier in the year. Rey had managed to hurt Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) – giving him a scar and chopping off his hand. But profession guidance felt like a must for a former scavenger.
Behind the scenes, Ridley had to go through rigorous training which involved learning to fight with her staff and then finally sword fighting training that allowed to swing like a pro.
In a featurette released on Saturday, Ridley is seen practising with her fighting coach Lian Yang. Yang said “I was planning to teach her the whole routine in three days but she surprisingly learned everything in an hour and a half. She’s a very quick learner.”
Talking about the training sessions, Ridley said, “Physically I never really had to push myself that …read more
