I’VE GOT A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS: Three New Star Wars Movies Announced, Including Return of Daisy Ridley’s Rey 15 Years After The Rise of Skywalker.

Daisy Ridley is set to reprise her role as Rey in the next Star Wars film, which will serve as a follow-up to 2019’s polarizing The Rise of Skywalker.

As reported by Variety, the surprising reveal was made Friday at Star Wars Celebration in London. The untitled film will detail Rey raising up a new generation of Jedi. Ridley led the franchise’s sequel trilogy—2015’s The Force Awakens, 2017’s The Last Jedi, and Rise in ’19—and her comeback is set 15 years later.

Lucasfilm’s return to the big screen will be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, marking the first time a Star Wars movie will be helmed by a woman and person of color. Obaid-Chinoy recently helmed a pair of episodes for the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel. Steven Knight, the creator of Peaky Blinders, will pen the script.

Hasn’t Kathleen Kennedy driven this once-beloved franchise sufficiently into the ground yet?

UPDATE: Not surprisingly, the Critical Drinker has some thoughts on Rey’s return:

(Updated and bumped.)