Daisy Ridley will forever be connected with her role as Rey in the Star Wars films, but it’s always been clear that her aspirations lead in a different direction. She’s kept busy with dramatic performances both big and small, in films such as Sometimes I Think About Dying, The Marsh King’s Daughter, and Young Woman and the Sea. The results have been mixed, frankly, but with her new film Magpie, it’s Ridley who has taken creative control for herself.
A neo-noir thriller, Magpie is based on an original story by Ridley, and penned by Tom Bateman who wrote her in Kenneth Branagh’s Murder On the Orient Express. The film is directed by Sam Yates.
SYNOPSIS: Based on an original idea by Daisy Ridley, written by Tom Bateman, and directed by Sam Yates, MAGPIE is a stylish neo-noir thriller centered on married couple Anette and Ben, whose lives begin to fracture when their daughter is cast alongside a glamorous movie star, Alicia. As Anette’s suspicions of Ben’s infatuation with Alicia intensify, their secrets and lies threaten to burst to the surface and destroy them all.
Joining Ridley in the cast are Star Trek: Discovery actor Shazad Latif, and Matilda Lutz from the upcoming Red Sonja film.
Shout! Studios will release Magpie in NY, LA, and other select cities on October 25th.
