Star Wars: The Force Awakens to Daisy Ridley.The actor, who is set to appear in The Matrix 4, originally auditioned for the lead role for six months but eventually failed to get the part.“It was very hard for me when I didn’t get it,” she told NME, adding that the audition process was “very long, very arduous” and lasted around six months. “But I see why – Daisy did such an incredible job and it was 100 per cent her journey to make.
It wasn’t meant for me – my life would have been completely different!”Despite losing the role, director J.J. Abrams wrote a new role for Henwick – the first female X-Wing pilot.“It was an incredible journey, getting to work with JJ, locked in a room together for hours over and over,” she said.
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