Poll of the Day > Star Wars Actress is STRUGGLING to find JOBS after getting REJECTED! Is She Hot

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For 28 y/o Daisy Ridley, playing the role of Rey in a huge series like Star Wars was a dream come true but as an actor it left her facing the dark side..

She was idolized by millions as being the first lead in a Star Wars Film for a female but after it ended, she STRUGGLED to find work.

Despite the success, she was REJECTED countless time at auditions in the wake of the final installment

She spoke to Entertainment Weekly and said "Weirdly, at the beginning of the year nothing was coming through. I was like Aww! No one wants to employ me. There were actually loads of things that i auditioned for at the beginning of the year and didn't get any of them. I had that moment of 'oh my god' then i just thought, everything in its right time. When the film released, it was such a huge chapter. And Weirdly, the past few months of not having much..Obviously now it's really nice to be working but not having much i feel like i processed the last 5 years"

At 23 she made her debut as Rey in the 2015 blockbuster The Force Awakens and then followed up with Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker.

She was sad when it finished but said her recent lack of work allowed her to process the last 5 years.

She recently did voice work for the video game, 12 minutes alongside James McAvoy and Willem Dafoe.

She will star in Tom Holland's delayed Chaos Walking that filmed in Montreal, Canada and will release next year in 2021

Is Daisy Hot?

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I think Mark Hamill struggled to find work also, he had to move into mostly voice work to make ends meet which he was very good at.

Monopoman posted...

I think Mark Hamill struggled to find work also, he had to move into mostly voice work to make ends meet which he was very good at.

Who would win in a fight Luke Skywalker or the Joker?
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Hayden Christensen struggled to find much success after his role in star wars too. Clearly the Skywalker lineage is cursed when it comes to long term acting prospects.

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funkyfritter posted...

Hayden Christensen struggled to find much success after his role in star wars too. Clearly the Skywalker lineage is cursed when it comes to long term acting prospects.

Yep also the kid that played Vader in the first movie, got out of acting because he was bullied so much because of that movie.

Yeah, she's hot

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The other pics look hot but the 1st one is horrible.

funkyfritter posted...

Hayden Christensen struggled to find much success after his role in star wars too. Clearly the Skywalker lineage is cursed when it comes to long term acting prospects.

In all fairness, the prequel trilogy isn't very highly regarded and Christensen's performance is often one of the targets. The writing certainly didn't do him any favors.

"I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere."

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She looks a lot like Natalie Portman. That's likely a big part of why she got the role as Rey even though she didn't end up being related to Padme at all.

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I wouldn't force kick her out of bed for eating portion bread.

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Ah, the Bela Lugosi Effect. Shame.

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Definitely not hot.

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tbh, had assumed this would be about that ugly chick who played Rose.

At any rate, this topic is fucking stupid because it's only been so long since Rise of the Skywalker and most of that time was while lockdowns are happening when most people can't find work. The fact that she can't find anything right now means absolutely fucking nothing.

Full Throttle posted...

Is Daisy Hot?

Nope, which is one reason I didn't like the casting. (The other reason being that she wasn't that great of an actress.) She's flat-chested and somewhat boyish-looking.

Monopoman posted...

I think Mark Hamill struggled to find work also, he had to move into mostly voice work to make ends meet which he was very good at.

His VA-work was a natural transition. He played the Trickster in the live-action Flash (the original) which ultimately led him getting cast as the Joker and later reprising the Trickster in an animated form.

Prior to appearing in the Flash (where he was popular enough to warrant a second appearance), he bombed in most of his non-SW roles.

In general, though, all of the really talented actors in the franchise had no issues finding work before or after the films. It was more the people who got their big break in SW that struggled, but that's pretty typical of the industry in general since there are only so many big opportunities out there.

faramir77 posted...

She looks a lot like Natalie Portman.

Not really, because Natalie Portman is hot.

faramir77 posted...

That's likely a big part of why she got the role as Rey

Doubtful, especially considering the lack of resemblance.


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I banged a girl that was a slightly thicker version of her.

Was alright.

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Oh yeah, apparently Mark Hamill actually got his theatrical *start* in VA-work
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizards_(film)

And strangely enough, apparently he was on a quickly-canceled show with Gary Busey before getting his role in Wizards and then SW
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Texas_Wheelers


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Would not object if she played Young Samus

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Well she cant act worth a damn, she uses her "serious face" for literally everything when she talks

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Lokarin posted...

Would not object if she played Young Samus

Samus Aran? Fuck no. Samus is busty, she's flat.


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Daisy is just another "Get Woke, Go Broke" victim....

She's pretty, she can act.... but the only real reason she rose to stardom was because Kathleen Kennedy needed that SJW, virture signalling puppet to dance around for the masses to show the world "THE FORCE IS FEMALE"....

...Now that the Disney's Trilogy is done. The old storyline Lucas created is dead. Rey and Finn are no longer needed to fulfill the SJW agenda. So she's just getting tossed aside.....like the whore she technically is now.

"Get Woke, Go Broke" is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Studios are coming around seeing how it happens. So what good is Daisy Ridley now that she is being type-casted as the "Ultimate Mary-Sue"....?

Even if modern feminism wakes up, and stops acting so entitled over everything, and female roles are naturally humble positions, what good is the actress who spent her first impressions as an A-listed SJW character actor?

I do feel bad for her, she is capable and very beautiful.....but she's done.


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Zeus posted...

Samus Aran? Fuck no. Samus is busty, she's flat.

I said YOUNG Samus

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Lokarin posted...

I said YOUNG Samus

go easy on old man zeus, he likely has dementia, ok?

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Full Throttle posted...

She was idolized by millions as being the first lead in a Star Wars Film for a female but after it ended, she STRUGGLED to find work.

Ducky, I really like that your topics have become a staple here, but why do you write like this?

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Lokarin posted...

I said YOUNG Samus

Young Samus as in like 13 years old? Sorry Ridley girl doesnt look that young, its not like you go through puberty in your 20s and your breasts gets bigger.

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It's kind of funny, Mark Hamil, Jake Lloyd, and Hayden Chrisitansen's acting careers all kind of died after Star Wars too.

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Zareth posted...

It's kind of funny, Mark Hamil, Jake Lloyd, and Hayden Chrisitansen's acting careers all kind of died after Star Wars too.

And then you have Harrison Ford...

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Claiming an actress can't play a role because of her breast size is some serious misogyny and sexism.

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https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a33914759/star-wars-daisy-ridley-women-in-the-castle-adaptation/

PK_Spam posted...

Ducky, I really like that your topics have become a staple here, but why do you write like this?

Yeah, that sentence was more of a WTF than previous ones.

WhiskeyDisk posted...

And then you have Harrison Ford...

And Liam fucking Neeson. TPM helped establish Liam Neeson as an action star. Prior to that, he was more doing dramas and serious films (and was a reasonably accomplished actor, although he took the occasional dud like that Haunting remake). TPM took him from doing films like Schlindler's List to Taken. Nowadays people mostly just remember him for action instead of the stuff that won awards.

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Daisy Ridley kinda looks like a gremlin, and is still cute af. Would smash. Not Rey's biggest fan, but she's still hot in the orient express remake.

She's obviously not working with a Dadario theme park level of hot, but she's still a dime with the dimples and all.

She's obviously not the candidate for a Anna nicole smith biopic, but she's far from an uggo in any objective context.

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WhiskeyDisk posted...

And then you have Harrison Ford...

Well yeah, the supporting characters all had careers.

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Zareth posted...

Well yeah, the supporting characters all had careers.

Some of them did, some of them didn't. The ones who were already big names kept on being big names, some of the smaller names became bigger names, and then a lot of them didn't really do much afterward. For instance, the guy who played Owen Lars had a lot of smaller parts before Star Wars, but his career dried up after that (although he was also older). Billy Dee Williams -- who played Lando -- had some work, but he never got any bigger than Mark Hamill did. Hell, Carrie Fisher -- who was as much a supporting actor/actress as Harrison Ford -- didn't have much of a career after SW either. Her post-SW credits include crap like a supporting role in Drop Dead Fred


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Now I'm curious if any of the, like, extras crew in Star Wars went on to many works (well, for extras at least)

Like, if Jawa 3 or something went on to be in hundreds of movies

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Zareth posted...

It's kind of funny, Mark Hamil, Jake Lloyd, and Hayden Chrisitansen's acting careers all kind of died after Star Wars too.

Well, they became known for a single big name role. It's usually hard for actors to break from that. Look at Macaulay Culkin, Daniel Radcliffe, most of the Lord of the Rings cast, William Shatner, etc.

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faramir77 posted...

most of the Lord of the Rings cast,

Ian McKellan had a long career before Lotr.
Viggo Mortenson has gotten many roles since most of them unlike his role in lotr.
Orlando Bloom was also famous before lotr.
Sean Astin also famous before lotr.
Sean Bean also famous before lotr.
Cate Blanchett also famous before lotr.
Liv Tyler also famous before lotr.

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Also, how many of these people went on to Broadway or Shakespeare and stuff? I mean, is Patrick Stewart's Shakespeare career on his IMDB?

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SunWuKung420 posted...

Ian McKellan had a long career before Lotr.
Viggo Mortenson has gotten many roles since most of them unlike his role in lotr.
Orlando Bloom was also famous before lotr.
Sean Astin also famous before lotr.
Sean Bean also famous before lotr.
Cate Blanchett also famous before lotr.
Liv Tyler also famous before lotr.

Also, Christopher Lee, Ian Holm, Andy Serkis, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhys-Davies...the casting call for LotR was practically its own red carpet event.

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WhiskeyDisk posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Ian McKellan had a long career before Lotr.
Viggo Mortenson has gotten many roles since most of them unlike his role in lotr.
Orlando Bloom was also famous before lotr.
Sean Astin also famous before lotr.
Sean Bean also famous before lotr.
Cate Blanchett also famous before lotr.
Liv Tyler also famous before lotr.

Also, Christopher Lee, Ian Holm, Andy Serkis, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhys-Davies...the casting call for LotR was practically its own red carpet event.

Can't forget Hugo Weaving.

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SunWuKung420 posted...

Ian McKellan had a long career before Lotr.
Viggo Mortenson has gotten many roles since most of them unlike his role in lotr.
Orlando Bloom was also famous before lotr.
Sean Astin also famous before lotr.
Sean Bean also famous before lotr.
Cate Blanchett also famous before lotr.
Liv Tyler also famous before lotr.

I didn't say they weren't famous before LotR, I said they became known for one role. As in "now everyone thinks of them as that role".

I'd argue that of the ones you named, only Bloom and Bean actually got over it. Blanchett, too, but her LotR screen time wasn't even close to the others. I completely disagree with your assessment of Viggo's career, he's had nothing nearly as big ever since.

WhiskeyDisk posted...

Also, Christopher Lee, Ian Holm, Andy Serkis, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhys-Davies...the casting call for LotR was practically its own red carpet event.

Lee and Serkis continued with great careers, too, but Lee was already not just famous but a mythical Hollywood figure and Serkis has mostly been mocap/CGI characters, so his appearance doesn't affect anything.

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Hell, Christopher Lee was releasing Metal albums at 90 years old.

https://youtu.be/cvKRbi2ovDY

He could trace his ancestry directly back to Charlemagne.

That man earned every last bit of his legendary reputation. RIP.

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faramir77 posted...

I said they became known for one role. As in "now everyone thinks of them as that role"

Untrue.


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Lokarin posted...

Now I'm curious if any of the, like, extras crew in Star Wars went on to many works (well, for extras at least)

Like, if Jawa 3 or something went on to be in hundreds of movies

A lot of people who play bit roles and extras tend to do the same in a lot of films. There are a lot of actors in tons of movies despite never playing a lead.

faramir77 posted...

I didn't say they weren't famous before LotR, I said they became known for one role. As in "now everyone thinks of them as that role".

I'd argue that of the ones you named, only Bloom and Bean actually got over it. Blanchett, too, but her LotR screen time wasn't even close to the others. I completely disagree with your assessment of Viggo's career, he's had nothing nearly as big ever since.

faramir77 posted...

I didn't say they weren't famous before LotR, I said they became known for one role. As in "now everyone thinks of them as that role".

I'd argue that of the ones you named, only Bloom and Bean actually got over it. Blanchett, too, but her LotR screen time wasn't even close to the others. I completely disagree with your assessment of Viggo's career, he's had nothing nearly as big ever since.

...except Ian McKellan is as known for playing Magneto as for Gandalf and he's played countless things besides that. In fact, other than *maybe* Elijah Wood, I'm not sure anybody from LotR really got typecast. And many, like John Rhys-Davies, people don't even think of their LotR role when they bring up the actor. In JRD's case, they're more likely to remember him for being in Indiana Jones because his face wasn't hidden by a beard and they weren't using camera tricks to hide his height. Personally, I remember him for Sliders as well.

And I'll note that typecasting doesn't necessarily hurt an actor. Michael Cera is typecast as hell -- he almost always plays one very specific type of character -- yet he's had pretty consistent work. And most action stars are typecast yet they have steady work. At the end of the day, if you're actually good (and a bit lucky), you'll get work. If you're not, you probably won't.

faramir77 posted...

I'd argue that of the ones you named, only Bloom and Bean actually got over it.

Honestly, I forgot Bloom was in LotR since I always just think of him as Will Turner. Given he was wearing an outrageously stupid wig during the film, it's hard to think of him as Legolas.

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