--- description: “Luke is so cool in this one. Really!” title: Daisy Ridley: Luke Skywalker is 'So Cool' in Next Star Wars image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb8c9237b9493c28/69887fba0a4a2234549c89b7/daisy-ridley.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Luke Skywalker Has a Bigger Role in _Star Wars: Episode VIII_ Says Daisy Ridley by [Oliver Gettell / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Oliver Gettell / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 1, 2016 11:27 AM CUT  Actress Daisy Ridley poses in the press room during the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Loews Hollywood Hotel on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. Actress Daisy Ridley poses in the press room during the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Loews Hollywood Hotel on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California.C Flanigan—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Oliver Gettell / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Oliver Gettell / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 1, 2016 11:27 AM CUT _Star Wars_ fans who were disappointed by the [dearth of screen time](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/12/where-is-luke-skywalker-star-wars "undefined") for Luke Skywalker in _The Force Awakens_ can take heart: According to costar Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill’s sage Jedi will be back in a big way in the _Star Wars: Episode VIII_. “It’s two hours of me and Mark Hamill staring at each other,” Ridley deadpanned to [MTV News](http://www.mtv.com/news/2746869/daisy-ridley-star-wars-episode-viii-rey-luke/ "undefined") on the Oscars red carpet Sunday. Turning slightly more serious, Ridley said she and Hamill “have been rehearsing a lot, and it’s really amazing.” She also seemed to confirm rumors that _Episode VIII_ [will pick up](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/09/star-wars-force-awakens-will-undergo-reshoots-ireland "undefined") right where _The Force Awakens_ left off, with Rey (Ridley) and Luke coming face to face on the remote planet of Ahch-To (a.k.a. Ireland’s Skellig Michael). “When we went back to Skellig to do the opening of _VIII_, it was so crazy doing the same scene with a different crew of people,” Ridley said. “\[Hamill is\] amazing to rehearse with, and I’m very excited to be doing the rest of the stuff. It’s such a good story, seriously.” She added, “Luke is _so cool_ in this one. Really!” _Star Wars: Episode VIII_ is scheduled to open Dec. 15, 2017\. Head over to [MTV News](http://www.mtv.com/news/2746869/daisy-ridley-star-wars-episode-viii-rey-luke/ "undefined") to read the full interview. 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