Whereas Daisy Ridley is ready to be a part of one of the crucial thrilling of upcoming Star Wars films and TV reveals with the on-the-way Rey spinoff, it’s been years for the reason that British actress has been in a blockbuster. That being mentioned, stepping away from a galaxy far, distant lately hasn’t stunted Ridley’s checking account, in keeping with a brand new report.
Ridley shouldn’t be solely the 32-year-old actress who grew to become one with the Drive in the course of the 2010s. She can be a profitable investor of actual property, together with incomes endorsement offers and producing plenty of her current films. That’s apparently working solidly for her, as Day by day Mail is reporting that her gathered earnings presently stand at £14 million (which is round $14.7 million in U.S. {dollars}). If that quantity is right, Daisy Ridley is being very sensible along with her cash!
The report doesn’t go into a variety of element, however does credit score Fawks Ltd because the enterprise the place she has channelled her earnings since 2015 – the identical yr The Drive Awakens was launched. By way of final yr alone, apparently the actress made a revenue of £730,000 (or $765,428), as effectively.
Whereas Ridley wasn’t the lead of any Star Wars films in 2024, her thriller Magpie and Disney film Younger Lady And The Sea, the latter which is streaming for these with a Disney+ subscription, had been each launched in theaters. She had a producing credit score on each films. Collectively, they made lower than $600,000 worldwide (which may be very low), so one would assume Ridley’s different investments exterior Hollywood are proving extra profitable than her most up-to-date efforts within the business.
After all, it has to assist to have a trilogy of Star Wars films beneath your belt to get you began on making sensible investments and doubling one’s cash into extra. It’s nice to listen to how profitable the actress is regardless of not getting herself into any main franchises after Star Wars. After being in one of the crucial profitable films of all time, we don’t blame her for taking a while away from the highlight, particularly after receiving public backlash after one interview or coping with the Star Wars trolling that also very a lot exists within the fandom.
Daisy Ridley has expressed some pleasure over returning to the Star Wars universe within the film allegedly known as New Jedi Order, the place Rey will reportedly mentor “a brand new crop of Jedi.” In January, it was introduced the film goes to be penned by George Nolfi, who additionally wrote The Bourne Ultimatum and Ocean’s 12. It will likely be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who helmed a few episodes of Ms. Marvel, together with being an Oscar-winning filmmaker for her documentary shorts, each with tales about her native nation of Pakistan.
Whereas we look ahead to her return to Star Wars, you’ll be able to see Ridley in her new film, Cleaner, now in theaters.