Daisy Ridley hints that Star Wars: The Last Jedi's Luke Skywalker is VERY different to the one we know and love

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There’s something off about Luke Skywalker. Maybe it’s a disturbance in the Force, *that* last line in the Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer or another thing entirely - but something is clearly not right with the Jedi Master. Daisy Ridley senses it too, as she opens up about how Rey is going to move forward and train alongside a down-in-the-dumps Luke.

In an interview with MTV, Ridley revealed the similarities between Luke and Rey, but also hinted at a telling change in her new mentor, “There were all these expectations on Luke right from the beginning - this is your calling, this is what you have to do, you have to train. And then clearly something's taken him away. In a way, they’re both similar,” Ridley said, “But she's very much looking up to him to be this thing that she thinks he is, and a long time's passed."

That sounds… ominous. Has Luke’s self-imposed exile on Ahch-To changed him for the better – or for the worse? It’s a question that will be explored, I’m sure, all the way until the zero hour of Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s release in December but, one thing’s for certain, this is not the Luke Skywalker we grew up with. Is this what getting old is like? *sob*

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Bradley Russell
Bradley Russell

I'm the Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, focusing on news, features, and interviews with some of the biggest names in film and TV. On-site, you'll find me marveling at Marvel and providing analysis and room temperature takes on the newest films, Star Wars and, of course, anime. Outside of GR, I love getting lost in a good 100-hour JRPG, Warzone, and kicking back on the (virtual) field with Football Manager. My work has also been featured in OPM, FourFourTwo, and Game Revolution.