Heroic Daisy Ridley attempts to revive dying dystopian YA movie trend
A couple of weeks ago, we used the slow slide of Lionsgate’s Divergent franchise from flagship film to TV movie to note that the world of young adult dystopian film might soon be as dead as vampires, zombies, or movies where vampires and zombies want to be your boyfriend. But—like the sinister First Order before us—we hadn’t counted on the actions of actress Daisy Ridley. Now, Variety is reporting that the Star Wars: The Force Awakens star is lining up for a YA film franchise of her own, attaching herself to star in an adaptation of Patrick Ness’ Chaos Walking books.
