John Boyega hopes Daisy Ridley gets a 'chance to shine' in Star Wars: New Jedi Order

John Boyega is "hoping Daisy [Ridley] gets that chance to shine" in ‘Star Wars: New Jedi Order’.

The 33-year-old actor appeared opposite Ridley, also 33, from 2015’s ‘Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens’ to ‘Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker’ as Resistance hero Finn, and has now revealed he hopes his former co-star will get the opportunity to impress as Rey Skywalker "in a franchise that’s finally hers" through ‘New Jedi Order’.

During an appearance on the ‘Happy Sad Confused’ podcast, Boyega said: "It made sense to expand the franchise in that way.

"I'm just looking forward, first of all to see if it's real, because we have had a few ‘Star Wars’ announcements - you know, in development, they can't quite get it done.

"I'm just hoping that Daisy gets that chance to shine in a franchise that's finally hers, as a Jedi that's fully qualified, I can't wait to watch it. I really can't. I'm happy for her."

Although the ‘Attack the Block’ actor didn’t confirm whether he would appear in ‘New Jedi Order’, Boyega insisted he was "a genuine fan" of the ‘Star Wars’ franchise, and missed working with Ridley.

He said: "I miss Daisy. I haven't seen Daisy face-to-face in a minute.

"I found out [about ‘New Jedi Order’] online. Being a genuine fan, I'm online, I watch reaction videos, I'm on the subscriber lists. I get the emails, as if I'm not in the films - you know, ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ comes out ... oh, does it?”