When Rey Met Jyn: Daisy Ridley Reveals What She and Fellow 'Star Wars' Star Felicity Jones Discussed Over Tea

The two biggest action heroes in the rebooted Star Wars universe have connected. Daisy Ridley, who became a worldwide star for her fierce portrayal of Rey in The Force Awakens, was in Los Angeles Tuesday promoting the new documentary The Eagle Huntress (which she executive produced and narrates) when Yahoo Movies asked her thoughts about the saga’s upcoming spin-off, Rogue One, starring Felicity Jones.

“I’m very excited to see it,” Ridley said before volunteering the following, voice rising in excitement. “I had a drink with Felicity a few weeks ago, she’s super cool!”

Related: Watch the trailer for ‘The Eagle Huntress’

Ridley, whose Force Awakens PR tour found her globetrotting everywhere from Seoul to Mexico City, said she met her fellow Brit, appropriately enough, for a cup of tea. And Ridley admitted there’s a hint of envy in seeing Jones (who plays the rebel leader Jyn Erso in Rogue One) prepare to embark on her own Star Wars adventure.

“It was weird, I’ve talked so much retrospectively about what was going on [in the lead-up to Force Awakens]. It was so odd to be reliving it. And she gets to go talk about this film that she’s part of in all these amazing places. I feel like ‘jealous’ is the wrong word, but I had such a good time in the run-up to the film, and it was all so exciting. Knowing that she’s experiencing that is so great. Plus the film’s meant to be amazing, so it’s a fantastic continuation of the Star Wars world.”

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Ridley, 24, however, felt no need to dole out advice to the Oscar-nominated Jones (The Theory of Everything), 33. “Oh God, I didn’t give her tips,” she said. “She’s like a proper human being. She’s got everything nailed… We just talked about our filmmaking experiences. And I’ve been a huge fan of hers for a long time. Have you ever met her? She’s so great. So just to chill was really nice.”

Asked if she sees any similarities between Jyn Erso and Rey, whom fans and media have speculated could be mother and daughter, Ridley said little to support that hypothesis. “I don’t know. That’ll be interesting when I see [Rogue One]. But I don’t watch things and think in that way. So I think I’m just gonna watch it and be blown away.”

Look for Yahoo Movies’ full interview with Ridley about The Eagle Huntress and more the week of the film’s Nov. 2 opening.