Daisy Ridley, star of "The Force Awakens", says she’s not ready for fame

One of the stars of the new Star Wars film, "The Force Awakens", says she’s not ready for the fame the part will bring. Daisy Ridley was a little-known actress, until she was picked by J J Abrams to play the scavenger Rey. The Brit told Reuters "It's not ever something I pictured so it's a very odd thing, very odd. "I started auditioning two years ago ... and it took like seven months and five auditions and then I got cast," Ridley said. "I think they were just seeing many, many girls because obviously, if they weren't, then I would never have been seen." The movie was partly filmed in the UAE, with Abu Dhabi providing the landscape for Jakku - a frontier desert planet in a remote section of the Outer Rim Territories. A massive crew of 650 actors, extras and technicians spent several months working in the Emirate from May last year. The regional premiere of "Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens" will take place in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, with tickets available to the public from Thursday.