Daisy Ridley Turns Heads at SXSW in Goth Fishnet Dress
Daisy Ridley, star of three Star Wars films, and the recent action-flick Cleaner, just made a huge splash at SXSW 2025. During the combination film festival and convention, Ridley rocked a striking black fit consisting of a fishnet dress accented with solid black and a plunging neckline.
The severe, almost Goth-like look was perfect for the project that Ridley was promoting: A new zombie film called We Bury the Dead.
"Couldn't have been happier to be back at SXSW, where we premiered We Bury The Dead! Such a thrill to share the movie!" Ridley wrote on her Instagram.
During SXSW, Ridley also revealed that the turnaround time between Cleaner and We Bury the Dead was very tight. "I had literally just filmed Cleaner," Ridley told Deadline Hollywood before the SXSW debut of We Bury the Dead. "I finished Cleaner some few weeks before we finished this. Which I've never done before. It was a quick turnaround."Ridley also noted that she was "surprised" by just how many zombies were present on the film set.
In the new film, Ridley plays a woman named Ava, who is searching for her missing husband, while hoping he has not become a zombie. Unlike some zombie films of late, We Bury the Dead is very much a survivalist drama. Ridley has described the film as an "exploration of grief."
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I were there in person, my friend.' 'As do I, Marchion,' Elzar said, all charm gone from his voice. Marchion gestured out toward the Convocation Chamber. 'I see you've labeled the Blighted worlds. I can add another ten or so from within the Occlusion Zone, if that would be helpful. My scientists suggest more of this terrible scourge appears every day. I'm sure yours concur.' His face took on an expression of noble sincerity. No one would ever be able to argue that he wasn't taking the crisis seriously. 'I can begin immediately. I will remove the Blight from all afflicted worlds in the Republic.' 'At what price, Marchion?' Lina said. 'None. I just want the credit.' The Supreme Chancellor took this moment to consider everything she had learned in the past hour—the state of the Republic she was pledged to preserve and protect. What will it mean to say yes to him? Lina thought. To make such a public acknowledgment of Republic weakness? Nothing would change—but of course everything would. The Republic would still hold nine times the territory of the Nihil, but the psychological power balance would shift. The Nihil would ask for more, ask to be treated as just another state, not an enemy, and many in the galaxy would see them that way. The first concession is difficult, Lina thought. Each after that, easier and easier. But what possible reason could she have for refusing Marchion's offer? A vague suggestion from the Jedi that they had some sort of plan? The same Jedi who had concealed material information from her—and had probably done so before and would again? The responsibility of the supreme chancellor was to the Republic, to represent its interests and protect it as best as she could. To move it forward. To balance the needs of now against the needs of the future. Matari and Voru stood, growling and gnashing their teeth in their throats, sensing her conflict and frustration. Marchion Ro noted the targons' aggression. He smiled. Kindred spirits. 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