Daisy Ridley to star in VR animation 'Baba Yaga'

Actor Daisy Ridley is set to feature in Baobab Studios' VR animation short film Baba Yaga.

viewer is main character in Baba Yaga as he/she travels through dark and mystic fairytale in which ir choices impact ending of story.

main character will be accompanied by ir 10-year-old sister Magda, voiced by Ridley, as two girls search a magical forest for a plant that can cure ir mor's sickness, but must be wary of wicked witch, Baba Yaga, who lives re.

Director of short, Eric Darnell said he had great time working with Ridley.

"It's easy to get caught up in spectacle of a Star Wars' film and t to think about talent of actors. It's even more remarkable when you kw that she is standing in front of a greenscreen in a sound studio. For us, to have opportunity to work with her was huge.

"Certainly, she is a big name, but for me, it's always great when you work with wonderful actors. Often actors earlier in ir careers can be quite insecure, he went on. Daisy, on or hand, is centered and confident, and is a collaborator," Darnell told Variety.

He said when VR studio first shared visuals of short with Ridley, using audio she had previously recorded, actor opted to re-record, insisting she could do better once she had a visual context to work with.

"That dedication to her craft was remarkable. And I don't often see that in younger actors. As a director, to have a true collaborator rar than someone I'm trying to get a performance out of, well it was effortless with her, Darnell added.

In Slavic folklore, Baba Yaga is an ogress who kills and eats her victims, mostly children.

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