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Star Wars: Episode VIII Says Daisy Ridley

can take heart: According to costar Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill’s sage Jedi will be back in a big way in the

“It’s two hours of me and Mark Hamill staring at each other,” Ridley deadpanned to

Turning slightly more serious, Ridley said she and Hamill “have been rehearsing a lot, and it’s really amazing.” She also seemed to confirm rumors that

left off, with Rey (Ridley) and Luke coming face to face on the remote planet of Ahch-To (a.k.a. Ireland’s Skellig Michael).

, it was so crazy doing the same scene with a different crew of people,” Ridley said. “[Hamill is] amazing to rehearse with, and I’m very excited to be doing the rest of the stuff. It’s such a good story, seriously.”

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This article originally appeared on Entertainment Weekly.com

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