There have been many noticing that Daisy Ridley's Rey, despite being the main character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is oddly missing in certain aspects of the merchandising - and J.J. Abrams shares their frustrations.
While there are several Rey action figures (which seems to constantly sell out, as the character's popularity has soared with he movie's release), Rey was left out of a collection of large figures made available at Target, which included Finn, Poe, Chewbacca, Kylo Ren, a Stormtrooper and a TIE Fighter Pilot. And Finn and Chewbacca were the characters included with the new Hasbro Millennium Falcon toy, despite Rey piloting the ship in the film. More recently, many noticed that Rey was not one of the figures that were part of a multi-generational Star Wars Monopoly set, leading Hasbro to decide to add her later this year. All of these occurrences have led to the popular #wheresrey hashtag on Twitter.
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While there are several Rey action figures (which seems to constantly sell out, as the character's popularity has soared with he movie's release), Rey was left out of a collection of large figures made available at Target, which included Finn, Poe, Chewbacca, Kylo Ren, a Stormtrooper and a TIE Fighter Pilot. And Finn and Chewbacca were the characters included with the new Hasbro Millennium Falcon toy, despite Rey piloting the ship in the film. More recently, many noticed that Rey was not one of the figures that were part of a multi-generational Star Wars Monopoly set, leading Hasbro to decide to add her later this year. All of these occurrences have led to the popular #wheresrey hashtag on Twitter.
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