Daisy Ridley to Star in ‘Trailblazer’, Directed by Emmy-Nominated Eloise Singer

Ridley will play Bertha Benz, the wife of Motorwagen inventor Karl Benz, who embarked on the world's first road trip in 1888.

Daisy Ridley will star in a new virtual reality experience telling the untold VR story of Bertha Benz, and later serve as an executive producer when the project is expanded into a feature film, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal.

Emmy-nominated Eloise Singer will direct the project, from London-based Singer Studios, about the wife of Karl Benz, inventor of the Motorwagen. Bertha embarked on the world’s first road trip in 1888, showcasing the car to the skeptical public and press but ultimately making history and paving the way for the age of innovation.

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