During a conversation held at the Dotdash Meredith offices in New York City Oct. 23, the British actress, 32, told PEOPLE's Senior Movies News Editor Nigel Smith that her husband, 35, is "in the know" about what her character Rey will experience in the next films.

The Star Wars alum spoke to MovieWeb amid the release of her neo-noir film Magpie, which she conceived, and her husband wrote.

The acclaimed new film Magpie was first conceptualized by Ridley, 32, and written by her husband and former Murder on the Orient Express costar Tom Bateman, 35. But the onscreen plot is nothing like their marriage, the Star Wars actress tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview.