Star Wars franchise star John Boyega lately backed up J.J. Abrams’ earlier declare that Finn was making an attempt to inform Rey that he was a Jedi in the course of the sand scene in The Rise of Skywalker.
Throughout a panel on the current C2E2 occasion in Chicago, Boyega confirmed that the scene was supposed to reveal to Star Wars followers that Finn was force-sensitive. This improvement wouldn’t have been all that stunning, provided that advertising for Star Wars: The Pressure Awakens featured Finn holding a lightsaber. Abrams had beforehand shared this element following Episode IX’s launch, though some followers hadn’t believed the director, pondering that he was overlaying his tracks due to the film’s poor reception.
What did Star Wars sequel trilogy star John Boyega reveal about Finn?
“I imply, I did attempt to inform Rey earlier than I went down. There was a pair takes the place I simply mentioned it, ‘[shouts] I’m a Jedi.’ There was a pair, however it was good to tease it. I wished to say it after they’re happening into the quicksand,” Boyega shared in the course of the C2E2 panel.
Sadly, the phrases “I’m a Jedi” didn’t make the ultimate reduce of The Rise of Skywalker. As a substitute, the scene proven in the theatrical reduce has Finn yelling, “Rey, I by no means informed you…,” earlier than being sucked underneath the sand. Regardless of being rescued in a while, Finn makes no try in the course of the the rest of the film to inform Rey that he’s a Jedi.
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It’s unclear if followers will ever see Finn once more in the Star Wars universe, provided that Boyega has gone backwards and forwards on whether or not he’s in performing in the franchise once more. Whereas Daisy Ridley shared again in Might 2024 that she would “after all” need Boyega to be a part of her upcoming Star Wars return, the actor has expressed some hesitation due to his blended emotions on Finn’s story arc in the sequel trilogy.
Nevertheless, Boyega might discover himself again on the Disney lot, however in a distinct franchise, because the actor additionally shared at C2E2 that he’d be down to play the time-traveling mutant Bishop in an X-Males reboot. The actor additionally confirmed that he had spoken with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige in the previous about probably becoming a member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, though on the time he didn’t have a solution for the studio head on who he wished to play.
The Star Wars sequel trilogy is streaming on Disney+.
(Supply: /Film)
