Ever since the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a section of the Star Wars fanbase has been theorising that romance could be in the air between Oscar Isaac’s Poe Dameron and John Boyega’s Finn, and according to Isaac, he actually pushed for the popular ‘Stormpilot’ ship to be incorporated into the Sequel Trilogy, only to meet with resistance from the “Disney overlords”.
“I think there could’ve been a very interesting, forward-thinking – not even forward-thinking, just, like, current-thinking – love story there, something that hadn’t quite been explored yet; particularly the dynamic between these two men in war that could’ve fallen in love with each other,” said Isaac in an interview with IGN. “I would try to push it a bit in that direction, but the Disney overlords were not ready to do that.”
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker sees J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) directing a cast that includes Star Wars veterans Daisy Ridley (Rey), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), John Boyega (Finn), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), Lupita Nyong’o (Maz Kanata), Domhnall Gleeson (General Hux), Kelly Marie Tran (Rose Tico), Joonas Suotamo (Chewbacca), Billie Lourd (Lieutenant Connix), Greg Grunberg (Snap Wexley), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian), Ian McDiarmid (Emperor Palpatine) and Carrie Fisher (Leia Organa) as well as new additions Naomi Ackie (Lady Macbeth), Richard E. Grant (Logan), Dominic Monaghan (Lost), and Keri Russell (The Americans).
Originally published December 30, 2019. Updated February 22, 2020.
