Upon the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, fans were speculating whether a romance would form between Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) and Finn (John Boyega) – although this ‘Stormpilot’ ship ultimately never played out on-screen.
In a recent interview with HuffPost, editor Maryann Brandon discussed the scenes between Poe and Finn, to which she revealed she never saw a connection between the two from the footage she received.
“Because I’m cutting it together, I’m kind of taking it at face value, and I’m not reading as much into it as an audience. And maybe that’s just my nature. I don’t know,” Brandon explained. “But I think, again, they’re best of friends. There is a kind of brotherhood there where they understand each other, and they’ve got each other’s back.”
When asked if there’s potential for the two characters to hook up in the future, she said, “That’s really up to Lucasfilm if they want to make that sequel.”
Recently, Isaac has openly spoken out about the lack of romance between the two characters, even criticising the ‘Disney overlords’ for not making it happen.
“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,” Isaac said. “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).
