14-05-2025
Is John Boyega NOT Going to be in Daisy Ridley's Next Star Wars?
We know that Daisy Ridley is going to be starring in another Star Wars movie as Rey Skywalker, and fans have been wondering just which of her Sequel Trilogy co-stars will be coming back.
Some have been hoping that John Boyega would return as Finn, but after a recent talk with ScreenRant, it's possible that he may not actually have a part in it. Boyega tells SR:
'I'm just hoping that Daisy gets that chance to shine in a franchise that's finally hers, as a Jedi that's fully qualified, I can't wait to watch it. I really can't. I'm happy for her.'
Admittedly, Boyega has gone public about not being pleased with the direction his character took in the Sequel Trilogy. He had said that he thought he was going to be the new Jedi lead, what with Finn wielding the Skywalker lightsaber in the promos, but instead the lightsaber came to Rey, and Finn was treated as a sort of red herring.
If anything, his journey as a reformed stormtrooper-turned-rebel did have a solid arc all the way up to the original plans for Episode IX , but directors were fired and plans were changed, and The Rise of Skywalker seemed to be more concerned about giving Finn a girlfriend in the form of Naomi Ackie.
Fans are still holding out for Finn to get his proper hero's journey onscreen, but based on what Boyega said, it's possible he could be sitting this Rey Skywalker movie out. Fingers crossed he shows up in a future project though because Finn still has a lot of potential as a character.
Who knows? Maybe he is in the movie, and this is just some misdirection until Lucasfilm confirms his involvement? We'll just have to wait and see.
No release date has been set for Rey's New Jedi Order movie.
