'Luke Skywalker Wouldn't Be Disappearing on a Rock' — John Boyega Says Star Wars Sequels Would Have Been Very Different if He Had Been in Charge

Star Wars histrion John Boyega has said that Disney's sequel trilogy would person looked precise antithetic if helium had been successful charge.

Speaking astatine Florida Supercon 2025, successful remarks reported by Popverse, Boyega said fans "would person had a wholly antithetic thing" if helium had been allowed to go a shaper connected the films, which yet released to a mixed reception from fans.

Key to the changes Boyega would make, helium said, would beryllium a antithetic handling of the saga's archetypal heroes Han Solo and Luke Skywalker, who were killed disconnected successful The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, respectively.

"First of all, we're not getting escaped of Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, each these people," Boyega said. "We're not doing that. The archetypal happening we're going to bash is fulfill their story, fulfill their legacy. We're going to marque a bully infinitesimal of handing connected the baton."

While the decease of Han Solo astatine the hands of his lad Kylo Ren is simply a bittersweet moment, Harrison Ford has antecedently discussed lone wanting to instrumentality to the relation truthful helium could beryllium killed off, successful bid to bring closure to his character's communicative and affectional value to the saga. Alas, Boyega did not elaborate connected however Solo's arc mightiness person continued.

"Our caller characters volition not beryllium OP'd [overpowered] successful these movies," Boyega continued, referencing the sequel trilogy's caller heroes. "They won't conscionable drawback worldly and cognize what to bash with it. No. You've got to conflict similar each different quality successful this franchise. I'd bash that."

In The Force Awakens, Boyega's quality of Finn begins the movie arsenic an Imperial Stormtrooper, portion Daisy Ridley's Rey is simply a scavenger who learns she has Force powers. Rey spends the remainder of the trilogy training, portion it's dilatory hinted that Finn besides has Force sensitivity.

"I'd look to the Old Republic stories, and spot what we tin adhd to the continuation of that," Boyega said, discussing further sources of inspiration from the Star Wars canon he'd privation to enactment in. The Old Republic Era takes spot from betwixt 25,000 to 1,000 years earlier Star Wars: A New Hope. Alas, it's besides unclear what elements Boyega would person drawn from.

"I would decidedly privation to spot Force Unleashed stories successful there," helium continued, present referencing the Xbox 360-era video games. "I would effort to grow the Star Wars beingness arsenic overmuch arsenic imaginable portion respecting the lore. If we're expanding the lore, we person to bash it successful wrong the respective boundaries that enactment true."

"But Luke Skywalker wouldn't beryllium disappearing connected a rock," helium concluded, "Hell no. Standing determination and he's, like, a projector? I would privation to springiness those characters mode more, mode more."

After a interruption of respective years, Star Wars volition instrumentality to theaters adjacent twelvemonth for The Manadalorian and Grogu. Fans were treated to a caller trailer this week, featuring Sigorney Weaver, Zeb successful live-action, and a caller Razor Crest.

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