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Upon the release of mega-hit Star Wars: The Force Awakens, fan theories regarding what will happen next to all the main characters reached the internet at pretty much light speed. One in particular that gained a little bit of traction focused on a potential relationship for Stormtrooper-turned-good-guy Finn (John Boyega). But his romantic foil in this theory isn’t Jedi-in-training Rey, it’s pilot Poe Dameron, played by Oscar Isaac.
On the heels of that potential twist, director J.J. Abrams said this week that there would indeed be at least one openly gay character in upcoming installments of the Star Wars franchise.
At a pre-Oscars event that took place at the headquarters of his Bad Robot production company, Abrams noted that to him, “the fun of Star Wars is the glory of possibility.” With the franchise now featuring its first black leading character in Boyega’s Finn and another female lead following Carrie Fisher’s Princess Leia in Daisy Ridley’s Rey, “it seems insanely narrow-minded and counterintuitive to say there wouldn’t be a homosexual character in that world.”
The latest novel to take place within the Star Wars universe, Aftermath, features a gay leading character. Perhaps that will pave the way for another to appear in future Star Wars films, the next of which, Episode 8, hits theaters on Dec. 17, 2017.
If we’re to believe Abrams, it’s only a matter of time.
(via The Daily Beast, Polygon)
The next Star Wars movie released will be the Rogue One spin off thing.
Let’s go for lesbian Reu instead. Also cast Tatiana Maslany in the spinoff and make her Rey’s love interest
*crosses fingers that it isn’t Finn*
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JJ I’m gonna need you to pander a little harder.
Who fucking cares and why try to shoehorn it in? Jesus, what’s next, a plus-size vegan transgender who does crossfit flying a tie fighter?
tell me about it. Rey and Finn share chemistry..hugs, meaningful stares, jackets..Finn even lies to rescue REY…but Oh no they cant be a couple. Lets have Finn with the Pilot.
Amen. FORCING this (pun clearly intended) into a story that inherently isn’t supposed to be about anything beyond fun in space is retarded.
If a character in VIII were gay, whatever. Same as how the main characters in VII were either black or female. Nobody ACTUALLY cares about this shit.
JJ kicked ass and did a great job because he picked the best actors for the parts, not because he was trying to be “inclusive”.
PLEASE let’s stop caring about who someone is and care about what they do, regardless of sex or race or whatever these goddam retards in the world choose to “define” themselves as.
So on the one hand it shouldn’t matter, and you’d have no problem with a gay character or black character or female character. and on the other it matters enough that the existence of a gay character would be forced.
What if Poe just happens to be gay and casually mentions an old fling in a bar scene? Would that be okay or would that be forced as well? What if the writers find reason to put it in plot? What if there’s a romantic sub-plot in the works anyway and they just decided both the characters should be guys because, say, geographically they’re on the same planet?
Yeah, even one character being gay would be forcing the issue because the natural state is no gay characters? You have garbage in your head and you need to dig it out.
I think what he is trying to say is why bring up sexuality at all in a kid’s space adventure movie. Every time they bring up romance in star wars it gets a little weird i.e. Luke and Leia incest and the whole Padme/Child Anakin robbing the cradle thing was also not great. Just keep it light and fun and the sexuality out of it. And if they have to have relationships in it, for god’s sake keep Rey out it. Just once can a Jedi it is his/her pant’s like they are supposed too. Good to avoid things that lead to the dark side.
I don’t know if it’s a fact or not but I got the idea that Finn and Poe would turn into something.
There is little chance that the gay character(s) J.J. is talking about are going to be main characters. And I would say there is zero chance that a full fledged gay relationship is going to happen between any of the leads.
You got to remember that Star Wars is a global brand, and gay culture isn’t as accepted in other parts of the world as it is here.
I think its sad that people arent ready for an interracial relationship in a SCIFI movie., And they would rather have 2 minoritiesget together. even tho one isnt gay at all.
Really. If that happened, I would be done with Star Wars
You’re fucking idiots, both truthHurtz and Jw8. For different reasons, but you’re still both fucking inconceivably stupid.
Uh, hello, Threepio?
I was going to say the same thing, but then I noticed the title said “openly”.
I’m all for inclusion, but Star Wars doesn’t seem like the place for this. Rey and Finn work because their gender/race aren’t central to the story; the message isn’t in the film, it was in the filmmaking. Racism and sexism have never really existed in the Star Wars film universe, but they do in the real world, resulting in a lot of white male characters. Star Wars is a fun dumb space fantasy; you don’t suddenly tackle racism in the story, you show progress with your casting.
Sexualty is different, because it has to be addressed within the story to be known. I mean, how many characters do we know are confirmed straight? Especially now with the expanded universe thrown out? Over 7 films there’s been 2 romantic relationships, and maybe a handful of married characters. Chewie could be in love with Han, Lando could be bi, Bobba Fette could be a sensitive bear, we don’t know because Star Wars has never really explored sexualty…why should they start now? I’m not really against it, I just don’t see a way to do it without it seeming forced or like pandering. That type of social commentary would work better and seem more natural for Star Trek, not that JJ would know.
God, you are so blind to how gross you are being here.
Yeah Larry Dickman! You’re so retarded and dumb because your logical post that makes perfect sense isn’t politically correct. Therefore we Justice Crusaders will yell at you and call you names in the spirit of diversity and tolerance.
@SeanR What a brilliant counterargument, you really opened my eyes and enlightened me with the that one.
Do you have a good reason why Star Wars should start exploring characters’ sexuality and inserting social commentary after 7 films without? Do you trust the filmmakers (including Disney) to pull that off with everything else on their plate, despite that film universe never mentioning sexuality or reflecting social issues from the real world before? Do you have any concern that putting a gay character in because “we need a gay character” will just lead to a token/stereotypical gay guy or gal? I don’t see it working, I think it will come off forced, but if you feel so strongly about it- change my mind, this place is for discussion. Can you structure a counterpoint or do you just have bad snark?