John Boyega Reveals His “Darth Vader & Obi-Wan” Wish for Rey & Finn
While appearing at Fan Expo Boston, the Star Wars actor shared his original thoughts on Finn’s evolution when he signed on for the Sequel Trilogy.
Aug 12, 2025
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Key takeaways:
While speaking at Fan Expo Boston, John Boyega revealed his initial assumptions about Finn’s journey through the films
Boyega assumed that Finn was Force-sensitive after finishing the script for The Force Awakens, an idea that he tried to allude to multiple times during The Rise of Skywalker
He also revealed that he thought Finn and Rey would become “dual Jedi” with one eventually betraying the other as a mirror of the Obi-Wan and Darth Vader relationship
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Dig deeper:
Despite Daisy Ridley’s announcement to return to Star Wars at Celebration London 2023, Boyega has previously vocalized his slight hesitancy to come back to the universe
While he remains open to all possibilities, Boyega has criticized Disney’s choice to market Finn, a Black character, to be much more important than he ended up being as his storyline got pushed to the side in The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker
While it’s possible that Boyega may still return to the franchise, he has expressed interest in knowing the full arc of his character before signing on the dotted line
With Rey’s Untitled Film still in pre-production, there’s plenty of time for Boyega to receive an offer to continue Finn’s journey in a galaxy far, far away!
Eric Eilersen is a Senior Writer at Youtini and co-host of The Youtini Show. He loves collecting Star Wars Funkos, lightsabers, and LEGO as well as playing video games, reading Brandon Sanderson novels, watching the Dallas Cowboys, and spending time with his wife and pets. You can follow him at @EricEilersen.
