John Boyega Says His "Star Wars" Character Finn Was Sidelined From Becoming A Jedi

Dan Lalonde
Aug 13
1 min read

What's your favorite trilogy of 'Star Wars'? The originals, the prequels or the sequels? I can't imagine one person who says the sequels. I actually prefer the prequels as 'Revenge Of The Sith' is to me the perfect 'Star Wars' film.

John Boyega, who starred as Finn in the sequels, recently talked at the Fan Expo Boston about his disappointment with his character, who went from a main star in 'The Force Awakens' to pretty much a supporting character in the last two in the series.

“I think I assumed he was Force-sensitive from ‘The Force Awakens’ script or at least by the time I got to the end of ‘The Force Awakens’ script. I thought they were planning dual Jedis. I actually thought that they would Obi-Wan and Darth Vader us a bit. That we would turn against each other or something along those lines.”

While he does bring up a good point, my dislike of the sequels has to do with them ruining Luke Skywalker's character. He went from a hopeful Jedi to a dark hermit who has given up on the Force. They also never had one scene where Luke, Han Solo, and Princess Leia were together.

What's your favorite 'Star Wars' film? Whose your favorite character? Comment below with your thoughts.