‘Completely Different Thing’: ‘Star Wars’ Actor Shares What He’d Change About the Sequel Trilogy

‘Completely Different Thing’: ‘Star Wars’ Actor Shares What He’d Change About the Sequel Trilogy

Eduard Zamikhovsky

At Florida Supercon 2025, John Boyega — who played Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy — once again opened up about his time in the franchise, this time imagining how he would have rewritten parts of the story. The actor has criticized the films before, but now he shared what he would have done differently.

According to Boyega, if he had been in charge, audiences would have seen “a completely different thing.” When asked by a fan, he said he wouldn’t have killed off Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and other legacy characters. Instead, he would have expanded their arcs and created a more emotional passing of the torch.

First of all, we’re not getting rid of Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, all these people. We're not doing that. The first thing we're going to do is fulfill their story, fulfill their legacy. We're going to make a good moment of handing on the baton.

But Luke Skywalker wouldn't be disappearing on a rock. Hell no. Standing there and he's, like, a projector? I would want to give those characters way more way more.
— John Boyega

Boyega also said he would have “nerfed” the new heroes and explored a different era of the Star Wars universe.

Our new characters will not be OP'd in these movies. They won't just grab stuff and know what to do with it. No. You've got to struggle like every other character in this franchise. I'd do that.

I'd look to the Old Republic stories. And see what we can add to the continuation of that. I would definitely want to see Force Unleashed stories in there. I would try to expand the Star Wars universe as much as possible while respecting the lore. If we're expanding the lore, we have to do it in within the respective boundaries that stay true.
— John Boyega

The next full-length Star Wars film will center on the Mandalorian and Grogu. Earlier this week, Lucasfilm released a new trailer showcasing a few flashy set pieces.

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