One of the biggest fan-favorite pairings in the new Star Wars trilogy is between John Boyega's Finn and Oscar Isaac's Poe Dameron. Given the two actors' natural chemistry, there are fans that have hoped the two characters' friendship would develop into a full-fledged romantic relationship in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. According to the actors themselves, however, this appears not to be the case.
Isaac and Boyega -- while admitting a romantic development between their respective characters would "have been fun" -- denied that such a romance occurs in the upcoming sequel, with the two Resistance comrades-in-arms keeping their relationship platonic.
"Personally, I kind of hoped and wished that maybe that would’ve been taken further in the other films, but I don’t have control," Isaac admitted in an interview with Variety. "It seemed like a natural progression, but sadly enough it’s a time when people are too afraid, I think, of…I don’t know what.”
Finn rescued a captive Poe from the First Order at the beginning of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, with the two quickly becoming friends as they battled the sinister organization for the fate of the galaxy. As a nod to their natural chemistry, Boyega jokingly penned a letter to Isaac expressing hopes to keep their friendship alive off-screen. Despite this, Boyega confirmed that Finn and Poe would simply remain friends...for now.
"They’ve always had a quite loving and open relationship in which it wouldn’t be too weird if it went beyond it," Boyega added. "But at the same time, they are just platonic at the moment.”
Directed and co-written by J.J. Abrams, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker stars Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, Billie Lourd, Keri Russell, Matt Smith, Anthony Daniels, Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams and Carrie Fisher, with Naomi Ackie and Richard E. Grant. The film arrives on Dec. 20.