UPDATE: Oscar Isaac Clarifies His ‘Star Wars Episode VIII’ Quotes
UPDATE: We spoke to Isaac and he clarified the intentions of his quote. Original story follows.
IfJ.J. Abramsand Lucasfilm were a bit more open about who and what the characters inStar Wars: The Force Awakenswere, what follows might not be news. But right now, even though we knowOscar Isaacplays a character named Poe Dameron, we don’t know who that is. We’ve heard some rumors, and those rumors are that he’s very important to the sequel trilogy; the Han Solo of the younger generation. But those are just rumors. The fact of the matter is we don’t know who or what is important to this trilogy of films.
In a new interview, Isaac discussedRian Johnson’sStar Wars Episode VIII.His quote, albeit brief, could be construed as aspoilerfor anyone avoiding info on who or what makes it to the end ofStar Wars: The Force Awakens. Read the Poe Dameron Episode 8 quote below, but proceed with caution.
Isaac was talking withMoviefoneabout Star Wars and this exchanged occurred. Again –spoiler warning:
Q: And your next director isn’t too shabby either. Are you excited about working with Rian?
A: Yes. Very excited.
Q: Have you talked to him yet?
A: No, not yet.
Well, that pretty much confirms Poe Dameron will be back forEpisode VIII. My apologies for the double speak above but you have to be careful with these kind of things. To most, it seems incredibly obviously that a character like this would make it at least into the next movie but you have to be respectful and extra careful with Star Wars spoilers.
If you’re still reading, you’ve got to be at least tangentially okay with talking about the fates of these characters so let’s be honest. It’s going to be a huge surprise if any of the newer characters don’t make it out of this movie. If one or two of the older characters don’t, that would be a surprise in itself, but you don’t cast all new Star Wars characters only to kill them in the first movie. Unless you’re George Lucas and it’s Qui-Gon Jinn. Or Darth Maul. So there is precedent. Still, odds are Dameron is going to be there until the end.
Are you surprised Isaac confirmed this?
UPDATE: You should be surprised, if you weren’t. I also had the chance to talk to Isacc aboutEx Machina(which is frigging awesome and co-stars anotherStar Warsactor, Domhnall Gleeson) and he brought up the above quote. I asked him if the actors in the series know what’s going to happen to their characters beyondThe Force Awakens. His response:
Personally, I’m still fairly confident Poe Dameron will be in Rian Johnson’s Episode VIII but, for now, this is what Isaac is saying.
We’ll have more from Isaac on Star Wars, X-Men and Ex Machina soon.
