{"id":32702,"date":"2023-05-04T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T07:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1824909"},"modified":"2023-05-04T09:13:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T07:13:09","slug":"its-not-too-late-for-star-wars-to-do-john-boyegas-finn-justice","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/its-not-too-late-for-star-wars-to-do-john-boyegas-finn-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s not too late for Star Wars to do John Boyega\u2019s Finn justice"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Daisy Ridley’s Rey returns, could we be in for another comeback? <\/p>

By Louise Griffin\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 04 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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It\u2019s never too late for Star Wars<\/a> to right a wrong.<\/p>\n

The iconic franchise has proven time and time again that bringing back beloved characters, revisiting storylines that we thought were over and adding so much more meaning to certain moments is a key element in its success.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a huge reason why so many fans are so excited for the recently announced new films. We\u2019ll get to explore the galaxy in a way we never have before with James Mangold\u2019s movie, see an even more fleshed out Mando-verse with Dave Filoni\u2019s offering, and, spectacularly, see the continuation of Rey\u2019s story as Daisy Ridley<\/a> returns in Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy\u2019s epic.<\/p>\n

But as we celebrate Star Wars Day<\/a> 2023, it\u2019s still clear to me that one person deserves a similar return, perhaps even more than the Jedi: John Boyega\u2019s Finn<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s no secret that people weren\u2019t too happy with the treatment of Finn in The Rise of Skywalker<\/a>, not least Boyega himself, who\u2019s had some pretty scathing stuff to say about the franchise following his final scenes.<\/p>\n

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Daisy Ridley as Rey and John Boyega as Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.<\/span><\/figcaption> (Lucasfilm, HF)<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

But, for me, it\u2019s nothing that can\u2019t be put right if they were to bring him back.<\/p>\n

Finn began the sequel trilogy as one of the most exciting and intriguing characters, bursting onto our screens with a deeply poignant shot \u2013 a bloody handprint smeared across his Stormtrooper helmet.<\/p>\n

He realises the horror of what he\u2019s been ordered to do, immediately scheming to escape with captured pilot Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) and quickly secures his status as an intelligent, fiercely independent, courageous, witty, and quick-thinking hero.<\/p>\n

While some aren\u2019t too fond of his mission in The Last Jedi alongside Kelly Marie Tran\u2019s Rose Tico, it further cements all of these qualities.<\/p>\n

Daisy Ridley returns to the stage and surprises fans at #StarWarsCelebration<\/a> along with director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy with exciting news about their upcoming Star Wars film. pic.twitter.com\/lgafQmwyCs<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Star Wars (@starwars) April 7, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>