Overview

• At Fan Expo Boston, John Boyega said he assumed Finn was Force-sensitive by the end of The Force Awakens and expected a ‘dual Jedi’ storyline that would pit him against Rey.
• Early marketing materials for The Force Awakens showed Finn wielding the Skywalker lightsaber, reinforcing fan theories of a Force-driven arc that was never fully realized.
• The Rise of Skywalker includes brief confirmation of Finn’s Force sensitivity, but critics and Boyega note the trilogy underdeveloped that plot thread and marginalized his character.
• Boyega has openly criticized Disney and Lucasfilm for promoting Finn’s role as a symbol of franchise diversity before sidelining him in subsequent films.
• With Daisy Ridley confirmed for an upcoming untitled Rey movie and Boyega uncast in future Star Wars projects, it remains unclear if Finn’s unrealized Jedi journey will ever be explored.