John Boyega Wants Prequel Character to Return to Train Finn in a Future STAR WARS Project

John Boyega and fans of his Star Wars character Finn have been vocal about their feeling that the ball was dropped with his storyline.

The last three Star Wars movies did not have a cohesive plot or trajectory, and with different creatives bringing the trilogy to life, they didn’t flow or do real justice to the characters. Boyega has said he is open to returning, if he felt like Finn was going to be given a real story to dive into.

Now, he has an idea for how he’d like to see that play out, if it were to ever come to fruition. Speaking at Rebel Scum Con 2026 (via SuperHeroHype), Boyega discussed Finn’s unfinished Force-sensitive storyline. The actor wants the character to train as a Jedi under Samuel L. Jackson‘s Mace Windu, rather than Rey Skywalker (Daisy Ridley).

He hopes a future project will finally show the former stormtrooper embracing his Jedi potential. Finn first seemed to have Force connections in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. He used a lightsaber against Kylo Ren and showed unusual instincts during several dangerous moments.

Later, the idea became clearer in The Rise of Skywalker. Finn tried to tell Rey something important about his connection to the Force. However, the movie ended the conversation before he could explain it.

Boyega previously discussed the storyline during an August 2022 interview. As quoted by The Direct, he said, “JJ [Abrams], I mean JJ really wanted–The Force Awakens is the movie that JJ directed; he was kind of pinpoint plotting a trajectory.

“But obviously with the different creative differences in the middle and then getting to the third, it’s kind of like he still wanted to, you know, just force it in there, just squeeze it in there.”

Jackson’s Mace Windu is a fan-favorite character, and fans would be stoked to see him return to the role, so I think this would be a really cool team-up idea. Would you like to see this happen in a future Star Wars project?