Star Wars Celebration 2025 will feature an official appearance from Sequel Trilogy star Oscar Isaac, sparking rumors of Poe Dameron’s return to the galaxy far, far away.
The official Star Wars Celebration Instagram announced Isaac’s appearance at the event, which takes place in Tokyo from April 18 to 20. Rey actress Daisy Ridley appeared at Star Wars Celebration 2023 and announced she would appear in a new film, so fans are wondering if Isaac will do the same.
The Sequel Trilogy wrapped up in 2019 with the infamous Star Wars: Episode 9 – The Rise of Skywalker, and Isaac has gone through the motions of sharing his distaste for appearing in Star Wars to being open to a return.
He said in 2020 he would only return to the franchise if he needed “another house or something” but had changed his mind by 2022, telling Variety he had “no real feeling one way or another” and was therefore “open to anything.”
Isaac has otherwise criticised Star Wars owner Disney for turning down his proposal of a romance between Poe and John Boyega’s Finn, saying the “overlords were not ready for that.” Boyega similarly came away from the Sequel Trilogy with negative feelings towards Disney and the franchise but also made comments about being open to any roles later.
Speculation is therefore brewing over a potential return of all three main characters in the Rey film, which will take place roughly 15 years after the events of The Rise of Skywalker as she looks to rebuild the Jedi Order.
Ridley has already expressed her desire for Boyega to return alongside her, and with Poe making up the final part of the Sequel Trilogy’s main trio, his return could make sense too. Definitive answers could come at Star Wars Celebration 2025, but fans will otherwise be waiting a while to see what comes together.
This is because Disney has delayed the impending Star Wars films again and again despite having more than a dozen announced. The Rey film, which is directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, hasn’t been locked in as of yet but its earliest potential release date is now December 17, 2027.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.
