JJ Abrams says gay characters will appear in Star Wars
'It seems insanely narrow-minded and counterintuitive to say that there wouldn’t be a homosexual character in that world'
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Your support makes all the difference.The Star Wars universe is a pretty big place, containing hundreds of characters of different races, creeds and colours. Many fans have been wondering whether an openly gay character will appear in the galaxy far, far away anytime soon, and JJ Abrams thinks its definitely going to happen.
“Of course!” Abrams told The Daily Beast at his Bad Robot HQ. “When I talk about inclusivity it’s not excluding gay characters. It’s about inclusivity. So of course.”
According to the director, who helmed the record-breaking The Force Awakens, it is not very plausible that gay characters would not exist in the Star Wars Universe.
“To me, the fun of Star Wars is the glory of possibility,” he continued. “So it seems insanely narrow-minded and counterintuitive to say that there wouldn’t be a homosexual character in that world.”
Abrams film was praised for introducing both Daisy Ridley’s Rey and John Boyega’s Finn to the franchise, as well as the first female storm trooper Captain Phasma.
Recently, we caught up with the film’s editors, Mary Jo Markey and Maryann Brandon, who spoke about deleted scenes, diversity behind the camera and working with JJ Abrams.
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