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05 as part of a group rather than on
his own, and Isaac enjoyed the
opportunity to show another side
to his character. “J.J. really wanted
the audience to get to know Poe,
and that was just so energizing and
so much fun for me as an actor,
because there was a lot of room for
improvisation.”
Isaac particularly relished the
chance to spend more time on set
with John Boyega (Finn).
“As much as these movies are
about the Skywalker saga, for me
doing these movies has also been
the saga of meeting John Boyega
and to experience this adventure
with him,” says Isaac. “The exciting
movies was really exhausting. So people and how they make 04 C-3PO thing about The Rise of Skywalker
this time I wanted to be sure I had their way in life, confronting (Anthony is that John and I get a chance to
Daniels)
enough stamina; I wanted to be and dealing with the diffi culties prepares to really work together, to interact with
healthy and, most importantly, they experience. J.J. and Chris make the one another and have fun. And the
ultimate
ready. I even started kickboxing. Terrio did an amazing job reason it was so much fun to work
sacrifice.
When it came time to do all the crafting the story” on this movie is that he and I got do
required stunts, I felt I was ready for 05 Rey and Kylo so much together. I love him.”
Ren (Adam
the challenge. Mentally, I had to Wild Ride John Boyega is also pleased with
Driver) meet
prepare to do some rather terrifying Oscar Isaac and John Boyega are again on the the development of his character
things, and I had to completely reunited as Poe Dameron and wreckage of in Episode IX. “I defi nitely wanted
the second

trust the stunt team I was working Finn in The Rise of Skywalker, Death Star. Finn to eventually find his place,
with. I was doing things I never and both actors had a ball to be part of a team he’s not only
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thought I would be doing, such reprising their roles. fighting for, but rooting for as
mysterious
as being strapped into a harness “It has been such a wild, Zorii Bliss, well,” reveals the actor. “I feel good
connected to wires and diving off a wild journey,” enthuses Oscar played by about him. He went from being
Keri Russell.
30-foot-tall platform. But because I Isaac. “I think back fi ve years part of something oppressive to
trusted the team around me, I felt ago, to when J.J., Kathleen 07 Naomi Ackie being thought of as a hero.”
I could do anything they asked me Kennedy, and Lawrence Kasdan as Jannah. Being cast in Star Wars has been
to.” pitched me the story about especially significant for Boyega,

And is Ridley satisfied with the this great character. Poe went and that the experience is coming
resolution of Rey’s story? from dying spectacularly in The to an end is poignant for him. “Star
“I found it to be really moving,” Force Awakens to surviving and Wars has been such a major part
she says. “At the end of the day, if becoming a leader of a resistance!” of my life these last few years,”
you took away the space element, In The Rise of Skywalker, he says. “and it wasn’t until I got
the Star Wars of it all, it’s about audiences will see Poe working a role in Star Wars that my life
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