It’s been over ten years because the sequel trilogy kicked off with 2015’s “The Pressure Awakens.” It was instantly adopted by 2017’s controversial “The Final Jedi” and 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker,” the final “Star Wars” movie launched in theaters. That’s about to alter when “The Mandalorian & Grogu” hits theaters on Might 22, however it takes place years earlier than the occasions of the sequel trilogy. In honor of Might the 4th, or Star Wars Day, let’s have a look again at a few of the main stars from the sequel trilogy and the place they’re at now.
After turning into a family identify for her function as Rey, Daisy Ridley went on to star in “Cleaner,” “Younger Lady and the Sea,” and the zombie film “We Bury The Useless,” which was launched earlier this yr.
She’ll subsequent seem in “Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol” alongside Johnny Depp, who performs the titular Scrooge. The characteristic has a star-studded forged, together with Rupert Grint, Sam Claflin, Ian McKellen, and Tramell Tillman.
Though there was alleged to be a Rey film directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, there was little information in regards to the undertaking since its preliminary announcement. Some followers consider that her standalone film will now be folded into Simon Kinberg’s new trilogy. It could be some time earlier than she returns to the display screen along with her lightsaber, however Ridley just lately reassured her followers that her return to a galaxy far, distant will probably be “well worth the wait.”
John Boyega’s Return As Finn Is Unclear
John Boyega starred as Finn, a Stormtrooper-turned-Resistance fighter. Since leaving the galaxy far, distant, he gained a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of Leroy Logan in Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology. He additionally appeared in 2022’s “The Lady King” and 2023’s “They Cloned Tyrone.”
Boyega has been vocal about his blended emotions in regards to the franchise, as his character was sidelined after 2015’s “The Pressure Awakens.” In 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker,” he spends a lot of the film making an attempt, and failing, to inform Rey that his character is Pressure-sensitive. The reveal by no means really occurs, leaving many followers disillusioned.
In March 2026, throughout a panel at Megacon Orlando, a fan advised him to “Get Dave [Filoni] on the telephone.” Boyega replied, “I even have, really,” resulting in hypothesis that he was working with Lucasfilm to reprise the character. Nevertheless, some within the viewers have since taken to social media to say that it gave the impression of he was joking, so it seems to be like followers will simply have to attend and see.
Oscar Isaac Will ‘Perhaps’ Return To ‘Star Wars’
Oscar Isaac is presently starring in season 2 of Netflix’s “Beef,” though the actor has been fairly busy since leaving the galaxy far, distant, the place he performed Resistance pilot-turned-general, Poe Dameron. He went on to affix one other Disney franchise, Marvel, the place he performed the titular “Moon Knight” on the Disney+ sequence. He additionally just lately starred in Netflix’s “Frankenstein.”
In November 2025, he stated that he could be “open” to returning to “Star Wars.” Nevertheless, he admitted that he was “not so open to working with Disney” after Jimmy Kimmel was pulled from the air following a remark he made about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
In April 2026, he as soon as once more stated that he was “maybe” interested in returning to “Star Wars” and revealed that the “In some way, Palpatine returned,” line that has been extensively mocked throughout social media was a “new addition” throughout reshoots.
Kelly Marie Tran Is Open To Returning As Rose Tico
Kelly Marie Tran might be some of the controversial characters added to the sequel trilogy. Her character, Resistance technician Rose Tico, didn’t seem in 2015’s “The Pressure Awakens,” and was topic to the divisive Canto Bight subplot in 2017’s “The Final Jedi.”
No matter her character’s live-action reception, she has continued to voice Rose Tico in 2020’s “The LEGO Star Wars Vacation Particular” and 2022’s “LEGO Star Wars Summer season Trip.” Along with narrating “The Final Jedi: Cobalt Squadron” audiobook, she additionally voiced Darth Rose Tico in “LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy,” which premiered on Disney+ in 2024.
In April 2025, she advised CBR that she had conversations a couple of potential return for Rose Tico, stating that she remains to be a “Star Wars” fan and that she nonetheless has “such a heat place in my coronary heart, simply that entire universe, and that complete expertise.”
Adam Driver Wished To Return To ‘Star Wars’ Earlier than Disney Shut It Down
Since leaving a galaxy far, distant, Adam Driver has acquired Academy Award nominations for Finest Supporting Actor in 2018’s “BlacKkKlansman” and Finest Actor in 2019’s “Marriage Story,” however he’s additionally gone on to star in 2021’s “The Final Duel,” 2021’s “Home of Gucci,” 2023’s “Ferrari,” and 2024’s “Megalopolis,” to call a number of.
He has additionally been tapped to star in a brand new Netflix sequence known as “Rabbit, Rabbit,” an Apple TV art-world drama known as “The Seller,” and the navy drama “Alone At Daybreak,” which tells the true story of Air Pressure Fight Controller John Chapman’s battle to save lots of his fellow troopers and the investigation to show his valor that earned him a Medal of Honor.
Regardless of his busy schedule, the actor revealed in October 2025 that he and director Steven Soderbergh had been working on their own movie known as “The Hunt For Ben Solo.” Though he performed the villainous Kylo Ren for the primary two movies, he returned to his identification as Ben Solo and was seemingly redeemed on the finish of “The Rise of Skywalker” whereas preventing Emperor Palpatine, and appeared to have died after he light into the Pressure.
Nevertheless, plainly Driver felt that the character had unfinished enterprise. He and Soderbergh spent a number of years creating a script with Scott Z. Burns that acquired approval from Lucasfilm. Nevertheless, Driver advised AP News that the movie was shot down by Bob Iger.
“We offered the script to Lucasfilm. They liked the concept. They completely understood our angle and why we have been doing it,” Driver defined. “We took it to Bob Iger and Alan Bergman, they usually stated no. They didn’t see how Ben Solo was alive. And that was that.”
Since then, there have been a number of fan campaigns trying to revive the undertaking, however Soderbergh has shut down any hope that the movie will ever be made. That being stated, it’s clear that there’s nonetheless curiosity in Ben Solo’s character, and it’s potential that he may make a return, whilst a Pressure ghost, in Simon Kinberg’s new trilogy.
It stays to be seen whether or not any of those characters will seem in “Star Wars: Starfighter,” the primary film set after the occasions of “The Rise of Skywalker.” The movie, starring Ryan Gosling, is scheduled for a Might 2027 theatrical launch.
