This week a concerned subset of the Internet was abuzz with speculation over the likelihood of a pseudo-sexual relationship between Poe Dameron and Finn, two “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” leading male characters.
“The Force Awakens” has been hailed by progressives for introducing a female heroine, Rey, and Finn, a black Stormtrooper-turned-Resistance fighter played by John Boyega. But evidence of a gay relationship brewing in the foreground of a Hollywood blockbuster may have been a little too good to be true.
Well, according to a tweet from ShortList features editor Chris Mandle, it is. In a forthcoming interview with ShortList, Boyega tells Mandle that the Finn/Poe romance “is not canon” and “only exists ‘in Oscar’s head.’” (Boyega is referring to Oscar Isaac, the Guatemalan-born actor who plays Poe.)
And out of one debunked theory, another yet-to-be-debunked one is born:
At any rate, theorists will have to sit on the info at hand until Episode VIII (which, according to IMDb, is currently filming) premieres–or at least until the interview drops on January 21.
