Star Wars Sequel Trilogy actor John Boyega revealed his hopes for Finn to be trained as a Jedi under Samuel L. Jackson's Mace Windu. Finn's Force-sensitivity is one of the most intriguing yet ultimately underdeveloped threads in the last chapter of the Skywalker Saga. From the moment the former stormtrooper picked up a lightsaber in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and held his own against Kylo Ren, the remaining movies dropped subtle hints about his potential ascension to a Jedi, such as Kylo's awareness of him, his instinctive connection to other Force users, and the lingering ramifications of his defection from The First Order's conditioning. During the events of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the idea is teased more explicitly when Finn begins to confess something crucial to Rey about his connection to the Force, only for the moment to be cut short. Speaking at an exclusive panel at Rebel Scum Con 2026 (via Star Wars Holocron), John Boyega expressed his hope that a future Star Wars project would finally let Finn embrace his Jedi path, specifically under the mentorship of Samuel L. Jackson's Mace Windu (not Rey Skywalker).Finn's long-standing Force-sensitivity journey has had its fair share of ups and downs. In an interview in August 2022, Boyega claimed that The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams forced Finn's Jedi twist: Read full article on The Direct.