It’s been over ten years for the reason that sequel trilogy kicked off with 2015’s “The Force Awakens.” It was immediately followed by 2017’s controversial “The Last Jedi” and 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker,” the last “Star Wars” film released in theaters. That’s about to alter when “The Mandalorian & Grogu” hits theaters on May 22, nevertheless it takes place years before the events of the sequel trilogy. In honor of May the 4th, or Star Wars Day, let’s have a look back at a few of the foremost stars from the sequel trilogy and where they’re at now.
After becoming a household name for her role as Rey, Daisy Ridley went on to star in “Cleaner,” “Young Woman and the Sea,” and the zombie movie “We Bury The Dead,” which was released earlier this 12 months.
She’ll next appear in “Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol” alongside Johnny Depp, who plays the titular Scrooge. The feature has a star-studded forged, including Rupert Grint, Sam Claflin, Ian McKellen, and Tramell Tillman.
Although there was presupposed to be a Rey movie directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, there was little news concerning the project since its initial announcement. Some fans consider that her standalone movie will now be folded into Simon Kinberg’s recent trilogy. It is perhaps some time before she returns to the screen together with her lightsaber, but Ridley recently reassured her followers that her return to a galaxy far, distant can be “definitely 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 won a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of Leroy Logan in Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology. He also appeared in 2022’s “The Woman King” and 2023’s “They Cloned Tyrone.”
Boyega has been vocal about his mixed feelings concerning the franchise, as his character was sidelined after 2015’s “The Force Awakens.” In 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker,” he spends a lot of the movie trying, and failing, to inform Rey that his character is Force-sensitive. The reveal never actually happens, leaving many fans disillusioned.
In March 2026, during a panel at Megacon Orlando, a fan told him to “Get Dave [Filoni] on the phone.” Boyega replied, “I even have, actually,” resulting in speculation that he was working with Lucasfilm to reprise the character. Nonetheless, some within the audience have since taken to social media to say that it appeared like he was joking, so it looks like fans will just should wait and see.
Oscar Isaac Will ‘Possibly’ Return To ‘Star Wars’
Oscar Isaac is currently starring in season 2 of Netflix’s “Beef,” although the actor has been pretty busy since leaving the galaxy far, distant, where he played Resistance pilot-turned-general, Poe Dameron. He went on to affix one other Disney franchise, Marvel, where he played the titular “Moon Knight” on the Disney+ series. He also recently starred in Netflix’s “Frankenstein.”
In November 2025, he said that he could be “open” to returning to “Star Wars.” Nonetheless, he admitted that he was “not so open to working with Disney” after Jimmy Kimmel was pulled from the air following a comment he made about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
In April 2026, he once more said that he was “perhaps” enthusiastic about returning to “Star Wars” and revealed that the “Someway, Palpatine returned,” line that has been widely mocked across social media was a “recent addition” during reshoots.
Kelly Marie Tran Is Open To Returning As Rose Tico
Kelly Marie Tran might be one of the vital controversial characters added to the sequel trilogy. Her character, Resistance technician Rose Tico, didn’t appear in 2015’s “The Force Awakens,” and was subject to the divisive Canto Bight subplot in 2017’s “The Last Jedi.”
No matter her character’s live-action reception, she has continued to voice Rose Tico in 2020’s “The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special” and 2022’s “LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation.” Along with narrating “The Last Jedi: Cobalt Squadron” audiobook, she also voiced Darth Rose Tico in “LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy,” which premiered on Disney+ in 2024.
In April 2025, she told CBR that she had conversations a few possible return for Rose Tico, stating that she remains to be a “Star Wars” fan and that she still has “such a warm place in my heart, just that whole universe, and that entire experience.”
Adam Driver Wanted To Return To ‘Star Wars’ Before Disney Shut It Down
Since leaving a galaxy far, distant, Adam Driver has received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor in 2018’s “BlacKkKlansman” and Best Actor in 2019’s “Marriage Story,” but he’s also gone on to star in 2021’s “The Last Duel,” 2021’s “House of Gucci,” 2023’s “Ferrari,” and 2024’s “Megalopolis,” to call a couple of.
He has also been tapped to star in a brand new Netflix series called “Rabbit, Rabbit,” an Apple TV art-world drama called “The Dealer,” and the military drama “Alone At Dawn,” which tells the true story of Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman’s fight to save lots of his fellow soldiers and the investigation to prove his valor that earned him a Medal of Honor.
Despite his busy schedule, the actor revealed in October 2025 that he and director Steven Soderbergh had been working on their very own movie called “The Hunt For Ben Solo.” Although he played the villainous Kylo Ren for the primary two movies, he returned to his identity as Ben Solo and was seemingly redeemed at the tip of “The Rise of Skywalker” while fighting Emperor Palpatine, and appeared to have died after he faded into the Force.
Nonetheless, evidently Driver felt that the character had unfinished business. He and Soderbergh spent a couple of years developing a script with Scott Z. Burns that received approval from Lucasfilm. Nonetheless, Driver told AP News that the film was shot down by Bob Iger.
“We presented the script to Lucasfilm. They loved the thought. They totally understood our angle and why we were doing it,” Driver explained. “We took it to Bob Iger and Alan Bergman, and so they said no. They didn’t see how Ben Solo was alive. And that was that.”
Since then, there have been several fan campaigns attempting to revive the project, but Soderbergh has shut down any hope that the film will ever be made. That being said, it is evident that there remains to be interest in Ben Solo’s character, and it’s possible that he might make a return, at the same time as a Force ghost, in Simon Kinberg’s recent trilogy.
It stays to be seen whether any of those characters will appear in “Star Wars: Starfighter,” the primary movie set after the events of “The Rise of Skywalker.” The film, starring Ryan Gosling, is scheduled for a May 2027 theatrical release.