It seems that we won’t be seeing Captain Phasma in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as John Boyega has confirmed that the silver-helmeted baddie is, in fact dead.
During the panel for Star Wars: Episode IX, John Boyega the subject of Captain Phasma was brought up. Some fans undoubtedly hoped that the character might make a return for the upcoming film. John Boyega, however, crushed those hopes definitively by saying that the character was, in fact, dead:
There’s some form of closure. Phasma? She dead.
From the sound of things, John Boyega wanted the idea of Captain Phasma’s return out of people’s heads!
As you might recall, Captain Phasma had a relatively small role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. She captured John Boyega’s character, Finn, during a botched mission and was attempting to execute him when another starship crashed through hers at lightspeed. This allowed Finn to escape and fight Captain Phasma in a duel. The last we saw of her, however, Captain Phasma fell through the fiery wreckage of Supreme Leader Snoke’s ship, making her survival highly unlikely. But it seems that John Boyega wanted to make sure that fans knew this to be the case.
What do you all make of this news? Are you sad to see that Captain Phasma won’t be returning for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker? Let us know what you think in the comments below!
Directed by J. J. Abrams, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker stars Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, Billie Lourd, Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, Keri Russell, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Ian McDiarmid, and Billy Dee Williams. Carrie Fisher will appear as General Leia Organa through the use of previously unreleased footage shot for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will be released in theaters on December 19, 2019.
Soruce: Comicbook.com
