STAR WARS: Oscar Isaac Says He Would Be Open To Returning As Poe Dameron Providing The Story Is Right

STAR WARS: Oscar Isaac Says He Would Be Open To Returning As Poe Dameron Providing The Story Is Right

After playing Poe Dameron in the new Star Wars trilogy, we thought Oscar Isaac was done with this Galaxy Far, Far Away. However, he's now admitted to being at least somewhat open to the idea of returning.

By JoshWilding - Aug 12, 2022 05:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: SFFGazette.com

Oscar Isaac has moved on from the Star Wars franchise to star in Marvel Studios' Moon Knight, and he's not always spoken that fondly of his time in a Galaxy Far, Far Away. Like co-star John Boyega, the actor has expressed disappointment with how the dynamic between Finn and Poe Dameron was handled (in that it lacked a romantic element) over the course of the trilogy.

However, Isaac may not be done with Star Wars after all. 

In the video below (via SFFGazette.com), the actor expressed some interest in returning as Poe so long as the project includes a "great story and a great director." His comments are admittedly a tad non-commital, but it certainly doesn't sound as if he's completely wiped his hands with this fan-favourite character. 

"I don't know. I'm open to anything. You never know," Isaac said of a potential return. "I have no real feeling one way or the other. I'm open to any kind of good story, any good thing to do. Time's the one thing that becomes much more challenging as you get older and with kids and all that it's like where do these things fit in and you start realizing that there's not enough time for all of it."

"But if there was a great story and a great director and [Kathleen Kennedy] came to me and was like, 'Hey we've got this idea,' I'm so, so open to it," the actor concludes. 

Short of something absolutely spectacular being offered to him, we don't expect Isaac to play Poe again and there's no indication that Lucasfilm plans to return to the sequel timeline anytime soon. Instead, they're focusing on that post-Return of the Jedi era and stories set hundreds of years before the prequels in the time of "The High Republic."

We hope there's a future for Isaac as Poe, but would actually prefer some Moon Knight season 2 news at this point! 

Take a look at the full interview below:
 

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bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 8/12/2022, 5:06 PM
Wish we got to see more of Poe and the Resistance, and especially how they came to be.

I know we have print media that already tells the story, but I think it's a story worth exploring on screen. Could have it set before and during the sequels.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 8/12/2022, 5:07 PM
The comics have done him some justice though. Charles Soule did a nice job.


And gave Poe a great villain
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 8/12/2022, 5:08 PM
Well duh! Jesus himself would come back if the story was right.
TheSuperMex
TheSuperMex - 8/12/2022, 5:23 PM
@MosquitoFarmer - got to wait for the Bible 2 to drop first.
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 8/12/2022, 5:09 PM
I like Oscar, but Poe is one of the least likable start wars characters in my opinion. It gave me anxiety to watch how stupid and vacant he seemed to be
Origame
Origame - 8/12/2022, 5:09 PM
Star wars will never improve because of one important factor.

It's run by a woman.

To give a woman power is like giving a gun to a monkey...we stopped doing that after the 1999 Montezuma massacre.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 8/12/2022, 5:12 PM
@Origame -


Don't be an incel. Stop it.🤡
Origame
Origame - 8/12/2022, 5:18 PM
@AmazingFILMporg - but their menstrual cycles attract bears!
Origame
Origame - 8/12/2022, 5:37 PM
@AmazingFILMporg - it's called jedi master. Not jedi lady. AND THAT IS A SCIENTIFIC FACT!
Origame
Origame - 8/12/2022, 6:34 PM
@AmazingFILMporg - wait, I'm just making sure you know I was joking. All my quotes here are from borat and anchorman. I'm making fun of how so many people think hating modern star wars automatically means hating women.
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 8/12/2022, 5:10 PM
I feel like if he does sign on it’ll be because he found a worthy story that he feels respects Poe but during filming KK will most likely come in with all kinds of rewrites making Poe a joke of a character that constantly needs saving and has to have everything explained to him like he’s stupid.
TheSuperMex
TheSuperMex - 8/12/2022, 5:22 PM
The sequels wasted his talents.
DudeGuy
DudeGuy - 8/12/2022, 5:28 PM
Shame he didn’t have those standards the first time around
kider2
kider2 - 8/12/2022, 5:30 PM
If the story is right? Like with Moon Knight?! 😂😂😂
CaptainDC
CaptainDC - 8/12/2022, 5:31 PM
I'd love to completely forget about the sequel trilogy as much as possible.

On the other hand, he can confirm S2 of Moon Knight. While not the most consistent show, definitely fun and has potential
Blergh
Blergh - 8/12/2022, 5:32 PM
"The Dashing Adventures of Poe Dameron"

episodic, new stories each episode with Poe and BB8 being thrown into new 50s pulp adventures each night
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