'If Finn witnessed Paige's death and didn't know that she was Rose's sister, there would either have to be a big 'I saw your sister die' scene, which I didn't want to write and the movie would have to come to a full stop to do-or he would be an a-hole because he would never tell her. 'Ultimately, I found I couldn't pay it off,' said Johnson. 'Paige's dying gesture in Finn's arms leaves a bloody hand print on his heart, mirroring the bloody handprint on Finn's stormtrooper helmet in 'The Force Awakens.''ĭirector Rian Johnson said it would have complicated the story too much. Original script drafts had Finn fully healed after 'The Force Awakens' and showing up as a member of the Resistance fighter squadron.įinn would have been with Rose's sister Paige when she died.
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