Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker brought things to a close for the sequel trilogy, and it turns out Finn almost had a very different arc.

One of the biggest questions to come out of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker stems from an aborted discussion between Finn and Rey, two of the sequel trilogy's coleads. Along with Poe, Chewbacca ...

One moment in the final chapter of the new trilogy sees the central group of heroes – including Finn (John Boyega) and Rey (Daisy Ridley) – in mortal danger after finding themselves in quicksand.

One of the biggest mysteries left by Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker involved Finn’s message to Rey, which was interrupted by a mouthful of sand and never revisited. Fans have speculated that ...

After some minor adventures, the group ends up trapped in what appears to be quicksand, at which point Finn turns to Rey and says he has something very important to tell her.

Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker has a lingering question about what Finn was going to say to Rey in one scene that is not resolved. But now the actor and director are commenting on it.

While sinking in some alien quicksand, Finn is cut off mid-sentence as he sinks below the surface, leaving the audience hanging as to what he wanted to tell Rey.

Tweeting about the event, fan kaila ren wrote: "I had the privilege of attending the Academy screening of The Rise Of Skywalker today and J.J. confirmed that what Finn wanted to tell Rey was that ...

In the first act, Finn prepares to make some kind of big confession to Rey as the film’s protagonists are sinking into a quicksand-like pit while on a mission.

What was the deal? Check out what @ar1aster reported on Twitter: There you have it: In The Rise of Skywalker, Finn wanted to tell Rey that he was Force-sensitive too.