Speaking Amid Jimmy Kimmel's Suspension, Oscar Isaac Said He'd Only Return to Star Wars if Disney Did 'Not Succumb to Fascism'

Star Wars histrion Oscar Isaac has suggested that his instrumentality to the franchise was contingent connected Disney not succumbing to "fascism."

Isaac made the remark successful a newly-published GQ interrogation conducted during the four-day play successful which chat amusement big Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by the Disney-owned ABC.

Kimmel's suspension came aft comments made by the big discussing the enactment of immoderate MAGA supporters pursuing the execution of blimpish commentator Charlie Kirk. Kimmel was subsequently pulled disconnected aerial and his amusement enactment connected indefinite hiatus — lone for it to instrumentality the pursuing week amid mounting unit from celebrities and a spike successful Disney+ subscription cancellations.

Star Wars histrion Oscar Isaac. Image credit: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for SCAD.

Isaac has spoken successful the past of being keen to instrumentality arsenic Resistance aviator Poe Dameron, a relation helium played successful each 3 of the Disney-era Star Wars sequels. Indeed, with pb quality Rey presently acceptable to instrumentality successful astatine slightest 1 aboriginal Star Wars film, fans had expected different sequel-era characters to besides enactment successful an quality — with Isaac seemingly onboard.

But erstwhile asked the aforesaid question astir returning to Star Wars during Disney's little suspension of Kimmel, Isaac gave a notably much cautious response.

"Yeah," helium said backmost successful September. "I mean, I'd beryllium unfastened to it, though close present I'm not truthful unfastened to moving with Disney. But if they tin kinda fig it retired and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would beryllium great… if that happens, past yeah, I'd beryllium unfastened to having a speech astir a postulation acold away. Or immoderate fig of different things."

Only a period before, Isaac had told Variety he'd "be [in] Star Wars again if determination was thing bully to bash with that," raising instrumentality hopes that plans were afoot for Poe's return.

Numerous Hollywood stars spoke retired against Disney's determination to suspend Kimmel, including Luke Skywalker himself Mark Hamill. Marvel actors Mark Ruffalo and Pedro Pascal besides backed Kimmel, arsenic did She-Hulk prima Tatiana Maslany, who told her followers to cancel their Disney+ subscriptions successful bid to nonstop a message.

While plans for Disney's instrumentality to Star Wars sequel epoch stay nebulous, the institution has said it is moving connected a New Jedi Order movie with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy that volition spot Daisy Ridley continuing her travel arsenic a Jedi pursuing the events of Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker. Before then, the crowd-pleasing Mandalorian & Grogu are headed to the large surface connected May 22, 2026, portion the Ryan Gosling-fronted Star Wars: Starfighter volition travel connected May 28, 2027.

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