During press for the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, LGBTQ+ fans were promised some representation. However, when it came to it, the moment was a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it kiss between two minor space pilots, one of whom was even unnamed.
Although some were pleased with the representation, it earned a lot of ire due to how minor the characters involved were, particularly as many fans were shipping major characters Finn and Poe Dameron, and the potential romance between the two had gotten the support of Poe’s actor, Oscar Isaac.
Speaking to TooFab, the director of The New Mutants, Josh Boone, took a shot at the film, calling it an “embarrassing moment” of LGBTQ+ representation, and something he believes his film will avoid as it explores