J.J. Abrams: ‘Star Wars’ will have gay characters - really?
If J.J. Abrams , the director of Star Wars: The Force Awakens , has his way with future scripts, expect homosexual characters. Abrams was hosting a pre- Academy Awards event at his production company Bad Robot when asked about prospects for homosexual characters. He responded, “Of course, of course. When I talk about inclusivity it’s not excluding gay characters. It’s about inclusivity. So of course.” Abrams like everyone else in Hollywood was talking about inclusivity in response to all this year’s nominees for acting Oscars being white (though largely unnoticed was the prominence of gay or transgender storylines). On the larger issue of color—or lack thereof—Abrams had told the Daily Beast , “It’s shameful. We all need to do better to represent this world. It’s something that is important to me, and is something that we’re focusing on at Bad Robot.” Speculation immediately began about the close relationship between two leading male characters, Poe (Oscar Isaac) an