Last Jedi Director Asked for a Change to Episode 7's Ending

Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson asked J.J. Abrams for a slight change to The Force Awakens' ending.

Warning: Spoilers for The Force Awakens follow...

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Johnson revealed he wanted R2-D2 to accompany Rey on her journey to find Luke Skywalker rather than BB-8. Abrams originally planned on having the younger droid travel with Rey and Chewbacca instead, but ultimately made the switch due to Johnson's request.

“Originally it was BB-8 who went with Rey, which makes sense for the story in a way," Johnson revealed. "But I asked, ‘Can you do me this solid and switch the droids?’” Johnson requested the change because he wanted two original trilogy mainstays to be the center of the story in The Last Jedi, and for R2-D2 to finally be reunited with Luke.

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