Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker star responds to Lando idea

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker star Naomi Ackie has responded to a fan idea that her character Jannah is Lando Calrissian’s daughter.

The hyperlink between the pair was hinted at on the finish of the final Star Wars film after they ask one another the place they’re from, resulting in intense fan hypothesis that they are associated.

The film’s accompanying Visual Dictionary added weight to the concept, the place it’s revealed that Lando has a long-lost daughter.

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While nothing has been formally confirmed, Ackie admitted that she’s a fan of the idea, and would like to see it explored additional whether it is certainly true.

“I love the theory that they’re father and daughter, I really do,” she informed Entertainment Tonight. “I believe that is the good one. How it occurred and the way they have been separated must be explored, and I believe is being explored in some kind of canon [the Visual Dictionary]…

“I additionally like the way in which it ended, this type of ambiguous you do not actually know. I stated earlier than filming I do know all the pieces, however I’m nonetheless [lips sealed].”

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She went on: “Who knows? I think that’s the great thing, who knows where the story can go? I think that is my favourite one, just to give Lando this happy ending that he deserves and have some family. To me, that makes me feel good and brings a nice round circle to his story.”

While Ackie is a fan of the prospect, we have argued that making Jannah Lando’s daughter is a horrible thought for a lot of causes.

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