Oscar Isaac is currently starring in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, playing Victor Frankenstein. However, the actor is finally addressing a burning question Star Wars fans have regarding his Poe Dameron character returning to a galaxy far, far away.
Isaac played the X-Wing fighter pilot for the Resistance in the three Star Wars sequel films, 2015’s The Force Awakens, 2017’s The Last Jedi, and 2919’s The Rise of Skywalker. In an interview with GQ, the Emmy-nominated actor addressed what it would take for him to come back to Star Wars and reprise his Poe Dameron role. Addressing a previous statement in which Isaac said he would not return to Star Wars unless he needed another house, the actor told the outlet, “Yeah. That was a real likable quote. Jesus Christ. Y’know, people ask you things, you say stuff, you don’t really think about it that much. I said a slightly dickish thing.”
He continued that, despite being open to perhaps returning to Star Wars in the future, it’s working with Disney that he has some reservations about. “Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great,” Isaac said. GQ noted that its interview with Isaac took place just two days after Disney, the parent company of Lucasfilm and ABC, suspended production of Jimmy Kimmel Live! The suspension was in response to Kimmel’s comments following the death of conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk in September. Kimmel was reinstated by ABC four days after GQ’s interview was conducted.
Kimmel, in his monologue on Sept. 15, days after Kirk’s killing, said, “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang trying to characterize this kid who killed Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them.” The late-night host returned to the airwaves on Sept. 23 and at that time Kimmel said it was not his intention “to make light of the murder of a young man.”
Oscar Isaac Previously Talked About Coming Back to Star Wars
Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) with a scar in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.Image by Lucasfilm
In August 2025, Isaac addressed potentially returning to the Star Wars universe. Alluding to the character of Ralph Wiggum fromThe Simpsons, Isaac joked, “I’m a Star Wars.” He then confessed that he was open to coming back to the franchise, but said he would only return, “if there was something good to do with that.” He added, “It’s just about ‘Is there something in a film that I love enough that when that alarm goes off in the morning, I’m ready and wanting to go to work? Is there enough in it to pull me across the finish line?'”
Introduced in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Isaac’s Poe Dameron character has become a fan favorite. He made his first appearance in 2015’s The Force Awakens with the characters of Rey (Daisy Ridley), Finn (John Boyega), Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), and the lovable droid, BB-8. His fan-favorite status earned the character of Poe his own comic book series called Star Wars: Poe Dameron and a novel titled Star Wars: Poe Dameron: Free Fall. Isaac reprised the role in the animated series, Star Wars Resistance in 2018.
Isaac again expressed his thoughts on returning to the franchise in September, specifically pointing to the new Ryan Gosling-led Star Wars: Starfighter, which is set to be released in May 2027. Isaac starred alongside Gosling in the 2011 film Drive, and when asked if he would like to work with Gosling again, Isaac replied, “For Star Wars?! Right, we’ll see. I mean, yeah.” He added, “I’m ready for it. You let me know when. Yeah.”
Deadpool & Wolverine director, Shawn Levy is directing the new Star Wars: Starfighter, which, in addition to Gosling, also stars Isaac’s Frankenstein co-star Mia Goth. Matt Smith and Amy Adams have also been cast in the film, as well as Aaron Pierre, Simon Bird, Jamael Westman, and Daniel Ings. Star Wars: Starfighter will hit theaters on May 28, 2027. Fans of Isaac can catch him in Frankenstein, which is streaming on Netflix.
Release Date
December 18, 2015
Runtime
136 minutes
Director
J.J. Abrams
Writers
J.J. Abrams
Producers
Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
Adam Driver
Kylo Ren / Ben Solo