The Star Wars franchise has fizzled as a cultural phenomenon thanks to the contempt Disney has for the franchise and its fans.

Actor John Boyega, who played Finn in the latest trilogy, has almost come around to this position. In 2020, Boyega voiced his frustrations with Disney for hyping up his character just to make him increasingly irrelevant over the course of the new trilogy. Boyega has since apparently realized that taking shots at Disney and Hollywood executives might be counterproductive for his film career, especially because the four films he appeared in since the end of the trilogy have been forgettable. In March 2023, he said he was “comfortable” with how Disney treated his character.