Oscar Isaac Links Poe Return to Disney's Kimmel Response

Actor Oscar Isaac has signaled openness to reprising his role as Poe Dameron in the Star Wars franchise, but only if Disney addresses what he views as troubling corporate decisions, including the recent suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. In an interview with GQ magazine published this week, Isaac, currently promoting his starring role in Netflix's upcoming Frankenstein adaptation, tied his reluctance directly to the entertainment giant's response to Kimmel's on-air remarks about the September murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Isaac, who portrayed the X-wing pilot across the Star Wars sequel trilogy from 2015 to 2019, first expressed reservations about returning to the franchise in 2020. During a panel discussion, he quipped that he would only come back if he needed money for another house, a comment he later described in the GQ interview as "a slightly dickish thing." By August, however, he told Variety he would consider a new Star Wars project "if there was something good to do with that." The GQ conversation, conducted two days after ABC and Disney halted production on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in mid-September, introduced a sharper condition.