--- description: J.J. Abrams wants the Star Wars universe to represent the society we live in today title: J.J. Abrams Wants Gay Characters in Future 'Star Wars' Movies image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc1e2fa5279d11627/69887f6b0b72e3671e6e8548/jjabrams.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [film](/tag/film/) ## film Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # J.J. Abrams Wants Gay Characters in Future _Star Wars_ Movies by [Jodi Guglielmi/People](/author/people/) ## Jodi Guglielmi/People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 27, 2016 1:59 PM CUT  Director / Producer J.J. Abrams attends the premiere of Hulu's new series "11.22.63" at Regency Bruin Theatre on Feb. 11, 2016 in Los Angeles, Calif. Director / Producer J.J. Abrams attends the premiere of Hulu's new series "11.22.63" at Regency Bruin Theatre on Feb. 11, 2016 in Los Angeles, Calif.Paul Archuleta—FilmMagic/Getty by [Jodi Guglielmi/People](/author/people/) ## Jodi Guglielmi/People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 27, 2016 1:59 PM CUT J.J. Abrams wants the Star Wars universe to represent the society we live in today. Abrams said he’s open to the idea of a gay Star Wars character in the next films. “When I talk about inclusivity its not excluding gay characters, it’s about inclusivity so of course,” he told reporters at the US-Ireland Alliance Oscar Wilde Awards on Thursday. “To me the fun of Star Wars is exploring the possibilities, so it seems insanely narrow minded to say that there wouldn’t be a homosexual character in that world.” The director, 49, said he’s always been focused on inclusivity in the franchise and making the films “look the way the world looks” – even when it came to casting. Abrams previously spoke about his decision to hire both a female and a person of color as the new leads in _The Force Awakens_. “Writing this script with Larry Kasdan, I didn’t know what Rey was going to look like, I didn’t know what Finn or Poe would look like,” he told [Entertainment Weekly](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/13/daisy-ridley-john-boyega-star-wars-force-awakens "undefined"). “I just knew that this movie needed to look the way the world looks.” This [article](http://www.people.com/article/jj-abrams-gay-star-wars-character "undefined") originally appeared on [People.com](http://www.people.com/people/ "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4239892/jj-abrams-gay-star-wars-characters/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4239892/jj-abrams-gay-star-wars-characters/"},"headline":"J.J. 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