J.J. Abrams Clarifies Comments on Rey's Parents in Star Wars

Last night, J.J. Abrams at the Tribeca Film Festival panel, J.J. Abrams shared a surprising clue about the identity of Rey's parents when a fan asked him about it.

"Rey's parents are not in Episode VII," he said to the audience. "So I can't possibly say in this moment who they are. But I will say it is something that Rey thinks about, too."

His statement quickly spread like wildfire online, and fans began coming up with new theories on who they Rey's parents truly are, with many saying that she's most likely Obi-Wan's daughter (You can watch the video explaining that theory here).

"What I meant was that she doesn't discover them in Episode VII," Abrams told EW. "Not that they may not already be in her world"

And for those who think that The Force Awakens is too similar to A New Hope, Abrams said that The Force Awakens needed to serve as a bridge from where the Star Wars galaxy left off and where it will go next. "It needed to establish itself as something familiar with a sense of where it's going to a new land, which is very much what [Episodes] VIII and IX do."

So who do you think Rey's parents are?

Star Wars: Episode VIII is scheduled to hit theaters on Dec. 15, 2017.

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