Star Wars: The Last Jedi Director Says Truth Behind Rey's Parents is 'Still Open'

Warning: Spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi ahead.

Star Wars fans waited for two years since The Force Awakens to find out who Rey's parents really are but The Last Jedi's answer to that mystery isn't the big revelation fans were hoping for. In the film, Kylo Ren tells Rey that her parents are just nobodies but he might not be telling the truth. According to writer/director Rian Johnson, the truth behind Rey's parents is "still open". It's up to Episode IX writers J.J. Abrams and Chris Terrio to resolve that part of the new trilogy's story.

Kylo Ren told Rey about her parents while they were sharing a psychic link through the Force. The former Ben Solo tells Rey that her parents were just junk traders who sold their young daughter in exchange for booze.

Johnson told the Huffpostthat the truth of Kylo's reveal was "the most difficult thing dramatically for Rey in this movie to hear."

"What's going to make life hardest on her? It would be the big ‘I am your father' twist [from The Empire Strikes Back]," Johnson explained, recalling the scene when Darth Vader told Luke Skywalker that he's his father.

Johnson said that Vader's revelation was "the hardest thing the character could possibly hear in that moment," and it was the "same thing with Rey and her parentage."

"The easy thing would be, ‘Yes, your parents are so and so and here's your place in the world. There you go,'" Johnson said.

"The hardest thing she could hear would be... ‘No, you're not going to get the answer. This is not going to define you. You're going to have to find your own place in this world," the director added. "Kylo is going to use that even as leverage to try and make you feel insecure, and you're going to have to stand on your own two feet.'"

Fans came up with more than a dozen theories about Rey's parentage since The Force Awakens came out. Some believe that she's related to Obi-Wan, some thought she's a Skywalker, so it's easy to see why fans are upset when The Last Jedi only revealed that her parents are just nobodies. However, Johnson said that Episode IX might provide a different answer.

"Anything's still open, and I'm not writing the next film," Johnson explained. "[J.J. Abrams and Chris Terrio] are doing it."

Episode IX better give us a more satisfying answer because a lot of fans are upset about The Last Jedi's "revelation". It made it in ourTop 13 Reasons Why Some Star Wars Fans Hate The Last Jedi.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is now showing in theaters.