Rey's Parents Are Not in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Says J.J. Abrams

One of the biggest mysteries from Star Wars: The Force Awakens is "Who are Rey's parents?", but now we can cut a huge chunk from the list: every single character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

At a discussion at the Tribeca Film Festival, a fan asked J.J. Abrams who Rey's parents are, and his answer, as you can watch below, begins with some surprising information that her parents are not in The Force Awakens.

J.J. Abrams reveals Rey's parents aren't in The Force Awakens @slashfilmpic.twitter.com/O2j8gFNqtF

— emily chi (@theemilychi)

April 15, 2016

So neither Luke, Han, Leia, or Snoke are her parents. Is J.J. Abrams telling the truth? Or could Felicity Jones be playing Rey's mother in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story?