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TIL that Poe Dameron was supposed to die in The Force Awakens and therefore Oscar Isaac wasn’t sure, if he should accept the role. When Isaac finally wrote Abrams: “Okay. I’ll do it!”, he replied: “Never mind. I’ve figured it out. You’re in the whole movie now.”

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