Star Wars’ J.J. Abrams Responds To Backlash Over Female Characters

It's been two month since the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and the generations of fans are still reeling from Rian Johnson's wild sequel. Johnson purposefully subverted fan expectations, and provided a capsulated story that expanded the universe and turned the franchise on its head. Because The Last Jedi took so many risks, there are plenty of purists out there who weren't too pleased with the latest installment in the Skywalker Saga. In particular, there is a certain section of the fans who seemed tiffed that there are so many major female characters in the current trilogy. And now J.J. Abrams, who will be finishing the trilogy with Episode IX, has responded to this specific type of backlash.