That may have changed today as actor Adam Driver, who plays Kylo Ren in the film, dropped a comment during an interview that set the internet ablaze with speculation regarding another character. As part of a feature piece for
GQ UK, Driver said:
“I remember the initial conversations about having things ‘skinned’, peeling away layers to evolve into other people, and the person Kylo’s pretending to be on the outside is not who he is. He’s a vulnerable kid who doesn’t know where to put his energy, but when he puts his mask on, suddenly, he’s playing a role. JJ had that idea initially and I think Rian took it to the next level. You have, also, the hidden identity of this princess who’s hiding who she really is so she can survive and Kylo Ren and her hiding behind these artifices.”
It’s the princess comment that has people talking, suggesting Rey is a princess. Could she be Leia’s daughter and thus Kylo Ren’s sister? If not, whom is she the child of? Driver also hints at a turn to the light side which has been suggested in the trailers, along with his hiding of a secret.