“His heart was full as Rey reached for his face, let her fingers linger against his cheek,” it reads. “And then, wonder of wonders, she leaned forward and kissed him. A kiss of gratitude, acknowledgement of their connection, celebration that they’d found each other at last. But then she drew back, concern on her face. She could feel him growing cold. Ben smiled at her. He had given Rey back to the galaxy. It wouldn’t atone for the darkness he’d wrought, but it was what he could do.”

The mention of the kiss being a “celebration that they’d found each other at last” does come across as potentially pointing to the two being in love, but it’s too vague to say for sure. However, it being “a kiss of gratitude” and an “acknowledgement of their connection” suggests otherwise, and it’s possible they only locked lips because Rey was thankful for Ben bringing her back from the dead. 

Either way, the “Reylo” shippers were definitely grateful for this moment, and it’s another aspect of The Rise of Skywalker which is seemingly going to continue to divide Star Wars fans…

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While it won’t arrive in theaters until next year, there’s a lot of excitement surrounding James Gunn’s plans for The Suicide Squad. The filmmaker is clearly embracing the source material, and there are even rumours that one iteration of Task Force X could be dead and gone by the first act! 

That remains to be seen, but Gunn has now taken to Instagram to share the bloody cast and crew poster for his DC Comics adaptation. Designed by John Sloboda to mark the end of production, this won’t be used in the reboot/sequel’s marketing campaign, but it does drop some interesting hints about what’s to come.

As you can see, Task Force X’s weapons are sitting in a pool of blood. Most of them are generic, but we do see Harley Quinn’s mallet and Captain Boomerang’s boomerang.

That shouldn’t be taken as a sign their days are numbered as this is just a cool piece of imagery shared exclusively with those who worked on The Suicide Squad. However, if Idris Elba is indeed playing Vigilante in the film, then he’ll more than likely make good use of all those guns!