We haven’t heard mention of Wedge Antilles either. I’d like to see Wedge come back and help recruit new pilots or something.
They apparently offered Lawson a part in TFA - undoubtedly as one of the Resistance officers. He turned it down because he thought the part wasn’t big enough, which I find odd considering the size of his roles in the OT.
I heard Wedge was going to have the role that Lor San Tekka eventually had. Wedge would have had the piece of the map and it would have been really cool to see him pass it on the the next generation X-Wing pilot. Also he had a connection to Luke we saw on screen.
Lawson said it would have “bored him” to return. I guess he might regret being a part of a 2 billion box office picture, it would have led to exposure and possibly more job offers.
Although I would have liked to see Wedge in the new movies, perhaps money isn’t everything for some people. And that’s a good thing.