TRoS had a cut subplot of Rey building her lightsaber throughout the movie:
https://mobile.twitter.com/PhilSzostak/status/1261714380837711872?s=19https://mobile.twitter.com/PhilSzostak/status/1261695656457977857
Definitely a missed opportunity. I wouldn’t mind in the future for Daisy and John to reprise their roles in a Disney Plus show or mini series with Rey reforming the Jedi Order and Finn being her first student.
Both Daisy and John have said “You ain’t gonna Disney+ me!”
I’ve read the interviews, but I feel they may be singing different tunes if their careers don’t have quite the upward trajectory they are hoping for. I think Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver are going to continue to go on and be involved with bigger projects and be potential leading men. I don’t know if Daisy or John are going to be able to carry a movie by themselves, but time will tell.