“What I meant was it is painfully obvious that Luke is the father, but being the person I am I desperately want that to be a revelation to the audience because mystery box. Even if it doesn’t better the narrative at all to instead just directly tell the audience at he end of the first movie.”
JJ should just tell people it’s in Rian’s hands now and save himself from any more sensationalized headlines. Early ‘leaks’ had said the movie ended with Rey reaching an abandoned temple and finding Luke inside, who immediately told her that he was her father. I suspect the only reason it didn’t happen in the final draft of the story was because JJ thought a silent Luke would’ve made it all the more powerful of an ending.