Star Wars: The Force Awakens starred a woman and two men of color, and the upcoming standalone movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story features the most diverse cast of actors the galaxy far, far away has ever seen.
It’s important that communities feel represented in the media, and the Star Wars franchise seems to have taken major steps toward this goal.
Many feel that producers, writers, and casting professionals should make more of an effort to feature characters that aren’t exclusively white men.
Visibility in Hollywood has become a hot button issue.