The film has received praise for its diverse casting, including Isaac, who is Guatemalan-American. Comedic lines of Poe's in The Force Awakens (like those during his interrogation by Kylo Ren) were added in reshoots, and some were improvised by Isaac. Abrams' assistant Morgan Dameron, who later went on to direct her own feature films.

The character was one of those featured in a May 2015 Vanity Fair photo shoot by Annie Leibovitz. The name Poe Dameron was revealed by Entertainment Weekly in a Lucasfilm-designed Topps-style trading card mockup in December 2014.

His character was first seen in the 88-second The Force Awakens teaser trailer released by Lucasfilm on November 28, 2014, piloting an X-wing fighter. Isaac's casting in the film was first announced on April 29, 2014. You're in the whole movie now.' Portrayal Abrams said he had changed his mind, stating, 'I've figured it out. When Isaac accepted the role, writer/director J. When Oscar Isaac was offered the role, Poe was supposed to die early in The Force Awakens. This was dropped and instead Han Solo and Chewbacca were included in the story.

During the development phase of The Force Awakens, the character was initially referred to as ' John Doe' and was first intended to be Jedi-like, and then a bounty hunter with a Wookiee sidekick.

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