J.J. Abrams said that there's definitely a reason why Rey is so strong with the Force in the new batch of Star Wars movies.

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In an interview with Rolling Stone published on Thursday, the interviewer pointed out that Rey is picking up on the Force at a fast pace . Rey knew nothing at the beginning of The Last Jedi and was lifting boulders by the end of the movie. Abrams agreed with that statement and hinted at some clarity for Rey's abilities in The Rise of Skywalker "Yeah, spooky, right? [Smiles] It’s a fair point," Abrams said. "It’s not an accident."Earlier in the interview, Abrams was asked where the idea of Rey's character came from. He responded that he wanted a strong woman to breathe some life into the series."The idea was to tell a tale of a young woman who was innately powerful, innately moral, innately good, but also struggling with her place in the world and forced to fend for herself in every way," Abrams said. "As exciting as it was to get to play in the Star Wars universe, it was this young woman that I felt oddly compelled to get to know. Even at the very first meeting with [President of Lucasfilm] Kathleen Kennedy, the idea came up about having a female at the center of it. There was an inherent sense of 'We’ve seen the story before of the young hero,' but we’d never seen it through the eyes of a woman like this, and that, to me, was the most exciting thing."In the same interview, Abrams weighed in on George Lucas' negative reaction to The Force Awakens and Rian Johnson's choices in The Last Jedi Abrams served as director, writer, and producer on the upcoming film The Rise of Skywalker, which hits theaters in less than a month. It will be the 12th Star Wars movie to debut in theaters and the fifth movie in the franchise from Disney. A batch of new Rise of Skywalker character posters were recently released as well as Star Wars Adidas collaboration . And if you're looking for more Star Wars-themed gifts, Baby Yoda merchandise from The Mandalorian will be on sale for the holidays.

Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN.