VIDEO : Rian Johnson Reveals The Big Change To Poe Dameron's 'The Last Jedi' X-Wing

To the delight of some and dismay of others, The Force Awakens tapped into many familiar Star Wars elements, both with its narrative and its themes. Set years after the events of Return of the Jedi, the film also featured familiar looking ships, but writer/director of The Last Jedi Rian Johnson revealed to Empire that Resistance pilot Poe Dameron's ship has a few tricks up its sleeves of which the Rebellion would surely be envious. According to The Last Jedi director, the pod, when primed, increases Dameron?s speed, allowing him to outrun First Order cannon emplacements. It?s just a temporary boost and will burn out quickly but it?s enough to get beyond the barrage of turbo laser fire from First Order Star Destroyers.