Johnson's initial response to the script of "The Force Awakens" included the suggestion of minor adjustments to the ending. According to Abrams, these improved the movie and made it line up more with "The Last Jedi". Abrams intended for BB-8 to help Rey search for Luke, which Johnson changed to R2-D2 (due to being Luke's droid, as well as BB-8 belonging to Poe and not knowing Luke). Additionally, Abrams' ending featured Rey finding Luke lifting rocks with the Force, which was changed due to Johnson's plot of Luke having disconnected himself from the Force. Johnson stated he saw the "Mortis Trilogy" of episodes of "The Clone Wars", due to a recommendation from the animator of the series Dave Filoni, and that it influenced his portrayal of the Force in his film. He also stated that he considered including Lando in the film, possibly giving him the role of new character DJ, but didn't because it would had meant Lando betraying the characters without redemption.