The Rise of Skywalker hits theaters around the world tomorrow and many Star Wars fans are wondering if Baby Yoda from The Mandalorian makes an appearance. The world premiere for the long awaited final installment in the Skywalker Saga was held earlier this week in Hollywood and director J.J. Abrams was able to answer a few questions about the massive movie and whether or not The Child has any part in it or not. There are possible SPOILERS for The Rise of Skywalker below, so read ahead at your own risk.

When J.J. Abrams was asked directly about the possibility of The Child showing up in The Rise of Skywalker, he simply replied, "Baby Yoda is not in this movie." That sounds about right, since it would have been hard to keep that secret on such a large project. Jon Favreau and crew were able to keep it a secret on The Mandalorian because not many people knew what to expect with the smaller-scale TV series while it was being made. They were able to mostly fly under the radar.

While Baby Yoda, referred to as The Child, is not in Star Wars 9, J.J. Abrams seems to be pretty enamored with the adorable little, Force-using creature. The director referred to the latest Star Wars creature to capture the hearts of fans the "cutest thing in the history of time. How do you deny Baby Yoda? You cannot." When the interviewer declared that he preferred the original version of Yoda, Abrams looked at him in disbelief and deadpanned, "You have a heart of stone, my friend." There's not a whole lot of people who don't like Baby Yoda at this point in time.

The first reactions to The Rise of Skywalker are in and this one may prove to be even more divisive than The Last Jedi. However, Baby Yoda may have been able to be the little green hope that all fans could have agreed on, had he been involved in the movie. Regardless, the sequel trilogy has already proven to be a hot button topic for diehard fans, some of which love everything that has come out since 2015. Others have been a bit more critical with the latest output.

The Mandalorian seems to have come at the perfect time for Star Wars fans. At a time when many were calling out franchise fatigue, the Disney+ series has been able to capture the original feelings of what George Lucas' creations contained, while moving forward in a direction that seems fresh and exciting. It has fan service, but it is done well and does not beat the viewers over the head with it, which something that The Rise of Skywalker has been criticized for in the early reviews and reactions. With that being said, we only have one more episode of The Mandalorian to go. Will it be able to go out on top? You can check out the interview with J.J. Abrams below, thanks to the Variety Twitter account.