'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' teaser trailer is finally here
It's going to be a Force-filled Friday: Lucasfilm has finally dropped the long-awaited first trailer for Star Wars Episode VIII, also known as The Last Jedi. And millions of fans around the world are already dissecting every second.
The movie picks up exactly where The Force Awakens left off with a cliffhanger on the cliffs of the planet Ahch-To, where Luke Skywalker had gone -- and covered his tracks -- in search of the first Jedi temple. But Rey disturbs that retirement by presenting Luke with his original lightsaber, the one lost on Bespin in The Empire Strikes Back.
As director Rian Johnson indicated at a panel here at Star Wars Celebration, where the trailer was revealed, the Last Jedi focuses on Luke and his journey just as much as The Force Awakens focused on his absence. And of course, your other favorite Force Awakens characters are back: Finn, Poe Dameron, BB-8, Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma, Hux and the mysterious Snoke.
The movie also features some of Carrie Fisher's final performance as General Leia -- which, if her brother Todd's suggestion is accurate, could be split between Episodes VIII and IX. [Update: Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy just officially refuted this.]
We have complete Last Jedi trailer analysis here. So let the Force wash over you, and contemplate how you're going to fill those long months until the movie releases on December 15.
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Chris is a veteran tech, entertainment and culture journalist, author of 'How Star Wars Conquered the Universe,' and co-host of the Doctor Who podcast 'Pull to Open.' Hailing from the U.K., Chris got his start as a sub editor on national newspapers. He moved to the U.S. in 1996, and became senior news writer for Time.com a year later. In 2000, he was named San Francisco bureau chief for Time magazine. He has served as senior editor for Business 2.0, and West Coast editor for Fortune Small Business and Fast Company. Chris is a graduate of Merton College, Oxford and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is also a long-time volunteer at 826 Valencia, the nationwide after-school program co-founded by author Dave Eggers. His book on the history of Star Wars is an international bestseller and has been translated into 11 languages.
