‘Star Wars The Last Jedi’ posters and behind-the-scenes reel gives new details, first look at aliens and more
D23 Expo was an exciting experience for Star Wars fans, with a behind-the-scenes reel featuring new footage from the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi and LucasFilm releasing a series of breathtaking character posters. Check it all out below.
The posters show some of the film’s ensemble cast in red ensembles. There are six posters in total, for Rey (Daisy Ridley), Finn (John Boyega), Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac), General Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher), Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver).
Footage from the set shows droids being prepped, some space crafts are parked.
“Ryan has written a story that’s unexpected but right,” Ridley said of Last Jedi being part of a trilogy (Rey hands Luke the lightsaber in an emotional moments), but “It feels like its own thing,” Ridley said.
The footage includes Stormtroopers preparing for choreography, Johnson making Wookie sounds with Chewbacca and Rey running with new lightsaber. Benicio Del Toro i seen standing in his ship and Rey is battling a group in another. Laura Dern can be seen in a quick shot – yes, she has purple hair.
An explosion takes place in a bunker. Stormtroopers prepare for choreography. Johnson makes Wookie sounds ith Chewbacca. Rey charges down a water line with a lightsaber in her hand.
“It’s about family, and that’s what’s so powerful about it,” Carrie Fisher said.
General Ackbar it out, shown at the very end: “It’s a wrap.”
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the second film in the new Star Wars sequel trilogy that began with Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is written and directed by Rian Johnson and stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Andy Serkis, Benicio Del Toro, Laura Dern, and Kelly Marie Tran.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is set to hit theaters December 15.
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