The next Star Wars movie arrives in less than three weeks and Lucasfilm has released a few new television spots for the movie. They include Rey (Daisy Ridley) using a Jedi mind-trick, flying stormtroopers and the new footage of the red-armored Sith-Troopers.
One of the biggest moments is the one which shows Carrie Fisher holding Luke’s lightsaber. It was created using unused footage from the previous films and is achingly beautiful with Carrie Fisher’s death. Seeing her holding the last remnants of the Jedi Order is incredibly powerful.
Director J.J. Abrams returned to the trilogy after working on The Force Awakens. The commitment not to use the digital creation of the actress led to some unexpected moments. “There are scenes where she’s interacting with other characters in a way that is uncanny,” Abrams told Total Film (via SlashFilm). “Hopefully, if it works, it will be an invisible thing and if you didn’t know, you would never know. But we got to tell the story with Leia that we would have told had Carrie lived. And that’s kind of incredible.”
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker | “Hold On” TV Spot
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | “Duel” TV Spot
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker | “Celebrate” TV Spot
Star Wars has also released a featurette using behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the cast and crew over the decades. It ends with the phrase “episode 9 will be a conclusion of a story that is over 40 years in the making”.
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker | Featurette
The clips revealed have been pretty incredible and this all makes me even more excited for the film.
About Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Official synopsis: “Lucasfilm and director J.J. Abrams join forces once again to take viewers on an epic journey to a galaxy far, far away with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the riveting conclusion of the seminal Skywalker saga, where new legends will be born and the final battle for freedom is yet to come.”
Directed by J.J. Abrams
Cinematography by Rick Carter and Kevin Jenkins
Production Design by Dan Mindel
“Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker” stars Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, Billie Lourd, Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Kari Russell, Carrie Fisher, Ian McDiarmid
“Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker” is scheduled for release December 20, 2019 (United States)
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