‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’
The ninth and final installment of the ‘Star Wars’ saga will premiere in December 2019. The name of the highly-anticipated film was revealed in April 2019, at the annual Star Wars Celebration, to be ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’. The name of the film left fans with more questions than answers. Who is the Skywalker? Would it be Rey, despite denials from the ‘Star Wars’ family, and Kylo Ren’s revelation in ‘The Last Jedi’ that Rey’s parents were just normal junkers? The first trailer, released on April 12 at the Chicago Celebration event, featured a voiceover from Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), who died in ‘The Last Jedi’ after Force projecting himself. He says someone, presumably Rey, has ‘a thousand generations’ living inside them. ‘But now, this is your fight. Cue Rey literally backflipping on top of an X-Wing fighter while brandishing her lightsaber. ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ premieres on December 20, 2019.
‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’
Rey shares a tender moment with Leia, embracing the general while crying. The late Carrie Fisher is confirmed to be in Episode 9 by using unseen footage from ‘The Force Awakens’.
‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’
Carrie Fisher, who passed away from a heart attack in December 2016, was supposed to be the focus of Episode 9. Luckily, she’ll still be involved.
‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’
Leia holds Han Solo’s medal, which she awarded him at the end of the original trilogy in ‘Return of The Jedi’.
‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’
Rey gazes at the destruction of a planet, probably by The First Order, as Poe backs her up.
‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’
Is Rey a Skywalker? She was trained by Luke Skywalker and has become a powerful Jedi. As he said in the trailer, a thousand generations are inside her.
‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’
Rey is powerful enough now that she can attack an X-Wing fighter with a lightsaber. Here, she’s doing a backflip to land on top of the spacecraft.
‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’
Kylo Ren battles a group of fighters as his stormtroopers stave off the rest. He’s still wielding his double lightsaber.
‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’
BB-8 has a new friend! We’re introduced to a brand-new droid named D-0 in Episode 9.
‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’
Chewie and Lando take a wild ride on the Millenium Falcon.
