Star Wars has taken over Orlando this week with the annual Star Wars Celebration convention which today featured a live-streaming event to kick off hype train for the anticipated 8th film, ‘The Last Jedi’. The event hosted by devout SW fan and accomplished actor Josh Gad hosted the event which feature ‘Force Awakens’ stars Daisey Ridley and Josh Boyega with director Rian Johnson and SW producer Kathleen Kennedy. Mark Hamill appeared at the event to loud applause from the thousands in attendance, and was charismatic as ever.
The main event was the epic trailer for ‘the Last Jedi’ teases the meeting of generations between Skywalker and Rey with the electric ending line of dialogue. Here is stand alone trailer, put this on full screen and geek the freak out.
Today also saw the release of a visually stunning poster for ‘Last Jedi’.
If you think Luke Skywalker as a legacy character, might play a backseat to new ‘Force Awakens’ character, your in for a big wake up. Kennedy clarified that he “plays a significant role” in ‘The Last Jedi’. So wipe the drool off your mouth, hearing that one of the most iconic characters in film history will be back in the spotlight makes this more than just ‘must-see’.
The discussion teased some of what might happen with some characters from ‘Force Awakens’, what Luke Skywalker was doing on that mountain, and more. It’s just a lot of fun to get excited for another adventure in the galaxy far, far away.
‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ hits theaters December 15, 2017.
