- Warning: Major spoilers ahead for "The Last Jedi" and potential spoilers for "Star Wars: Episode IX," including speculation of future events.
- Disney and Lucasfilm debuted the first teaser trailer for the next "Star Wars" movie.
- The ninth film in the franchise, "The Rise of Skywalker," will round out the saga that has revolved around Anakin and Luke Skywalker.
- We've broken down the trailer to see what revelations could be hidden in the footage. Here's every detail you may have missed.
The first teaser trailer for "Star Wars: Episode IX" was released on Friday, thanks to the Star Wars Celebration in Chicago.
We finally have some glimpses of Billy Dee Williams returning as Lando Calrissian, posthumously repurposed footage of Carrie Fisher's beloved Princess Leia, and a creepy tease of a villain's possible return.
"The Force Awakens" director, J.J. Abrams, returned to finish Disney's newest "Star Wars" trilogy after Rian Johnson helmed the preceding film. Abrams revealed Friday the movie won't take place immediately after the events of "The Last Jedi."
The trailer is narrated by Mark Hamill, probably by means of Luke Skywalker's Force ghost.
Luke's voice can be heard at the beginning of the trailer, as Rey (Daisy Ridley) appears onscreen: "We've passed on all we know. A thousand generations live in you now. But this is your fight."
Fans have theorized that former "Episode IX" director Colin Trevorrow was fired because he wanted to keep Luke alive, thus altering the events of "The Last Jedi." If the theories are true, it would seem safe to assume that Abrams was required to keep Luke dead — but there are ways to incorporate him into the story.
As fans have seen, those who were Force-sensitive in life are able to return as Force ghosts, similar to astral projections, after death. This includes most Jedi masters, as well as some Sith Lords.
Most recently, Yoda appeared to Luke as a Force ghost in "The Last Jedi."
It looks like these two scenes occur in the same place — or at least the same planet.
The trailer kicks off with Rey standing alone in the middle of a desert. She then brandishes her lightsaber, game face fully on, and flips over the top of a starfighter that's hurtling towards her.
Later in the trailer, we see C-3PO, Finn (John Boyega), and Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) frantically flying through a similar-looking desert as they're getting shot at.
The two sceneries are aesthetically identical, and it feels unlikely that "The Rise of Skywalker" will feature two separate battle scenes on two separate desert planets.
It could be Kylo Ren driving the starfighter towards Rey.
Why would the trailer waste time on a close-up shot of the driver's gloves, teasing a reveal, if they didn't belong to someone we know?
Plus, we all know Kylo's affinity for darkly colored apparel.
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