{"id":209799,"date":"2019-04-13T05:47:49","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T09:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=209799"},"modified":"2019-04-13T05:47:49","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T09:47:49","slug":"new-star-wars-film-promises-the-rise-of-skywalker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/04\/13\/new-star-wars-film-promises-the-rise-of-skywalker\/","title":{"rendered":"New ‘Star Wars’ film promises ‘The Rise of Skywalker’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Although no one cracked under pressure, Abrams did reveal some previously known details, like the fact that \u201cThe Rise of Skywalker\u201d will pick up \u201csome time\u201d after the events of \u201cThe Last Jedi.\u201d (Photo<\/a>: @starwars\/Twitter<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cNo one is ever really gone,\u201d says the voice of Luke Skywalker in the first teaser trailer for \u201cStar Wars: Episode IX,\u201d which audiences finally learned will be called \u201cStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker\u201d Friday at a fan event in Chicago.<\/p>\n

The closely guarded film from director J.J. Abrams will put an end to the Skywalker saga that began over 40 years ago, but even as characters and actors have passed on, the footage shown at Star Wars Celebration suggests that as with all \u201cStar Wars\u201d films, death is just a technicality a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.<\/p>\n

Mark Hamill’s Skywalker may have died at the end of the most recent installment but his voice dominates the teaser trailer, telling someone, possibly Daisy Ridley’s Rey, that, \u201cthis is your fight now.\u201d And audiences got a tantalizing tease from another figure from the past: Emperor Palpatine from the original and prequel trilogies, whose ominous laugh closes out the promotional spot.<\/p>\n

Carrie Fisher’s Leia Organa is back as well, despite the actress’s untimely passing in Dec. 2016, thanks to unused footage from \u201cThe Force Awakens\u201d which Abrams was able to craft into its own narrative for this new film.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can’t just recast and you can’t just have her disappear,\u201d Abrams said. \u201cThe idea of having a CG character wasn’t even an option.\u201d<\/p>\n

He’s currently in the process of editing and adding visual effects to the film which will hit theatres on Dec. 20 and said that despite Fisher’s death, \u201cWe’re working with her every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPrincess Leia lives in this film in way that is mind-blowing to me,\u201d Abrams said.<\/p>\n

Abrams was joined on stage at the event by Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and actors and droids alike including Ridley, Oscar Isaac (Poe), John Boyega (Finn), Kelly Marie Tran (Rose), Joonas Suotamo (Chewbacca), newcomer Naomi Ackie, who plays a character named Jannah, Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) and even Billy Dee Williams, who reprises his role as Lando Calrissian in the new film after decades away.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow did I find Lando again?\u201d Williams said. \u201cLando never left me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cStar Wars\u201d superfan Stephen Colbert moderated the panel, doing his best to get the tight-lipped cast and creators to reveal anything about the film. Although no one cracked under pressure, Abrams did reveal some previously known details, like the fact that \u201cThe Rise of Skywalker\u201d will pick up \u201csome time\u201d after the events of \u201cThe Last Jedi.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an adventure that the group goes on together,\u201d he teased, although he wouldn’t reveal whether or not that meant the group on stage or some other combination.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis movie is about this new generation and what they’ve inherited, the light and the dark,\u201d Abrams added. \u201cAs they face this greatest evil, are they prepared?\u201d<\/p>\n

Besides Hamill, another person who wasn’t in attendance was Kylo Ren actor Adam Driver, who as the son of Han Solo and Leia is the only known Skywalker left.<\/p>\n

When prodded about what will happen with the complex relationship between Kylo and Rey, Ridley demurred, \u201cI guess the Kylo and Rey thing, we’ll have to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cI think I can confirm there are no more semi-naked Kylos.\u201d That’s a reference to the scenes of a shirtless Driver in \u201cThe Last Jedi\u201d that surprised fans.<\/p>\n

Although fans are salivating for any morsel of information, the panelists stayed as vague as possible, and kept things light-hearted debating questions like \u201cwho’s a better pilot: Poe or Han\u201d and even taking a break so that the audience could sing an unprompted Happy Birthday to Ridley, who turned 27 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Kennedy, quoting George Lucas, said however that \u201cEpisode IX\u201d is indeed the third act of a three-act structure.<\/p>\n

But, predictably, there are still more questions than answers when it comes to \u201cThe Rise of Skywalker,\u201d especially what will come after.<\/p>\n

The Lucasfilm and Disney collaboration has proved to be a lucrative one since Disney purchased the company in 2012 for $4 billion. Disney’s first two \u201cStar Wars\u201d films, \u201cThe Force Awakens\u201d and \u201cThe Last Jedi\u201d and its spinoffs, \u201cRogue One\u201d and \u201cSolo,\u201d have already grossed more than $4.8 billion at the worldwide box office.<\/p>\n

As of now, there is a future for \u201cStar Wars\u201d on the big screen, but details are sparse and dates are non-existent. \u201cThe Last Jedi\u201d director Rian Johnson is working on a new \u201cStar Wars\u201d trilogy and \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff are also at work on a \u201cmovie series.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lucasfilm is expanding its small screen universe too beyond \u201cThe Clone Wars\u201d with the Jon Favreau-directed series \u201cThe Mandalorian,\u201d which will be available on Disney’s streaming service, DisneyPlus, when it launches on Nov. 12, and there will be a \u201cRogue One\u201d spinoff series focused on Diego Luna’s character Cassian Andor. With the company’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment properties, too, Lucas’ original trilogy and prequels will also be available on the service.<\/p>\n

But who’s got time to think about the future when there are over two minutes of brand new footage from \u201cThe Rise of Skywalker\u201d to dissect?<\/p>\n

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