

Talking more about the process of creating episode 9 in a new feature with EW, Abrams says: “We had more reshoots on Episode VII than this one. And if you come back into it, you have to honour what’s been done.” He added: “If you’re willing to walk away from the thing that you created and you believe it’s in trustworthy hands, you have to accept that some of the decisions being made are not gonna be the same that you would make. “But having worked on television series, I was accustomed to creating stories and characters that then were run by other people.” “If I had done VIII, I would have done things differently, just as Rian would have done things differently if he had done VII. “I never found myself trying to repair anything,” he said of possibly undoing some of Johnson’s bold decisions from the last instalment. Speaking to Empire in September 2019, Abrams spoke of taking over from Rian Johnson, who helmed The Last Jedi. The next instalment is called The Rise of Skywalker, as confirmed with the release of a teaser trailer in April 2019.Ĭolin Trevorrow – the man behind the $1bn-making blockbuster Jurassic World – was set to direct but crashed out of the project in September to be replaced by The Force Awakens director J.J. It’s claimed that the upcoming film could see Luke Skywalker’s return as a force ghost after he seemingly perished at the end of the last film. Who's counting? #9WillBeFineAllInGoodTime /Q3rkwDdoLT Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker himself Mark Hamill has been counting down to the movie: The film was originally set to be released on May 24, but production issues in August and September 2017 – including director and screenwriter changes – has pushed the film’s schedule back by six months. Star Wars Episode 9: what’s the release date? Tickets for the US are officially on sale here. Tickets for Star Wars Episode 9 officially went on sale after the premiere of the October 22 trailer. It teases the appearance of Palpatine, an epic face-off between Rey and Kylo Ren, as well as a scene with the late Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa. A final trailer for Star Wars Episode 9 was released on October 22. “What it achieves, weaves & resolves, is a total emotional meltdown & resurrection of the Spirit.” Is there a trailer? “Just seen the 1st cast screening of ,” he wrote. Grant said he “stood and cheered”, “cried” and “fist pumped the air” while watching episode 9 in a video message posted to Twitter. Have there been any reactions to The Rise Of Skywalker?Īs the film nears its release date, a handful of actors have been sharing their thoughts after getting an early glimpse at the film. What that means, and whether he will somehow make a return in The Rise of Skywalker remains to be seen….
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Get your tickets: /ZAzp77ZLz0Ī new TV spot called ‘Duel’ was also shared in November 2019, which features the voice of the Emperor (Ian McDiarmid).

Rather them than us.Ĭheck out this clip from #StarWars: #TheRiseOfSkywalker. It sees Rey, Finn, Poe and the rest of the gang riding on a desert craft while being pursued by a gang of relentless stormtroopers. In the end, we ended up showing a lot less of it than we started with.”īefore that, the first clip arrived on social media a few weeks ago, and it’s action packed. “Some scenes changed quite a bit, the way that we wanted to present it to the audience. “It was kind of a delicate balance and went back and forth a lot about how much we wanted to reveal,” one of the film’s editors, Maryann Brandon, told The Huffington Post. Many Star Wars fans were shocked at the return of Emperor Palpatine in the new film – he was presumed dead in 1983’s Return Of The Jedi – and the franchise have now shared another image of the character.

JJ Abrams teases an appearance from Ahsoka TanoĪnother look at the resurrected Palpatine has been shared.Anthony Daniels discusses the film’s climax: “A good ending feels right.”.

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JJ Abrams: “The ambition of this movie is far greater than Force Awakens.”.New TV spot points to the Emperor somehow returning in The Rise of Skywalker.It’s been confirmed that Leia will be training Rey in the Force.It seems that redemption for Kylo Ren is out of the question.James Earl Jones returns as Darth Vader in newly released clip.Star Wars have shared an official further look at the returning Palpatine.Ahead of its December release, here’s what we know about the final film in the new Skywalker trilogy. Following the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, it’s time to get excited about for Episode IX – Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
