The highly-anticipated US “Star War” saga, “The Last Jedi”, released its first trailer on Friday during a fan gathering in Orlando, Florida, sending the Internet into a frenzy of excitement.
Even though the teaser is only about two minutes, it racked up nearly half a million views and over 13,000 comments on Youtube within 90 minutes of being posted. The hashtag #TheLastJedi became the top trending one across the world on Twitter.
Actors and actresses attend the Star Wars Celebration on April 14, 2017 in Orlando, Florida. /AFP Photo
According to AFP, the new chapter of the series was directed by Rian Johnson, and was filmed on the west coast of Ireland and at Pinewood Studios near London. The film is scheduled to be released on December 15 this year.
It sees the return of the characters introduced in 2015’s seventh installment, including Rey, Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac), Finn (John Boyega) and a few members of the original crew, including Luke.
The film also stars Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa, who appears briefly in the background in the trailer.
A screenshot from "Star War: The Last Jedi" trailer. /Photo by @starwars Twitter
Fisher died in December but had wrapped shooting “The Last Jedi” before her death, and was honored with an emotional video tribute as the convention, which opened on Thursday.
“Last Jedi” is the eighth film in the story of the Skywalker family and the sequel to one of the biggest box office blockbusters of all time, 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”
(Source: Agencies)
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