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At 1hr 34 mins.) Laura Dern can be heard saying "pew" as she fires her blaster.
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Rian Johnson was very conscious of kind of the history of scoundrels in the Star Wars universe, addi [...]
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On a visit to Pinewood Studios, Star Wars fans, British Prince William of Wales and Prince Harry, we [...]
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The door to Luke's hut on Ahch-To is made from the wing of his X-wing.
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Rian Johnson said it felt like church on set, on the day they filmed the scene with Carrie Fisher an [...]
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Vice Admiral Holdo was originally more "hippie dippy" but they readjusted her character in editing a [...]
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Anthony Daniels expressed great disappointment with how little C-3PO had to do in the film, saying h [...]
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Rian Johnson saw a lot of potential for humor in General Hux, and admits to playing with him in a sl [...]
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Rian Johnson and Lucasfilm's story group watched several films in preparation for writing and making [...]
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Rian Johnson credits Craig Mazin for helping tweak some of the opening crawls language.
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According to director Rian Johnson, the Porgs were the result of puffins being native to Skellig Mic [...]
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The first Star Wars film since Il ritorno dello Jedi (1983) to feature a Force Ghost. It also marks [...]
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The fourth Star Wars film to be released in IMAX, being the second film in the franchise to be filme [...]
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Rian Johnson said Poe is a fantastic and very charismatic hero so he wanted to find a weakness in th [...]
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Rian Johnson considered having Obi-Wan Kenobi appear to Luke instead of Yoda. He decided against thi [...]
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Joaquin Phoenix turned down the role that eventually went to Benicio Del Toro.
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As with Guerre stellari (1977), L'Impero colpisce ancora (1980), Il ritorno dello Jedi (1983), and S [...]
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Director Rian Johnson admits that he moved Kylo Ren's facial injury. In Star Wars - Il risveglio del [...]
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It was Frank Oz' idea to reveal Yoda through silhouette.
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When Finn and Rose run away by the Canto Bight's beach mounted on a fathier, can be seen on the nigh [...]
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"It's time for the Jedi to end" wasn't the line that Rian Johnson had written. His own was more conv [...]
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Sara Heller, who appears as one of the stable kids, had her first film role as Domhnall Gleeson's da [...]
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Kelly Marie Tran, who plays Rose, said in an interview that she was on a press tour in London and st [...]
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News of Yoda's return in this film leaked out after reporters asked Frank Oz if he had any plans to [...]
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Rian Johnson is a superfan of Andy Serkis' role in Topsy-Turvy - Sottosopra (1999). While on set he [...]
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As of 2017, this is the only film in the Skywalker saga to not audibly feature the popular phrase, " [...]
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According to Rian Johnson, DJ stands for Don't Join, a phrase he got from an early record advertisem [...]
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Gary Barlow: One of the extras in the trenches on Crait was the lead singer of the 1990s pop group T [...]
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Warwick Davis: As Wodibin, an alien that appears in the casino on Canto Bight.
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At 2 hrs 9 mins.) Mark Hamill's kids play the three resistance fighters.
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Justin Theroux: As the Master Codebreaker.
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Rian Johnson wanted the bombers to just be big cows, "like not very maneuverable so the fighters hav [...]
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The original release date was May 26, 2017. However, in January of 2016, the film's release was resc [...]
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Kelly Marie Tran did not tell anyone she was doing the movie and lied that she was doing an indie fi [...]
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Made $45 million in previews.
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R2-D2's hologram of Princess Leia was re-created with original footage shot for Guerre stellari (197 [...]
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The communications device shooting out of BB-8 was a practical effect.
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In the USA and Canada, the film had a huge opening weekend of $220 million. However, in its second w [...]
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When Han meets Leia in Star Wars - Il risveglio della Forza (2015), he says "you've changed your hai [...]
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As of August 27th 2019, this movie has an IMDb rating of 7,1, making it the seventh among live-actio [...]
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The Last Jedi includes several direct callbacks to the second film in the original trilogy, L'Impero [...]
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Tom Hardy had filmed a scene where he plays a Stormtrooper recognizing Finn (John Boyega) while aboa [...]
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The Aurebesh lettering on Rose Tico's Resistance coveralls reads "GLD" and "landing officer." The sa [...]
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At the end of this film, Poe Dameron introduces himself to Rey. Rian Johnson had to go back and rewa [...]
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Edgar Wright: He plays a Resistance member.
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Mark Hamill and Rian Johnson revealed at a BAFTA screening that Hamill asked to play a CG character [...]
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After the release of Star Wars - Il risveglio della Forza (2015), Rey's parentage became a hotly deb [...]
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This is the eighth Star Wars film to be scored by John Williams.
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As of the ending of Episode VIII, of all the characters who have fought lightsaber duels in the Star [...]
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The bridge of the Resistance ship doubled as a rehearsal space for Rian Johnson and cast after a day [...]
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Although plenty of his original sound effects are used, this is the first main Star Wars film where [...]
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Originally the line, "It's time for the Jedi to end" was much longer, but it was shortened for a tra [...]
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The title of "Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi" was first published in Spain and translated to "Los � [...]
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The Resistance fighter at the console on the bridge of the ship was Daisy Ridley's stand-in.
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Original burn marks are still visible on Luke's mechanical hand.
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The Millennium Falcon's escape pod was designed to look like a coffin.
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Rian Johnson was originally considered to direct Star Wars - Il risveglio della Forza (2015). He dec [...]
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The first thing Rian Johnson had to figure out was why Luke Skywalker was on the island.
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Slowen Lo is a reference to the Beastie Boys song "Slow and Low". J.J. Abrams, who executive produce [...]
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Andy Serkis taped down the side of his mouth for his performance capture face would accurately refle [...]
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Writer/director Rian Johnson commented about the character of General Hux: "I found the character of [...]
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It may be a law of nature that anyone coming face-to-face at half a metre distance with a baby puffi [...]
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This is the only Star Wars film to begin immediately after the previous episode in the same trilogy. [...]
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The best advice Rian Johnson received from the editors of Star Wars - Il risveglio della Forza (2015 [...]
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Although not shown in the movie, the book "Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary" reveals [...]
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Snoke's throne room was Rian Johnson's favorite set. It was completely practical, with the exception [...]
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When Yoda says that the ancient Jedi texts don't contain any wisdom that Rey does not already posses [...]
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According to Rian Johnson, Laura Dern could not resist saying "pew pew pew!" when she was required t [...]
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When en route to the Resistance during lightspeed, Poe contacts Finn and Rose and informs them about [...]
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To keep Yoda's return a secret, producers excluded Frank Oz' name in the billing for the film's pre- [...]
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After filming ended, the wrap party was held in an Irish pub. Daisy Ridley, who had worked as a bart [...]
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It took 20 takes to get the shot right where a disguised BB-8 tosses the communicator to Finn and he [...]
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The viewer that Poe looks through is actually a repurposed Super 8 camera.
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Gareth Edwards: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) director as an entrenched Resistance soldier dur [...]
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Ewan McGregor expressed his interest to reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in this film. So did Bill [...]
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Although Disney decided not to use George Lucas's story outlines for Episodes VII, VIII, and IX afte [...]
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Grossed $450 million worldwide in just 3 days.
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The film originally open with a tilt down to something that looks at first like a planet but is quic [...]
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One of the things that gives away the fact that the Luke on Crait (his face-off with Kylo Ren) is no [...]
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The shot of the bombs falling through the bomber doors is entirely practical except for the small bl [...]
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Star Wars - Gli ultimi Jedi (2017) received limited 15/70mm IMAX screenings in the UK and USA. It's [...]
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Rian Johnson was offered the chance to direct the next film in the saga, Star Wars - L'ascesa di Sky [...]
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At 12 mins.) The stunt performer actually hit his face on the floor and broke his nose.
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Lawrence Kasdan initially wrote a story outline for the film, but was called away to work on Star Wa [...]
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On Crait, the salt flakes interact with Kylo Ren and his lightsaber but never interact with Luke Sky [...]
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Tim Rose who plays Admiral Ackbar was born on the one year anniversary of Disneyland, and this episo [...]
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Luke dies after his "duel" with former apprentice Kylo Ren, completing his characters parallels to h [...]
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"I changed my hair" was a line that Carrie Fisher ad-libbed herself.
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They removed the sounds of Luke's footsteps as projections have no weight.
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Rian Johnson smashed Kylo Ren's helmet himself by stomping on it.
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They reused the Star Destroyer bridge set for the Dreadnought bridge, but they distinguished it by l [...]
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The ship in which Finn and Rose skid across the floor of the mine is a huge practical rig on a massi [...]
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During the space battle, Kylo Ren spins his fighter exactly the same way Anakin does in Star Wars: E [...]
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Lily Cole: The woman next to the Master Codebreaker.
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As Rey retrieves the lightsaber Luke tosses away, she spots his old X-Wing sunken in the water. This [...]
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Post-production for the film was officially completed in late September 2017.
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The first and so far only Star Wars episode to have the exact words of the title spoken in dialogue. [...]
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The Caretakers on the temple island on Ahch-To are called The Lanai and are the native inhabitants.
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Creature designer Neal Scanlan had to create nearly 200 creatures using practical effects, the highe [...]
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Director Rian Johnson stated that he would have loved to feature more of Captain Phasma (Gwendoline [...]
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Rian Johnson is a huge Adam Driver fan, and one of the first things he decided was that Kylo Ren's m [...]
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First mention of Books in the Star Wars Franchise.
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Carrie Fisher and Laura Dern appear together in this film. Guerre stellari (1977) was nominated for [...]
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Nathan Johnson: One of the two men in the cell behind Finn and Rose is Rian Johnson's cousin, a film [...]
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Part of the reason why Rey calls out Luke's hubris and suggest that a reformed Kylo could turn the t [...]
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Besides Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill plays an alien gambler called Dobbu Scay. His name is an anagram [...]
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The scene where Finn meets Rose was rewritten during production. Originally, Rose was very suspiciou [...]
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Rian Johnson stated in an interview that the puppet of Yoda used in The Last Jedi was made by going [...]
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Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver did an immense amount of training for their big shared fight against th [...]
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The design of Canto Bight was heavily inspired by the city of Monaco, particularly the Monaco settin [...]
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The first middle installment of a Star Wars trilogy to include a proper space battle. L'Impero colpi [...]
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Ralph Ineson is credited as 'Senior First Order Officer', but most of his role was cut from the fina [...]
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Snoke's Praetorian Guard design was inspired by the emperor's royal guard, but they were made to be [...]
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Rian Johnson and Cinematographer Steve Yedlin needed a way to distinguish the Dreadnought bridge fro [...]
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The shot of Finn waking up was originally the first shot of the movie.
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Carrie Fisher credited Miguel Ferrer for preparing her for her original audition for the role of Lei [...]
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After Leia slaps and demotes Poe, Leia tells him he can't expect to always save the day by hopping i [...]
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While visiting Leia Organa in the sick bay, Finn and C-3PO are standing on apple boxes to fit them i [...]
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Rey is the fourth character to use one of the Millennium Falcon's turrets. Before her, they have bee [...]
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During the Force-connections between Kylo Ren and Rey, all of the sound was dropped out except for t [...]
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The commentary was recorded before the film opened.
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The opening crawl was the very first thing Writer/Director Rian Johnson started writing. It was not [...]
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C-3PO slowly backs away and gets out of Dodge upon overhearing Holdo mention that someone needs to s [...]
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Regarding Leia's space walk, Rian Johnson recalls Kathleen Kennedy's reminder that Leia is a Skywalk [...]
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Rian Johnson brought Frank Oz into the editing room for guidance about editing scenes with a puppet.
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi was produced by Ram Bergman. He also produced Natalie Portman's directional [...]
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With the passing of Kenny Baker, Anthony Daniels is now the only remaining actor to appear in all th [...]
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The only Star Wars saga film without a lightsaber duel. Although Rey and Kylo Ren battle several of [...]
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One sound effect from 2001: Odissea nello spazio (1968) can be heard in the escape pod scene with Fi [...]
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It is not until the final scenes of this film that the two main characters, Rey (Daisy Ridley) and P [...]
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In a very, very brief lounge scene during the escape sequence on Canto Bight, a few notes of the the [...]
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Regarding the tension between Poe and Holdo, Rian Johnson credits the Battlestar Galactica reboot wi [...]
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The location filming in Ireland was intended to follow on from the dark Skellig ending of Star Wars [...]
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Paige popping up through the bomber floor was the first shot completed on the Pinewood Stage with an [...]
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Released on the 11th Anniversary of Eragon (2006), a movie which was often criticized along with the [...]
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Finn is arrested on Canto Bight on the charge referred to as "27B-6" A 27B-6 is also the required pa [...]
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This film marks the first time, in universe, where attempts are made to use the Aurabesh language ch [...]
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They apparently rerecord the opening fanfare with John Williams for each film as opposed to simply r [...]
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The Millenium Falcon has less screen time in this film than in any other Star Wars movie it has appe [...]
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The boy seen at the very end of the film does not grab his broom with his hand. If you look closely [...]
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The best advice Rian Johnson got from anyone before filming begin came from the editing team who tol [...]
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Luke Skywalker refers to a lightsaber as a "laser sword." The only other character in the saga to do [...]
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This is the SIXTH official Star Wars film for Warwick Davis, playing a different character or charac [...]
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The novelization begins with a dream sequence in which Luke imagines how his life would be had he no [...]
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The three Resistance fighters who pop up from the trenches on Crait are Mark Hamill's children.
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Rian Johnson admitted that the character he was most excited to write was Kylo Ren.
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The exchange where Poe asks if Finn found the hacker and Finn replies that he found a hacker is a no [...]
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The creatures known as Porgs are never actually mentioned by name on screen.
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Benicio Del Toro suggested his closing line be "maybe" and Rian Johnson immediately swapped out what [...]
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General Leia Organa's Mon Calamari cruiser bears the name "Raddus," named for the character of Admir [...]
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Rian Johnson is a fan of Topsy Turvy, and kept quoting it to Andy Serkis, until he became too creepy [...]
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During one of Kylo Ren and Rey's conversations, he explicitly tells her that her parents didn't care [...]
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Kylo Ren mentions that the strain of using the Force to establish a mental connection between people [...]
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It was Domhnall Gleeson's idea, with Rian Johnson's approval, to have Hux slowly reach for his blast [...]
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Another giveaway that Luke Skywalker's presence on Crait is an illusion is that unlike every other c [...]
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The Jedi Village set was built on a cantilevered platform over the edge of a cliff in southern Irela [...]
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Snokes throne room is a big practical set.
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J.J. Abrams admitted that he thought the script for this film was so good, he'd wished he'd made it.
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This is the first movie of the Star Wars main series that doesn't include the infamous Wilhelm screa [...]
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According to Mark Hamill, Luke was supposed to walk past C-3PO without acknowledging him. Hamill sai [...]
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Every movie in the saga has a slightly different take on the opening fanfare. It's recorded and mixe [...]
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They found the original puppet mold of Yoda from Empire Strikes Back, and recreated it for Frank Oz [...]
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The character of Wayulia Tagge-Simoni, briefly seen during the Canto Bight sequence, is inspired by [...]
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The casino shot that moves across all the tables is inspired by Wings (1927).
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Was originally meant to premiere in May 2017 but was pushed back to December to avoid competing at t [...]
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Only the second time in a live action Star Wars film where guns are set to stun. The first time is i [...]
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Maz played a much larger role in early drafts of the script, but as the story got bigger it made mor [...]
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The production name for Episode VIII is "Space Bear."
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During filming, John Boyega went into a strict workout and diet regime. One day, when he was hungry, [...]
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During production, Mark Hamill was watching Bottom: Dough (1995) whilst exercising on a treadmill an [...]
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When Poe Dameron says the line, "If they move...stun 'em", this may be a direct homage to Sam Peckin [...]
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According to special effects supervisor Neal Scanlan, the tint of the green milk Luke gets from the [...]
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Michaela Coel: She plays a resistance monitor.
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Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker becomes the third top-billed actor, and fourth top-billed character, t [...]
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Luke Skywalker mentions Darth Sidious by name, the only throwback to a name that only appeared in th [...]
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DJ's true cynicism regarding the galaxy's arm dealers and how they supply both sides in the eternal [...]
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It was estimated that the film needed to gross over $800 million to break even. It ended up making a [...]
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The coda is meant as confirmation that Luke succeeded in reigniting the hope in the galaxy.
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Released 30 years after Mel Brooks's classic Star Wars comedy spoof Balle spaziali (1987) and the Au [...]
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For the sequence where Kylo Ren connects with Leia Organa before choosing not to fire, editors used [...]
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In December 2015, the production team of this film and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) went to M [...]
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Gwendoline Christie was trained in fighting by swordmaster C.C. Smiff, the same stuntman who had tra [...]
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The first teaser trailer was released at the Star Wars Celebration in Orlando, Florida on April 14, [...]
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Lupita Nyong'o was only required for one day's filming.
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This was Carrie Fisher's final film where she was directly involved; she died in December 2016 and t [...]
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The film was released over forty years after Guerre stellari (1977) and marked the 40th anniversary [...]
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They had discussed what Captain Phasma's exposed eye should look like when her helmet is busted, and [...]
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All of the flashbacks were shot in one day.
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This is the first time the golden dice are seen aboard the Millenium Falcon since the original Guerr [...]
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In their first meeting, Luke dismissively says to Rey "What, I'm going to walk out with a laser swor [...]
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Rian Johnson sat down for conversations with several people after accepting the directing job, from [...]
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Second unit photography began during pre-production at Skellig Michael in Ireland on September 14, 2 [...]
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Kate Dickie: as a First Order monitor.
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The opening weekend box office made more than all of director/writer Rian Johnson's previous films c [...]
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It has been speculated by fans that Rey is actually the long lost daughter of Luke Skywalker. Being [...]
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When asked what happened to Luke's mechanical hand at the point of his transition to a Force Ghost, [...]
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Rian Johnson knew he wanted walkers as they're one of his favorite designs and while they wanted to [...]
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The Thala-Siren puppets on Ahch-To needed to be helicoptered in by cables to the edge of the water.
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Erik Bauersfeld, who voiced Admiral Ackbar, died in 2016. He was replaced by Tom Kane who has been v [...]
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt: He plays Slowen Lo, who appears at the casino on Canto Bight.
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Many fans and audiences were disappointed by how this film disregarded several of the plot threads s [...]
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Carrie Fisher's dog Gary Fisher appears in the casino. When Rose and Finn are talking, he is visible [...]
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The opening joke (General Hux's issues during his call with Poe) was something Rian Johnson insisted [...]
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Rian Johnson is a close follower of actor Adrian Edmondson's career. Every day on set he was trying [...]
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After first completing the arduous 600-foot climb on Ireland's Skellig Michael island, Mark Hamill h [...]
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When filming, Laura Dern said "pew" every time she shot her blaster. Although not audible, one such [...]
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The Fathier chase was filmed over the final two weeks of principal photography. The scene was origin [...]
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Director Rian Johnson stated that Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) took inspiration from the films Ci [...]
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A rig was created for BB-8 to actually shoot coins out of his body.
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Laura Dern appears in this film, the only entry in the sequel trilogy not to be directed by J.J. Abr [...]
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When Luke appears on Crait he has a shorter, darker beard and hair. He looks like he did when he las [...]
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Rian Johnson cut a scene showing Finn return Poes jacket that explains where the stitches came from, [...]
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Rian Johnson later admitted that he wasn't fan of the character Snoke which probably explains why th [...]
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The only non-Best Picture Oscar nominee that year to be nominated for Best Original Score.
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This is the first film since the original release of Star Wars: Episodio I - La minaccia fantasma (1 [...]
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In May 2018, it was rumored that one of the characters from the original expanded universe Mara Jade [...]
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Chelsea Hamill, Nathan Hamill and Griffin Hamill, the children of Mark Hamill, have uncredited appea [...]
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After the breakthrough CGI that was displayed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) for recreating [...]
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The first Star Wars movie without Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca. Mayhew played him for the final time in [...]
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After reading the script for the first time, Mark Hamill told writer/director Rian Johnson, "I prett [...]
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It is not revealed until the final scenes that Ahch-To is part of a binary solar system. As Luke is [...]
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They shot a teachable moment sequence where Luke mentally fabricates an attack on the island village [...]
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The film's worldwide opening of $450.8 million was the 8th biggest of all time.
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Rian Johnson's original cut of the film exceeded three hours. Reports say he cut between 45 and 60 m [...]
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When Leia is flying back into the cruiser, she flies through and breaks up a hologram of Snoke's shi [...]
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The rock that Rey accidentally cuts off the cliff-side is a real landmark on Skellig Michael Island [...]
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When Prince William of Wales and Prince Harry visited the set of the film, they were escorted on a V [...]
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Actor Tim Rose, who has played Admiral Ackbar since Il ritorno dello Jedi (1983), has expressed disa [...]
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With returning characters Leia, Rey, Phasma, Maz Kanata, and Lieutenant Connix, as well as newcomers [...]
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The exterior of the Jedi tree set was built on a vehicle test course at Longcross Studios.
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The mirror cave was one of the earliest images that Rian Johnson had when he first landed the projec [...]
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The water leaking from Finn's medical suit was part practical and part visual effects.
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After killing Snoke, Kylo Ren invites Rey to join him in ruling the galaxy together. This parallels [...]
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The sequence in the mirror cave came about after multiple conversations with Force Awakens Productio [...]
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The German dub continues the "I have a bad feeling about this" tradition by translating the line "Ha [...]
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The title of this film, "The Last Jedi," was revealed on January 23, 2017. The phrase appears in the [...]
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This was the first of director Rian Johnson's films to not be scored by his cousin, Nathan Johnson.
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With this movie, Leia is the only surviving human character out of the original three (Han, Luke and [...]
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Laura Dern has starred as Sandy Williams in David Lynch's classic thriller Velluto blu (1986). David [...]
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DJ's final line "Maybe" was improvised on set by Benicio Del Toro.
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The helmet design of the First Order stormtroopers is slightly different from the one seen in Star W [...]
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Rian Johnson gave a shout out to Infocom games- stone cold classic text adventures from the late 70s [...]
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There was a lot of discussion about how Captain Phasma's face should look under her helmet. It was D [...]
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George Lucas had expressed some mixed feelings about Star Wars - Il risveglio della Forza (2015). Ho [...]
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After seeing Guerre stellari (1977), Laura Dern informed her parents that she wanted to join them in [...]
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According to Rian Johnson, Luke Skywalker's rationale for exiling himself on the island was that the [...]
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This is the first live-action movie in the franchise to break with the tradition to have a member of [...]
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One of the pilots walking down the ramp of the Resistance transport is Rian Johnson's little brother [...]
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The drawer Finn opens to get a blanket for Rose in the end is filled with the Jedi books from the "F [...]
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The idea that Luke would toss the lightsaber away made sense to Rian Johnson. It stems from him thin [...]
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In true Star Wars tradition, once again the Millenium Falcon is disparaged, this time by Kylo Ren. A [...]
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When Finn and Rose are about to be captured on Cantonica, Finn remarks that they had at least allowe [...]
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The idea of having Luke return as a force projection was necessitated by wanting him to visit Leia a [...]
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tatiana Maslany, Gina Rodriguez and Olivia Cooke were on the shortlist for Rose Tic [...]
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Production designer Rick Heinrichs said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that the origina [...]
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The voice of the alien on the Canto Bight yacht is Rian Johnson's.
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When Rose, Finn, and BB-8 are sneaking through Snoke's ship disguised as Imperials, BB-8, hidden und [...]
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Luke tells Rey that he came to Ahch-To to die, and will never leave the island. He never does (not p [...]
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Introduces the "Force Projecting" Jedi ability - i.e. being able to appear in one place (and so conc [...]
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Not including Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), this is the first Star Wars film that has a chara [...]
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This is the first "Star Wars" film where Luke uses both his blue lightsaber (which had belonged to h [...]
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This marks the third time where John Williams reprised the "TIE Fighter Attack" theme from Guerre st [...]
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This is the eighth Star Wars film to be scored by John Williams.
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"The Last Jedi" was also the title of a 2013 tie-in novel with the old "Legends" Expanded Universe b [...]
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On the ITV This Morning show, Holly Willoughby accidentally confirmed Yoda to be in the film while d [...]
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In the brief moment that you can see Luke's robotic hand, if you look towards the bottom, near the w [...]
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Kenny Baker, who played R2-D2, died in 2016 so Jimmy Vee took over the role.
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When Daisy Ridley was later asked if she either loved the Porgs from this film or "Baby Yoda" from T [...]
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It was understood in the script, though not necessarily in the final film, that General Leia Organa [...]
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When director Rian Johnson wrote on Twitter that the optimal viewing experience for The Last Jedi wa [...]
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The scene of Leia slapping Poe took about forty takes to get right.
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Luke Skywalker bears some resemblance to Obi-Wan Kenobi's appearance in the original Star Wars trilo [...]
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Laura Dern plays a high-ranking Rebel officer in this movie, but is probably best-known as Dr. Ellie [...]
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Contrary to popular belief, the X-Wing pilot that gets killed at the beginning was not played by Jam [...]
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Early filming took place with Mark Hamill and Daisy Ridley on Skellig Michael off the coast of Count [...]
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One obvious clue to the fact that the Luke that Kylo faces off against on Crait isn't real is that L [...]
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First time in the series that Chewbacca wasn't played by Peter Mayhew.
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Mark Hamill cried while filming the flashback scene where Luke is watching the Jedi Temple burning d [...]
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C-3PO's servo sound effects are that of his Guerre stellari (1977) sound effects, different from the [...]
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Rian Johnson: The voice of the alien on the Canto Bight yacht. His hand is also used as an insert wh [...]
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When Snoke interrogates Rey using the force, the Emperor's theme can be heard playing in the backgro [...]
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when BB-8 dons a trash can as a disguise to infiltrate the First Order ship with Finn and Rose, he i [...]
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Rian Johnson wanted to approach the idea of the Force by explaining that it's not a superpower. He s [...]
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Lieutenant Connix played by Billie Lourd is the daughter of Carrie Fisher and talent agent Bryan Lou [...]
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Rose Tico was originally more of a "grumpy Eeyore type" but once they cast Kelly Marie Tran her infe [...]
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Features the first Star Wars soundtrack to incorporate songs from outside the Star Wars universe: "A [...]
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Yoda's appearance on Ahch-To gives us two hints of foreshadowing within the span of a few seconds. H [...]
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The character of Rose was originally written as a grumpy Eeyore type. But when Rian Johnson audition [...]
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The interior of the tree was a full 360-degree set at Pinewood.
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The goodbye between Holdo and Leia is among Rian Johnsons favorite scenes, and while he doesn't expl [...]
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Rose and DJ were written to serve as the angel and devil on Finn's shoulders throughout the story.
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