'Star Wars: The Last Jedi': The best new photos of Luke, Leia, Rey, Finn, Poe, and Kylo
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Rey and Luke Skywalker Meet Face to Face
At the end of The Force Awakens, Rey (Daisy Ridley) went to see Luke (Mark Hamill), who had been living as a hermit on a remote island called Ahch-To. The Last Jedi picks up where that film left off: With a conversation that doesn’t exactly go as Rey might have hoped.
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A Rude Awakening
“It’s difficult when you meet your heroes because it might not be what you expect,” Ridley explained at Star Wars: Celebration. Here, Rey stands at the ruins of the Jedi temple on Ahch-To.
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The Last Jedi?
Luke is in no rush to train a new Padawan. “It’s time for the Jedi to end,” he says in the Last Jedi teaser. (Credit: Lucasfilm)
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Rey Looks for Answers
Despite Luke’s words, Rey remains on the island, determined to learn from the Jedi master.
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The Crew on Location at Skellig Michael, Ireland
This behind-the-scenes shot of Hamill and Ridley hints at the developing relationship between Rey and Luke.
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The Weapon of a Jedi
Although they might have mutual reservations, at some point Luke tutors Rey in the proper use of a lightsaber. (Credit: Lucasfilm)
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The Caretakers
During Rey’s time on Ahch-To, she meets the island’s caretakers, described by director Rian Johnson as “these sort of fish-bird type aliens” who speak “a blubbery sort of Scottish fish talk.”
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Chewbacca’s Fuzzy New Friend
Another of the island’s inhabitants are the penguin-like porgs, one of which is seen here with Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew).
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Will Finn Awaken?
What of our other heroes? While Rey has been seeking answers to her questions about the Force, ex-Stormtrooper Finn (John Boyega) has been in a Kylo Ren-induced coma.
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Finn in the Cockpit
Although he doesn’t spend the whole movie in the medical bay: once he regains consciousness, Finn becomes a reluctant hero of the Resistance.
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Spy Kids
Along with new character Rose (Kelly Marie Tran), a maintenance worker for the Rebellion, Finn goes on an undercover mission to get some First Order intel.
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Viva Canto Bight
Finn and Rose’s spy duties take them to a planet Star Wars fans have never seen before: Cantonica, home of the futuristic casino metropolis called Canto Bight, described by Johnson as “Vegas with aliens.”(Credit: Lucasfilm)
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Poe Knows Flying
In The Last Jedi, star Resistance pilot Poe (Oscar Isaac) is still fighting, and he finds a new mentor: General Leia (Carrie Fisher). “Poe is in some ways a surrogate son for Leia,” Isaac told EW.
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Poe and BB-8 on the Run
“Poe’s arc is one of evolving from a heroic soldier to a seasoned leader,” Isaac, seen here with droid BB-8, told EW.
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Crait Expectations
One of the film’s major battle sequences will take place on a remote mineral planet called Crait, Johnson told Yahoo Movies. In stills from the trailers, land speeders are shown kicking up clouds of red dust from beneath the planet’s salt surface.
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Kylo Ren Returns
The First Order was dealt a mighty blow by the resistance, and commander Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) was personally scarred by Rey’s lightsaber, in The Force Awakens. Now, he seeks revenge.
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A Nightmarish Vision
In a flashback, we see some of Kylo Ren’s backstory that was revealed by Han Solo (Harrison Ford) in the previous film. Here, Luke Skywalker and R2-D2 observe the destruction wrought by Kylo Ren’s betrayal of the Jedi.
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The TIE Silencer
Kylo Ren will be headed into battle with this new starfighter, a new ship designed with elements of Darth Vader’s original TIE fighter, the Advance X1.
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The New Guard
The Last Jedi will reveal more about the mysterious Supreme Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis), as well as introducing his personal bodyguards, the scarlet-armored Paetorian Guard.
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Saying Goodbye
On a bittersweet note, The Last Jedi will feature the final appearance of the late Carrie Fisher as Leia, shown here on set with director Rian Johnson.
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It’s a Wrap!
Ackbar riffs on his iconic line in this still from the behind-the-scenes featurette.
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Who is the “last Jedi” in the title of Star Wars: The Last Jedi ? That’s one of the many plot points that Lucasfilm and Disney are keeping under wraps until Episode VIII arrives in theaters on Dec. 15. But the good folks behind the sequel to The Force Awakens know that fans need a little something to tide them over. In August, Disney released new stills from The Last Jedi, along with a few details (none too spoiler-y) about what’s in store for our favorite characters. Read on for a first look at the heroes, villains, creatures, and spaceships of the next installment in the Star Wars saga.
