One of the common themes we have heard from J.J. Abrams about directing The Rise of Skywalker is the pressure he has felt to make sure he ties together the entire Skywalker saga into a satisfying conclusion. Because of that, it should come as no surprise that Abrams consulted with several of the most important [...]
We've already talked significantly about the trailer for The Rise of Skywalker, and we'll talk plenty more about it to come, but I wanted to go back and highlight some of the things we learned about the film from the panel. The panel was hosted by Stephen Colbert and featured director J.J. Abrams, Lucasfilm President [...]
At the Celebration panel on Friday for The Rise of Skywalker, Naomi Ackie made her first appearance at Star Wars Celebration and revealed that her character in the film is named Jannah. We also got our first look at Jannah as well: "I mean, all I can really say is like the original group are [...]
In a stunning move, it was confirmed at the panel for Episode IX that Ian McDiarmid is returning to the role of Sheev Palpatine for the final film of the Skywalker saga, The Rise of Skywalker. That's a pretty amazing and bold move, and director J.J. Abrams has spoken considerably about bringing back the character [...]
Before he wrote the script for The Rise of Skywalker, J.J. Abrams and his team met with George Lucas to discuss the story. He revealed that in an interview with IGN at Star Wars Celebration on Friday. When asked why it was important to bring Palpatine back for this one, Abrams responded: “Well I can't [...]
At the end of the panel for Star Wars: Episode IX, we got a teaser trailer that is absolutely amazing, and at the end of that we got the official title: The Rise of Skywalker. The teaser trailer is amazing, and we're going to break it down shot-by-shot here. If you missed it, though, check [...]
At the Episode IX panel today, J.J. Abrams officially unveiled the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode IX, which is officially titled "The Rise of Skywalker." Take a look at the amazing trailer: https://twitter.com/starwars/status/1116749912983707650 Stay tuned for tons more coverage of the Episode IX panel and a complete breakdown of the trailer!
Recently there has been a lot of talk about whether J.J. Abrams in Episode IX will have a different answer about Rey's parentage than Rian Johnson did in The Last Jedi, fueled in part by Johnson saying that he would be ok with whatever direction Abrams takes it. Recent comments by Abrams suggest that he's [...]
J.J. Abrams doesn't exactly speak publicly all that much, so we haven't heard a lot from the director of Star Wars: Episode IX. But that will change in just a few days, when Abrams will appear on the Episode IX panel at Celebration. Even before that, however, Abrams did an interview with Fast Company, talking [...]
At CinemaCon recently, MTV caught up with Rian Johnson and asked him about several things Star Wars related, including his approach to upcoming Star Wars projects. Firstly, he was asked about approaching J.J. Abrams's Episode IX and how much he's involved with it. "No, I've had a couple conversations with him," Johnson said, "but I've [...]
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