When the TV spot hit that showed General Leia Organa holding the Skywalker lightsaber in the jungles of Ajan Kloss, speculation continued to increase as to whether Leia might actually be continuing Rey's training. It turns out that's exactly the case. There was a press junket on Wednesday for The Rise of Skywalker, and included [...]
We're just a few weeks away from the release of the final chapter of the Skywalker Saga, The Rise of Skywalker, and the marketing blitz has been quite intense recently. It seems like we've been getting a new TV spot practically every day, and that's pretty awesome! A new one dropped over the weekend, and [...]
"How do we build a Rebellion from this?" Rey asked Leia Organa at the end of The Last Jedi. The Resistance had just been decimated; they lost much of their leadership, their allies didn't come to their aid, and Jedi Master Luke Skywalker had given his life to ensuring their escape. What remained of the [...]
Today in an essay for TIME, Billie Lourd wrote a very touching, beautiful, and emotional essay about her mother, Carrie Fisher, and Leia Organa. It's a great read, and I would encourage you to click the link above and do so. Lourd writes about how, growing up, she didn't like Leia, as she just wanted [...]
Whereas The Force Awakens gave Han Solo more of a spotlight and The Last Jedi focused on Luke Skywalker, Episode IX was originally planned to be Leia Organa's time to shine. Of course the focus of this sequel trilogy is on the new characters - especially Rey and Kylo Ren - but the original three [...]
The official theatrical poster for The Rise of Skywalker was released last week, and while it's certainly not the main point, there's something about the poster that caught the attention of many fans: Carrie Fisher gets top billing for the final installment of the Skywalker saga! https://twitter.com/starwars/status/1186460828087701505 This is the first time that Carrie Fisher [...]
On Monday night, the final trailer for the ninth and final installment of the Skywalker saga, The Rise of Skywalker, was released! It's a beautifully made trailer, and it manages to thrill and excite audiences with stunning visuals and music while maintaining a very hopeful note, giving us optimism that this saga will wrap up [...]
In The Last Jedi, the Resistance unceremoniously lost Admiral Gial Ackbar and the rest of the crew on the bridge shortly after the Battle of D'Qar, as a First Order attack destroyed the bridge of the Raddus. It was a tragic ending for the hero of the Rebellion, but the Resistance had to keep moving. [...]
The novel Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse will release on November 5, and it figures to be a very important read to set some of the context for the time period in-between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. We previously got an excerpt from the book featuring a conversation between General Leia Organa [...]
Probably the most anticipated novel releasing this fall in the leadup to The Rise of Skywalker is "Resistance Reborn" by Rebecca Roanhorse, releasing on November 14. Set after The Last Jedi, this novel focuses on Leia, Rey, Poe, and Finn rebuilding the Resistance. So this will undoubtedly provide good context for us as we prepare [...]
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