On Friday morning during Star Wars Celebration in Orlando, Disney and Lucasfilm unleashed the first trailer for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," the next chapter in the Skywalker saga. Check out the trailer above.
"The Last Jedi," as the eighth numbered entry in the "Star Wars" saga, picks up where "The Force Awakens" left off after the franchise took a diversion in 2016 with "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."
This time, we'll be seeing a lot more of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) as he deals with the intrusion of Rey (Daisy Ridley) into his secluded island paradise at the end of the last movie.
The trailer seems to be pushing a new philosophy for the protagonist users of the Force, one that endorses a balance rather than a strict adherence to the light side as seen in the previous movies. In that vein, Luke himself delivers the big line at the end of the trailer: "It's time for the Jedi to end."
We also get glimpses of returning characters Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac), Finn (John Boyega) and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), as well as what appears to be a major space battle. As was the case with all of the trailer for "The Force Awakens," though, the trailer doesn't reveal what the actual plot of the movie is.
"The Last Jedi" stars Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Kelly Marie Tran, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher. It's written and directed by Rian Johnson and produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman and executive produced by J.J. Abrams, Jason McGatlin, and Tom Karnowski.
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" hits theaters Dec. 15.
