After more than forty years, one of the most popular cinematographic stories of all time comes to an end and is a cultural event in itself, which has the industry and the fans revolutionized. Vanity Fair Magazine today revealed the first official promotional photo shoot for “The Rise of Skywalker,” the last installment of the trilogy to be directed by J.J. Abrams. The filmmaker who was in charge of the triumphant return of the saga in 2015 with “The Awakening of the Force” is now returning to the forefront of this overproduction. Little is known and nothing of the plot, but the photos reveal some secrets so far well kept.
J.J. Abrams along with double coordinator Eunice Huthart direct the Knights of Ren, fearsome elite warriors who respond to Kylo Ren
It seems that we can finally see in action the Order of Knights of Ren, who were presented in flashback scenes in episode VII and had no development in the next film, leaving unhappy many fans who expected to know something more about the origin of Kylo Ren and his warrior elite. It is also known that he rebuilt his hull, which now has red marks. We may see in flashback scenes Luke and R2-D2, who had already appeared in fragments of Ben Solo’s transformation story in Kylo Ren, just after his clash with his uncle and Master Skywalker, and before Luke deactivated the droid to No one could find his location.
The reappearance of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker may indicate that there will be flashbacks explaining the origin of Kylo Ren
But not everything is about exploring the past, because to move the plot forward will also appear new characters. One of them is the mysterious Keri Russell. Her mask helps her to hide not only her identity but also her motivations. Something very useful for those who seek to camouflage themselves in a cantina or in the gloomy neighborhood of the thieves of Kimiji, one of the new locations of this vast universe.
Keri Russell as Zorri Bliss, in the district of the thieves of the snowy world of Kijimi
Since the balance of force in the galaxy was altered by the invasion of the first order and the destruction of the New Republic, some characters avoid choosing a side because it is profitable, as well taught us the smuggler DJ, who interpreted Benicio of the bull in the previous delivery. The same can be expected from the liar Zorri Bliss, as the new photos advance.
The leaders of the first order, the General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson) and his new ally the General Pryde (Richard E. Grant) in the ship of Kylo Ren.
She is not the only character to be presented through the lens of Annie Leibovitz, as we also have the newly-appeared General Pryde, played by Richard E. Grant. Sitting on the bridge of the destroyer of Kylo Ren with the young General Hux, he looks like a father figure or authority for him. While his interests are aligned with those of the first order, Hux could use a new military alliance that does not depend entirely on the unstable Kylo Ren.
Finn and his new Jannah ally (Naomi Ackie) lead the charge against the mechanized forces of the first order.
Another new character of which is known little and nothing is that of Jannah, interpreted by Naomi Ackie, to whom we were able to know in the celebration of last month, just before the presentation of the first official trailer of the film. But the actress is forbidden to talk about her new character and has only expressed about what was her experience working in Star Wars, which she considers extremely surreal. In the new photos we see riding a orbak next to Finn, pointing his bow and arrow. No doubt it will be an important ally for the resistance.
Poe Damen, BB8, Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian pose aboard the Millenium Falcon
In Chewbacca’s outfit is Joonas Suotamo, a young Finnish basketball player who arrived just in time to replace the legendary Peter Mayhew, who died last month at 74 years. A few days earlier, Jonas had been in the official presentation of episode IX at the celebration and on stage he especially thanked his mentor for training him and passing on the secrets of the character. So far, Suotamo played Chewie in four of the new films, including Han Solo prequel. Who makes his triumphant return in this surrender is the very Lando Calrissian, played by legendary actor Billy Dee Williams at his 82 years. With the charisma and elegance that gave life to his character intact, returns to make clear that Lando is on the side of the good. After its appearance in the prequel of Han Solo and the death of its friend in “The Awakening of the Force”, it is a true nod to the fans of the original trilogy. If there’s one thing J.J. Abrams brings to this new era of movies is just a sense of homage to the original creations of George Lucas, which has earned him criticism and praise alike. But he insists that this trilogy is about the new generations, having to deal with everything that has come before them. Rian Johnson reinforced that idea with his episode VIII, giving an even greater complexity to the original spirit of Star Wars. Abrams also gave back to the new trilogy the analogue aesthetic of the originals, with practical effects and latex creatures, royal costumes and only The necessary dose of visual effects generated by computer. Just as George Lucas moved to the south of Tunisia to film the scenes on Tatooine, J.J. set up a whole setting in Abu Dhabi to bring life to Naboo in episode VII and now did the same in the South Jordan Desert to recreate the planet Pasaana.
The citizens of Jordan interpret the Aki-Aki, natives of the planet Pasaana
Oscar Isaac says that when he came to film the scenes of his character Poe gave the inhospitable set in the middle of the desert for this last installment, and saw that they had installed a green screen, asked the director what was the sense of filming in the middle of the natural What they could generate by computer. The Director replied that the way the light plays with the sand and the environment in general is impossible to achieve in post-production and gives the realism he was looking for.
It is very difficult to design the imperfection, and the imperfections that have these environments immediately create a sense of authenticity. That’s how you believe it.
One of the few things that leaked from the set were the words that Anthony Daniels, the actor who gives life to C3-PO, could not memorize for having received the script on time to avoid-fairly-leaks: common emblem. This could refer to a new alliance between rebels, a common emblem between the resistance and a new reconstructed republic, or something else. In addition, he advanced that the protocol droid will do something to surprise everyone.
Anthony Daniels is the only actor whose character has been present in the nine films of the saga
We can also assume that the resistance and the first order will have a definitive confrontation, which will be a challenge for the rebels because at the end of the last film the resistance had been decimated. And even though the first order also lost its most powerful weapon and the Supreme Leader Snoke at the hands of Kylo Ren himself, it only strengthened him more and gave him a new sense of purpose, after rejecting an alliance with King and the rebels. Sources close to the film say it will also be the last showdown between the Jedi and their dark side nemesis of the Force, the fearsome Sith. But the real question of this last installment is the identity of the title’s Skywalker. One of the few left standing at the end of episode VIII is General Leia Organa, but Carrie Fisher’s early death in 2016 left everyone mired in sadness and the director and screenwriter of the film with a dilemma to solve.
There are moments of this movie where Carrie is there, and I really feel that there is a spiritual element in the fact that it happened that way, because somehow it worked. And I never thought it would work.
J.J. Abrams said he was able to rebuild the scenes of Leia in episode IX with old footage of episode VII and conceived the closure of his bow depending on what he already had. This was how he re-wrote Fisher’s dialogues in different context to adapt them to the scenes filmed and to close the story of Leia in this film, which was supposed to be dedicated to his character. As well as episode VII was dedicated to closing the arc of Han Solo and episode VIII, that of Luke Skywalker.
John Williams leading one last time to the Star Wars Orchestra, with the image of Leia (Carrie Fisher) background
The only other member of the Skywalker family left alive (unless we know) is his son Ben Solo, better known as Kylo Ren. This time he will have to face his past, and perhaps we’ll see what really led him to form the order of Ren and rebel against his own parents, retaking the legacy of his grandfather Darth Vader. Unlike King, Kylo did not go through a path of self-discovery but grew up in the shadow of enormous expectations, and that eventually left him deep marks. If Kylo Ren can approach redemption in some way, it is with the help of King. It is said that in this film we will see that the connection of both through the force is even greater than we thought. And in turn, the rejection he feels for his family is inversely proportional to the desire of king to have one, to belong and find his place in the world. The other character who returns in some way for this movie is the emperor, but we still don’t know how.
Everything seems to indicate that Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and King (Daisy Ridley) will have their final showdown in episode IX
With this last movie Star Wars becomes a trilogy of Trilogies and closes the history of the Skywalker family forever. In Argentina it premieres on December 19, at the same time as in the rest of the world. In this note:
