New STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Image, Featurette And Interview With Director Rian Johnson

Some great new material from Star Wars: The Last Jedi has surfaced, including an amazing shot of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), comments from Rian Johnson about what to expect, and a revealed featurette...

By JoshWilding - Oct 24, 2017 10:10 AM EST

Filed Under: Star Wars

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is less than two months away and while Lucasfilm is no doubt going to be very cautious when it comes to sharing anything too spoilery from the movie, some great new content has surfaced today courtesy of USA Today. Below is a featurette and still which puts the spotlight on Luke Skywalker. That doesn't reveal much but it is a great shot of the fan-favourite Jedi looking...dark?

Director Rian Johnson meanwhile has been asked about the journey Star Wars: The Last Jedi will take Rey, Finn, and Poe Dameron on and he's now confirmed that they will be split up in this movie.

"When I first read the script of The Force Awakens, I was like, "I feel like I know these characters instantly." And now we get to kind of put them through a meat grinder. (Laughs) And for me, part of that meant that we had to make things as hard on each of them as possible: At least part of the movie, they don’t have their friends around. They’ve got to figure things out for themselves. They’ve got to be faced with whatever the toughest thing each of them can be faced with, and they’re not going to have their buddy there next to them to get them out of it necessarily."

As for Carrie Fisher's role in the movie, Johnson admitted that seeing the actress here has been somewhat emotional but an experience he hopes fans will enjoy as they bid farewell to her and Leia.

"Having these scenes in the film recontextualize tragically with her not being here anymore, it’s incredibly emotional. For the next few months, seeing the fans .... process the loss and celebrate her as Leia one last time, it’s going to be intense. I think it’s going to be really sad but really joyful, I hope. She really kicks (butt) as General Leia, and I’m happy for that."

Are you guys excited for Star Wars: The Last Jedi? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.

See this exclusive new behind-the-scenes video from #StarWars with the late Carrie Fisher: https://t.co/QOPhwXIfP0 pic.twitter.com/16vGw5waZY
— USA TODAY Life (@usatodaylife) October 24, 2017

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boiling - 10/24/2017, 11:02 AM

First! In a Star Wars article! Dreams do come true!

Ha1frican - 10/24/2017, 11:06 AM

knocturnalzen10 - 10/24/2017, 11:40 AM

@Ha1frican - this so creepy and humorous at the same time lol lol

IronGenesis - 10/24/2017, 11:13 AM

Luke has really failed.
My goodness.
Even Obi-Wan kept his dry sense of humor and optimism.
Come on Luke!
Where's Shortround with a flame torch when you need him?!

DavidGray - 10/24/2017, 11:13 AM

This isn't the director that had problems with the studios was he?

Supercat6376 - 10/24/2017, 11:14 AM

You kill Luke or turn him to the dark side.... I am donnnnnnneee

TheLight - 10/24/2017, 11:16 AM

Luke still waiting on those power converters.

Ha1frican - 10/24/2017, 11:19 AM

Anyone notice that tree behind him kinda looks like a bootyhole?

chewie - 10/24/2017, 11:25 AM

Probably gonna get teary eyed at the end when they show the "Dedicated to Carrie" line before credits role...

Ha1frican - 10/24/2017, 11:33 AM

@chewie - I think what you mean to say is "Rrrrrrr-ghghghghgh!"

chewie - 10/24/2017, 2:28 PM

@Ha1frican - lmao!

ODanil - 10/24/2017, 11:34 AM

Get on those books:

CAPTAINPINKEYE - 10/24/2017, 11:48 AM

looking forward to watching this

for free one day.

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