There has been a lot of excitement and chatter in theStar Warsfan universe over the past couple of weeks ever since Disney and Lucasfilm announced the official title forStar Wars 8, which we now know to beStar Wars: The Last Jedi. Most of us are eagerly awaiting to see the first bit of footage from the movie, or even some photos for that matter. While the world would be thrilled with just a teaser trailer, Disney CEOBob Igerhas already seen the entire movie.
Recently, Disney held an earnings call during the course of which, a bit of information about Mouse House happenings was revealed. As reported by journalistHannah SampsononTwitter, one tidbit that was revealed is thatBob Igerhas seenThe Last Jediin its entirety and apparently, it is pretty good. Here is whatHannah Simpsonhad to say about it.
“Perk of being @WaltDisneyCo CEO: seeing The Last Jedi early. Bob Iger calls it ‘a great next chapter in the iconicSkywalker family saga.'”
In fairness, it isn’t as though the CEO of Disney would come out and say that their upcomingStar Wars moviewas anything but great, so this reaction only means so much. But outside of reading too much into his thoughts onStar Wars: The Last Jedi, it does mean that there is at the very least a rough cut of the movie ready to go. That is pretty encouraging, considering that the release date is still a little more than 10 months away. That means that directorRian Johnsonwill have plenty of time to fine tune and get things just right. It is also possible that they are a little ahead of schedule, becauseStar Wars 8was originally supposed to be released in May of this year. So, when the movie was moved to December, it gave some cushion.
The rest of us are going to have to have to wait a little bit longer to see some footage fromStar Wars: The Last Jedi. Disney opted out of debuting any footage during the Super Bowl and we recently reported that it is very likely the first teaser for the movie will debut duringStar Wars: Celebration, which will be taking place in Florida this April. Since the first teaser forRogue One: A Star Wars Storyand the first full-length trailer forStar Wars: The Force Awakensboth debuted in April as well, that would seem to make sense. Plus, that would help satisfy those who were a little underwhelmed with the lack ofbig revealsmade duringStar WarsCelebration last year.
We may have to wait a while to seeStar Wars: The Last Jedifor ourselves, but the first review is in and even though it is a very bias review, it is positive and that is exciting. The cast forStar Wars Episode VIIIincludesDaisy Ridley,John Boyega,Adam Driver,Domhnall Gleeson,Oscar Isaac,Carrie Fisher,Benicio Del Toro,Laura Dern,Gwendoline Christie,Andy Serkis,Lupita Nyong’OandMark Hamill.Star Wars: The Last Jediis written and directed byRian Johnsonand is set for release on December 15.
