Disney announced a new trilogy of Star Wars films. In October 2012, Star Wars creator George Lucas sold his production company Lucasfilm, and with it the Star Wars franchise, to The Walt Disney Company. Justin Theroux will play a slicer, an individual who specializes in breaking encryption.ĭevelopment See also: Star Wars sequel trilogy Veronica Ngo portrays Paige Tico, a Resistance gunner and Rose's sister. Warwick Davis and Noah Segan have been cast in unspecified roles. Joseph Gordon-Levitt has a voice cameo in the film. Gareth Edwards, director of the Star Wars Anthology film Rogue One, has a cameo in the film. Gary Barlow also has a cameo appearance in the film. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry and Tom Hardy will make cameo appearances as stormtroopers. Rose as Admiral Ackbar, Billie Lourd as Lieutenant Connix, and Simon Pegg as Unkar Plutt, all of whom are reprising their roles. Other cast members include Peter Mayhew and Joonas Suotamo, both returning to portray Chewbacca, Mike Quinn as Nien Nunb, Timothy D. If you grab him by the handle, he can be very, very useful.”
Del Toro likens his character to that of a knife, saying “if you grab him by the blade, he’ll cut you.
Laura Dern as Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, an officer in the Resistance.īenicio del Toro as an unnamed character, referred to by writer and director Rian Johnson as "DJ", who is an underworld slicer. Kelly Marie Tran as Rose Tico, a member of the Resistance who works in maintenance. Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma, the commander of the First Order's stormtroopers. Lupita Nyong'o as Maz Kanata, a pirate and longtime friend of Han Solo and Chewbacca.ĭomhnall Gleeson as General Hux, the former head of the First Order's Starkiller Base.Īnthony Daniels as C-3PO, a humanoid protocol droid in the service of Leia Organa. Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, an X-wing fighter pilot in the Resistance.Īndy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke, the mysterious leader of the First Order and Kylo Ren's master. John Boyega as Finn, a former stormtrooper of the First Order who defected to the Resistance. He was born Ben Solo, the son of Han Solo and Leia Organa, nephew of Luke Skywalker, and the grandson of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala.ĭaisy Ridley as Rey, a highly Force-sensitive scavenger from the desert planet Jakku who joined the Resistance and goes to find Luke Skywalker.
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She died on December 27, 2016, after completing her work on the film.Īdam Driver as Kylo Ren, Supreme Leader Snoke's loyal servant who is strong with the dark side of the Force and leader to the Knights of Ren. The Last Jedi was the final film that Fisher worked on.
He is the son of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala.Ĭarrie Fisher as General Leia Organa, twin sister to Luke, former princess of Alderaan, and a leading general in the Resistance. Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, a powerful Jedi Master who has been in self-imposed exile on the planet Ahch-To. The Last Jedi is scheduled for release on December 15, 2017.Ī sequel, tentatively titled Star Wars: Episode IX, is scheduled for December 20, 2019.Ĭast Main articles: List of Star Wars characters and List of Star Wars cast members Post-production wrapped up in September 2017. Scenes that required shooting at Skellig Michael in Ireland were filmed during pre-production in September 2015, with principal photography beginning at Pinewood Studios in England in February 2016 and ending in July 2016. John Williams, composer for the previous seven films, returns to compose the score. It is produced by Ram Bergman and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy. The film was announced after Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm in October 2012.