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Star Wars: The Last Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi) is a 2017 American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson.Produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the second installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, following The Force Awakens (2015), and the eighth episode of the nine-part "Skywalker saga".
Johnson confirmed the report that following month and the film, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, was released on December 15, 2017, to positive reviews from critics and audiences. [24] After Colin Trevorrow departed Episode IX, Johnson turned down an offer from Lucasfilm to write and direct the follow-up to The Last Jedi. [25]
The sequel trilogy consists of The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017), and The Rise of Skywalker (2019), and chronologically follows Return of the Jedi in the saga. Additionally, an animated film was released in 2008, and two standalone anthology films were released in 2016 and 2018. [1]
The main Star Wars film series is a trilogy of subtrilogies; as it neared completion, Lucasfilm began to refer to it as the "Skywalker Saga". [1] [2] It was released beginning with the original trilogy (Episodes IV, V, and VI, 1977–1983), followed by the prequel trilogy (Episodes I, II, and III, 1999–2005) and the sequel trilogy (Episodes VII, VIII, and IX, 2015–2019).
Johnson hoped to commit to Knives Out after the release of his science fiction thriller Looper (2012) but he suspended the project when Lucasfilm hired him to direct Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). [5] [9] His experience witnessing the intense culture war backlash to The Last Jedi became another source of inspiration for the Knives Out story. [10]
The Force Awakens was followed by the sequels The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, which conclude the sequel trilogy. [71] Both grossed over $1 billion, ranking among the highest-grossing films of the year. [370] [371] The Last Jedi garnered positive reviews from critics while The Rise of Skywalker received a mixed response. [372] [373] [374]
[80] [81] In 2017, he wrote the music for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, [82] the eighth episode of the saga. Williams contributed "The Adventures of Han" and several additional demos for the 2018 standalone Star Wars film Solo: A Star Wars Story, while John Powell wrote the film's original score and adapted Williams's music. [83] [84] [85]
Mark Hamill [5] as Luke Skywalke r, the last Jedi Master, who became one with the Force in The Last Jedi. [14] Adam Driver as Kylo Ren (Ben Solo), [15] the Supreme Leader of the First Order, who shares a powerful Force connection with Rey. He is the son of Leia Organa and Han Solo and grandson of Darth Vader.