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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".
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).
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (also known as Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens) is a 2015 American space opera epic film co-produced, co-written, and directed by J. J. Abrams. The sequel to Return of the Jedi (1983), it is chronologically the seventh film of the "Skywalker Saga".
The series started when the creators learned that Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace would be re-released in 3D and decided to make a parody trailer for it, starting the series as a result of the positive reception the videos received. [2]
[1] Episode VII: The Force Awakens was released on December 16, 2015, Episode VIII: The Last Jedi on December 13, 2017, and Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker on December 18, 2019, in many countries. [e] The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi were both critical and box office successes. [80] [81] Episode IX received a mixed reception from critics ...
Episode VII was to be the first part of a trilogy continuing the story of Luke as a Jedi. Episode VIII would have featured Luke's sister (distinct from Leia). Episode IX would introduce the Emperor and depict Luke's ultimate battle with him. [4] In late 1980, Lucas stated that he had "titles and ten-page story outlines for each of" the nine ...
However, these plans did not come to fruition and instead Kasdan co-wrote Episode VII - Star Wars: The Force Awakens, with Kinberg serving as a creative consultant. [46] In June 2014, it was announced that Rian Johnson, writer and director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, would write a story treatment for Episode IX. [47]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens: 18 December 2015: Converted to 3D. [19] Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: 25 March 2016: Converted to 3D. [20] Dunkirk: 21 July 2017 [21] Star Wars: The Last Jedi: 15 December 2017: Converted to 3D. Cropped to 2.39:1 [22] First Man: 12 October 2018 [23] [24] Ancient Caves: 5 March 2020: Converted to 3D. [25 ...