The Last Jedi is a 2017 American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is the second installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, following The Force Awakens. The film’s ensemble cast includes Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, and Frank Oz. Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, and Benicio del Toro join the cast. The sequel, The Rise of Skywalker, is scheduled to be released in December 2019.
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The Last Jedi is a 2017 American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is the second installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, following The Force Awakens. The film’s ensemble cast includes Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, and Frank Oz in returning roles. Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, and Benicio del Toro join the cast. It features the first posthumous film performance by Fisher, who died in December 2016, and the film is dedicated to her memory. The Last Jedi had its world premiere at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on December 9, 2017, and was released in the United States on December 15, 2017. It grossed over USD 1.3 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of 2017, the seventh-highest-grossed film in North America, and ninth- Highest- Grossing Star Wars film of all time during its theatrical run. The sequel, The Rise of Skywalker, is scheduled to be released in December 2019. It was produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. John Williams, composer for the previous episodic films, returned to compose the score. It received four nominations at the 90th Academy Awards, including Best Original Score and Best Visual Effects, as well as two nominations for the 71st British Academy Film Awards. The movie is the eighth episode of the nine-part \”Skywalker saga\”.
It is also the second- highest- grossing StarWars film and turned a net profit of over USD 417 million. It follows Rey as she seeks the aid of Luke Skywalker, in hopes of turning the tide for the Resistance in the fight against Kylo Ren and the First Order, while General Leia Organa, Finn, and Poe Dameron attempt to escape a First Order attack on the dwindling Resistance fleet. On Ahch-To, Rey attempts to recruit Luke Skywalker to the Resistance. Under self-imposed exile, Luke refuses to help and says that the Jedi should end. After encouragement from R2-D2, he agrees to give Rey three lessons in the ways of the Force. Kylo tells Rey that Luke feared his power; Luke confesses that he momentarily contemplated killing Kylo upon sensing that Snoke was corrupting him, which prompted Kylo to destroy Luke’s new Jedi Order. The spirit of Luke’s master Yoda appears and summons a bolt of lightning to destroy the library, but Luke hesitates. Meanwhile, Poe, Rose, and BB-8 entrusts Finn with a secret mission to deactivate the first order’s tracking device. Captain Phasma brings Rey and Finn to the casino town of Canto Bight, where they escape the local security with the help of stablehand children and racing animals. The remaining Resistance escapes into hyperspace, but the First order uses a device to track them, and attacks again. While Leia recovers, Vice Admiral Holdo assumes command of the resistance.
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