After months of waiting and impatience, Disney and Lucasfilm have finally pulled back the veil of secrecy a bit onStar Wars 8. Today, they revealed that the official title will beStar Wars: The Last Jedi, while also debuting thefirst posterfor the movie. The reaction to the title has been very positive andMark Hamillhas piled onto that positivity with his initial public reaction. Star Daisy Ridley also got in on the fun with her own meme.
The Associated Presscaught up withMark Hamillshortly after theThe Last Jedititle was made public to get his thoughts on it. He seemed relieved to be able to actually talk a bit about the movie now, but also praised it for its similarity to samurai movies of old, while also saying that “it’s straightforward and minimalist and I like that.” Before sharing his thoughts, he talked a bit about not wanting to know the title during production because there is so much secrecy and concern over leaks these days. Here is what he had to say.
“It was just announced. I heard it on the car ride over. He (Rian Johnson) told me that when we were making the movie and I said ‘Don’t tell me these things!’ I talk in my sleep. They have us so jacked up with paranoia over leaks, but that’s the way of the world. It’s funny because back when we were making the original nobody cared.”
GettingMark Hamill’s impression of the title forStar Wars: Episode VIIIseems very appropriate, seeing asStar Wars: The Last Jediis almost definitely referring to his character and seems to imply the movie will heavily focus on Luke Skywalker. InStar Wars: The Force Awakens, the opening crawl features text that refers to Luke as “the last Jedi” and at one point, Supreme Leader Snoke also says “The droid will soon be delivered to the Resistance…leading them to the last Jedi.”
DirectorRian Johnsonhas also said that this movie will be heavily focused on Luke and Rey, so the title makes a lot of sense. AsMark Hamillsays, it appears to be very “straightforward.” That would also be in line withStar Wars: The Empire Strikes Backor evenStar Wars: Attack of the Clones, which were both the second installments of their respective trilogies and were both very straightforward.
Rian Johnsonalso recently revealed that he has known the title ofStar Wars 8ever since he wrote the first draft of the screenplay, so he has had to remain tight-lipped on the matter for quite some time. Interestingly enough, now that Han Solo is dead in theStar Warsuniverse and givenCarrie Fisher’s unfortunate and untimely passing,Mark Hamillis now really going to be an even more important figure in the newStar Warstrilogy moving forward. That makesStar Wars: The Last Jedihave some weight to it that couldn’t have possibly been planned, but it just worked out that way.
Until the title reveal, details onStar Wars: The Last Jedihave been very scarce, but it looks like we are going to be getting reveals periodically from now until December. Recently, it was teased that a “first look” atStar Wars 8would be coming onMark Hamill’s showPop Culture Questand now that the title has been made public, it seems like that will be coming very soon, so be on the lookout. The cast for the movie includesDaisy 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 Jediwas written and directed byRian Johnsonand is set for release on December 15. you’re able to check out the video ofMark Hamill’s reaction to theStar Wars: Episode VIIItitle for yourself below. As well, we have includedDaisy Ridley’s post on Facebook which shows her facial expressions as the title was unveiled for the first time.
