It will not come out at the cinema before the 18th of December next, and yet, here’s some new images from the ninth episode of Star Wars are unveiled. Published by Vanity Fair , the photographs taken by Annie Leibovitz immortalise a few moments behind-the-scenes of the filming of this component in the highly anticipated third trilogy of the saga, and the staging of some of the many characters that change (almost!) of like planet of the shirt. If some of them are already well known to the public, others are poised to make their debut in the adventure intergalactic.

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These photos appear to confirm many of the elements already found in the «teaser-trailer» (a mix between a teaser usually short and a trailer for longer), which is shared in mid-April. In particular, the scenes of this opening scene on Rey (Daisy Ridley), the heroine of this trilogy, in which she performs, in the middle of a desert area, a spectacular back flip to counter-attack a ship visibly launched in pursuit of her. In these same locations, we can discover C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) shelter from the sun under an umbrella, Finn (John Boyega) and Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo) to pass by there. Especially, the Knights of Ren, seen in The Awakening of the Force , are back.

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The other photos seem much less spontaneous. Staged, with the special effects already added, Finn and Jannah (Naomi Mackie), a newcomer, overlap of creatures foreign to our world, ready to lead the attack against the mechanized forces of the First Order». Other introduction: Zorri Bliss, hidden, but is armed to the teeth. It will be played by Keri Russell, who had previously worked with J. J. Abrams in 2005 to Mission Impossible 3 .

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In another cliché, Finn, Chewbacca and the droid BB-8 and D-O pose in the Millennium Falcon alongside Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams), who making a big comeback in the saga. While it is revealed an image of the face-to-face long-awaited between Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), and Rey, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) tease an appearance yet blurred in this ninth episode, accompanied once again R2D2. After all, an «ascent of Skywalker» could she really have taken place without the master jedi?

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Speculation is rampant about who will “rise” as the Skywalker in #StarWars: The Rise of Skywalker. Could it still be the original hero, Luke Skywalker himself? The answer, it turns out, could very well reflect the way the world has changed since Star Wars debuted in 1977. Read the full cover story at the link in bio. Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.

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Despite his laugh highly recognizable to the end of the teaser-trailer of April, Palpatine is excluded from this put it in your mouth. It is not the only one: the sequence that must meet at the screen Carrie Fisher for his last appearance as princess Leia, with her daughter Billie Heavy who has been entrusted with the role of the Lieutenant Connix, has also been ruled out of those shots.

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Star Wars IX: The rise of Skywalker , December 19, 2019 to the cinema: