Star Warsfans are hungry for any little morsel of information they can scoop up aboutThe Last Jediwith less than six minutes of its two-hour and thirty minute runtime having been revealed in the various trailers and TV spots. While director Rian Johnson refuses to go into specifics about what fans will see play out this December in theaters, he did give us all the very first word spoken by a character on screen.
“We’re…”
We are what? That now seems to be the question. While we get the first word spoken by a character, we don’t know who says this word or its intent. It could be in reference to anything. Does the movie pick back up immediately on Ahch-To with Luke Skywalker and Rey? Is this Rey speaking to Luke, with the ‘We’re’ in reference to her, Chewbacca and R2-D2? Some reports indicate thatThe Last Jediwill kick off with a massive space battle feature Poe Dameron and BB-8 facing off against First Order ships. And it could be Poe who speaks these words. It also may be a word shared between Kylo Ren and Hux before Han’s son sets off in his TIE fighter to face off against the incoming attack from the Resistance.
We admit, this is kind of dumb, but fans seem to have fun with these little teases. The entire cast appeared onJimmy Kimmel Liveas part of the big press tour for the movie. Which is were Johnson dropped this info. With still two weeks togo, none of the stars in attendance dropped any substantial spoilers. Though it was once again confirmed thatLandowill definitely not be in this sequel.
Unveiling the first word spoken in anew Star Wars movieis becoming a tradition on Kimmel. J.J. Abrams also revealed the first word spoken inThe Force Awakensback before it came out in 2015. And its likely that he’ll do the same when he returns to the director’s chair forStar Wars 9.
Some fans were disappointed that theKimmel Star Wars specialdidn’t drop something more substantial. But that was never going to happen anyway. The actors did offer up their true feelings about the Porgs. Some love these new bird-like otter creatures with the Jaws-like mouths, others, like John Boyega hate them.
Back in July, Rian Johnson revealed the first word that appears on screen as part ofThe Last Jedi opening crawl. And that word turned out to be ‘Decimated’. Which led many to believe the opening crawl kicks off with a recap of what happened to the Starkiller base. Though a franchise tradition for the main saga, only abandoned byRogue One, many fans have complained thatStar Wars 8doesn’t need an opening crawl, as it continues directly after the events inThe Force Awakens. When it comes to the original and prequel trilogies, a number of years had passed between each film. This is the first time where one of the sequels has led directly into the other. Even withEmpireandReturn of the Jedithere was a significant jump in time. Not here, which will make for one five hour epic when watched back to back. Which is cool, and makes one wonder ifStar Wars 9will follow suit. It should be noted thatRogue Onedoes lead directly intoA New Hope, which also breaks the trend. Take a look as director Rian Johnson revealed the first word onKimmel
