Finally. After about a year and a half in anticipation, we now have our first official look at Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Rian Johnson’s take on the iconic franchise looks to be quite promising, and seeing the characters both old and new in this trailer gets one’s heart pounding with excitement.
Right from the beginning, the opening shot teases us into thinking we are looking into yet another starry sky, but we are then fooled when we see Rey (Daisy Ridley) getting herself to breathe properly as she places her hands on a rock on the island where she finds Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill).
Of course, fans who had the privilege to see the new trailer at Star Wars Celebration Orlando had the best possible experience in viewing the new footage. Being surrounded with thousands of fellow fans as well as having LucasFilm president Kathleen Kennedy, director Rian Johnson as well as four of the main actors (Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran and Mark Hamill) in the same room must create some palpable energy within the crowds.
As the trailer finally dropped online this morning, the internet has definitely awakened with excitement. Fans are so hyped to finally hear Luke Skywalker speak for the first time since 1983, and the fact that the new characters introduced from The Force Awakens have left such an impact on audiences only proves the power of what Star Wars has in the culture.
Here are some of reactions from people who were at the panel as well as those who caught the trailer online:
Holy Crap I have chills #TheLastJedi #SWCO
— Nate Brail @ SWCO (@NateBrail) April 14, 2017
Trailer is incredible #TheLastJedi #SWCO #StarWars
— Nate Brail @ SWCO (@NateBrail) April 14, 2017
COÑOOOOO!!!! #TheLastJedi
— Umberto Gonzalez (@elmayimbe) April 14, 2017
MY TEARS ARE ALL OVER THIS — #StarWars: #TheLastJedi TRAILER!!!! pic.twitter.com/ChThzjEtnd #SWCO #SWCelebration #StarWarsTheLastJedi
— Andy Behbakht (@AndyBehbakht) April 14, 2017
Is it weird that just one second of R2 on screen makes me cry? #TheLastJedi
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) April 14, 2017
Pretty epic teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Beautifully shot scenes, too, and haunting voiceover by @HamillHimself
— Rob Keyes @ #SWCO (@rob_keyes) April 14, 2017
They showed the trailer! Love it! Luke says “it’s time for the Jedi to end” woah
— KristianHarloff (@KristianHarloff) April 14, 2017
“Its time for the Jedi to END!” Amazing teaser trailer.
— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) April 14, 2017
The Last Jedi trailer is beautiful. I love how Rian appears to be both making it his own while honoring the franchise. https://t.co/VAzKnbcS9C
— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) April 14, 2017
I’m dead. https://t.co/qp6CdxAE5i
— Ethan Anderton (@Ethan_Anderton) April 14, 2017
Full tears all over my face. #TheLastJedi #SWCO
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) April 14, 2017
The teaser for THE LAST JEDI is far more intriguing than anything in the entirety of THE FORCE AWAKENS.
— Robert Meyer Burnett (@BurnettRM) April 14, 2017
The world collectively prays that WWIII doesn’t start before Christmas… https://t.co/W7N6faMwV3
— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) April 14, 2017
Bless you @rianjohnson https://t.co/94OtJSqfut
— Devindra Hardawar (@Devindra) April 14, 2017
OH MY GOD #SWCO
— Scott Wampler @ SWCO (@ScottWamplerBMD) April 14, 2017
Alright, that was cool. Hard to elicit anything approaching the “hype!!!” of “Chewie, we’re home,” so I’m ok not seeing much right now.
— Siddhant Adlakha (@SidizenKane) April 14, 2017
My geeky demands should not be met. We should get no other trailers for THE LAST JEDI.
— Alan Cerny (@NordlingCS) April 14, 2017
If there’s a bright center to the Universe, it’s because of that #TheLastJedi trailer. I can’t handle my brain right now. I can’t handle.
— Mark E Reilly (@ReillyAround) April 14, 2017
“The Last Jedi” teaser trailer has landed, and I’m still excited to see more from this space saga: https://t.co/aHjsYyVrkz
— Jon Schnepp (@JonSchnepp) April 14, 2017
Sorry I woke you. There was a Star Wars trailer, tho.
— Holly Madison (@hollymadison) April 14, 2017
@starwars It’s time for the Jedi…to end? pic.twitter.com/H7gEomKAcK
— Peyton Clark (@peytonpclark) April 14, 2017
Directed by Rian Johnson and starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Andy Serkis, Benicio del Toro, Laura Dern and Kelly Marie Tran, Star Wars: The Last Jedi arrives in a galaxy near you on December 15, 2017.