John Boyega trolled Star Wars fans by “teasing” the opening crawl for The Rise of Skywalker.
The main Star Wars saga is set to conclude with The Rise of Skywalker and the creative team behind the film has been hard at work ensuring the secrets of the film aren’t revealed ahead of its release. So, it likely came as a surprise to many Star Wars fans when John Boyega took to his official Instagram account to offer a “sneak peek” at the opening crawl for The Rise of Skywalker.
Of course, this turned out to be a joke on John Boyega’s part, with the crawl eventually reading, “Just Kidding. This isn’t the real scroll. This is just some text we made up. We are doing this to make Hot Content, and this content is HOT.” Fans then see dancing John Boyega gifs over the fake The Rise of Skywalker crawl set to the tune of “VIBEZ” by rapper DaBaby.
You can watch the full video from John Boyega below!
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6LwlxUJvpc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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Here is the official synopsis for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker:
Lucasfilm and director J. J. Abrams join forces once again to take viewers on an epic journey to a galaxy far, far away with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the riveting conclusion of the seminal Skywalker saga, where new legends will be born and the final battle for freedom is yet to come.
Directed by J. J. Abrams, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker stars Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, Billie Lourd, Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, Keri Russell, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Ian McDiarmid, and Billy Dee Williams. Carrie Fisher will appear as General Leia Organa through the use of previously unreleased footage shot for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will be released in theaters on December 19, 2019.
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