The final trailer for the B次元官网网址淪tar Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerB次元官网网址� debuted Monday night, offering montages of epic cosmic combat and a fleeting glimpse of the late Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia embracing Daisy RidleyB次元官网网址檚 Rey.
The spot generally struck an elegiac note of finality. B次元官网网址淭he Rise of Skywalker,B次元官网网址� which opens Dec. 20, is the last chapter in the now nine-part Skywalker saga. Even C-3PO appears wistful, saying heB次元官网网址檚 taking B次元官网网址渙ne last look at my friendsB次元官网网址� presumably before the filmB次元官网网址檚 climactic showdown.
The trailer debuted on what would have been FisherB次元官网网址檚 63rd birthday. Fisher, who died in 2016 at the age of 60, appears in the film in a performance pieced together through unused footage from B次元官网网址淭he Force Awakens.B次元官网网址� In the trailer, a tear streams down ReyB次元官网网址檚 face as they hug.
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Even if the trailer B次元官网网址� a montage of elemental contrasts including an island of ice and rain-drenched lightsaber battles B次元官网网址� suggested conclusion is coming to the galaxy far, far away, B次元官网网址淪tar WarsB次元官网网址� is light years away from ending.
Multiple new trilogies are being developed. Among other spinoffs, the Jon Favreau-directed series B次元官网网址淭he MandalorianB次元官网网址� will debut next month on DisneyB次元官网网址檚 new streaming service, Disney Plus.
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Jake Coyle, The Associated Press
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