Disney/LucasFilm today announced the title for the ninth installment in the Star Wars saga that George Lucas launched in 1977. They also debuted the teaser for the film that promises to be the finale of the "Skywalker saga."
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is set for a December release. It is the follow-up to 2017's The Last Jedi. Watch the teaser below:
Every generation has a legend. Watch the brand-new teaser for Star Wars: #EpisodeIX. pic.twitter.com/fWMS13ekdZ
— Star Wars (@starwars) April 12, 2019The preview shows a brief glimpse of one character returning from the original trilogy: Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian. Williams hasn't appeared in a Star Wars film since 1983's The Return of the Jedi, but the character of Lando appeared in Solo: A Star Wars Story, with Donald Glover portraying the smooth-talking, cape-wearing scoundrel.
We also get a brief glimpse of Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa. Fisher died in December, 2016, before shooting began for The Rise of Skywalker. Director J.J. Abrams later announced that footage of Fisher shot during The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, the previous two installments, would be used for this movie.
