Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker Announced; Official Teaser Trailer

[KingSnake]

Or the popular uprise version: Je suis Skywalker!

 

[konka]

Holy

Shit

Millions of people have probably tweeted what they thought Episode 7 was going to be called. Millions were wrong. This guy guessed Rise of Skywalker because following the Return of the Jedi it's not that outlandish of a title. The Emperor somehow surviving for a hypothetical Episode 7 wouldn't have been that outlandish. He doesn't know anything, it was a guess for an Episode 7 (which this isn't) that only stands out now because it happens to be the title of Episode 9 and maybe the Emperor is alive (or maybe he is a ghost, or maybe there are flashback scenes of him).

 

[Rivenblade]

Every title so far in the trilogy refer to Rey in some way. TROS will too.

I agree, but...

 

[TheFallenSaboteur]

I'm really glad he's back. I know Vader is more visually iconic, but Palpatine is just such an incredible bad guy. Vader is cold and ruthless but Palps is even more ruthless and loves every second of it. That's one Big Bad that really enjoys his job of manipulating, murdering and conquering and he's so good at it!

He made the Jedi, the Republic, the Separatists and even his own minions look stupid as they were playing a game against him they could never win because they had no idea it had even started. And he won! He actually won. Luke and Anakin may have been able to defeat him eventually, but like every good bad guy it seems like killing him once just isn't enough.

Snoke had potential but he's dead now so bringing Palpatine back instead works. Rian Johnson's really stupid plot decisions may actually pay off in the end after all. Abrams just might actually make it work.

I'd also like to add that the Palpatine we got at the end of Revenge of the SIth wasn't nearly enough. I've seen what he can do in The Clone Wars and I would love nothing more than to see that in film.

 

[TheFallenSaboteur]

DO YOU REMEMBER TAH SKYWAAALKERRRS?

Lmao this shit of a series man. Why won´t it die already.

Because many of us enjoy it. Clear you don't so why bother?

 

[Winny（๑•̀ㅂ•́）و]

I'd also like to add that the Palpatine we got at the end of Revenge of the SIth wasn't nearly enough. I've seen what he can do in The Clone Wars and I would love nothing more than to see that in film.

Oh yeah, various comics also showed that he's incredibly powerful and I'd say the CGI capabilities have improved enough that it would look pretty fantastic now.

Could you imagine something like this?

 

[KingSnake]

Palpatine: Ragnarok.

 

[Soapbox Killer Returns]

Could this desert be Jeddah from Rogue One?

 

[DIE BART DIE]

Could this desert be Jeddah from Rogue One?

I thought that. The mountains look quite similar.

 

[THErest]

Could this desert be Jeddah from Rogue One?

That's interesting...

I had a thought earlier too. It's a wishful thought, however. I want to see a new lightsaber. And, well, Rogue One informed us that the Death Star weapon uses the same crystals as lightsabers. Might Rey craft a new lightsaber with a crystal from Death Star II?

 

[MagicHobo]

Could this desert be Jeddah from Rogue One?

It's a good question becauseJedha is, you know, historically the place where you'd go to get new lightsaber crystals *wink wink* and the scenes for IX were filmed where Jedha was filmed (and not where Tatooine or Jakku were filmed), but the comics portrayed Jedha as an environmentally ravaged place after the Death Star so it's ultimately highly unlikely.

 

[sphagnum]

Could this desert be Jeddah from Rogue One?

Doubt it.

 

[Soapbox Killer Returns]

Doubt it.

The fuck happened here? Single reactor my foot.

 

[Winny（๑•̀ㅂ•́）و]

It's a good question becauseJedha is, you know, historically the place where you'd go to get new lightsaber crystals *wink wink* and the scenes for IX were filmed where Jedha was filmed (and not where Tatooine or Jakku were filmed), but the comics portrayed Jedha as an environmentally ravaged place after the Death Star so it's ultimately highly unlikely.

Maybe they'll travel to our galaxy, borrow the Time Gem off Thanos, go back half a century and grab some khyber crystals.

 

[FutureLarking]

Oh yeah, various comics also showed that he's incredibly powerful and I'd say the CGI capabilities have improved enough that it would look pretty fantastic now.

Could you imagine something like this?

Meh, the power levels demonstrated on film by Jedi were always far, far less impressive than what was in the comics, games and book even when they had the tech (like in 2 & 3).

 

[Jesse_and_the_rippers]

Might Rey craft a new lightsaber with a crystal from Death Star II?

My theory since Rogue One is that the crystals are extremely rare, hence Kylo (presumably) raiding Vader’s funeral pyre get the crystal.

 

[Replicant]

These guys have really dropped off..like what a waste of time that was to create.

 

[WestEgg]

These guys have really dropped off..like what a waste of time that was to create.

I can see what they're trying to say though, in that Palpatine coming back does kind of cripple the finality of death in the series itself. It's like when Superman died and came back, and death ceased to have nearly as much consequence in comic books from then on.

 

[Finaj]

I can see what they're trying to say though, in that Palpatine coming back does kind of cripple the finality of death in the series itself. It's like when Superman died and came back, and death ceased to have nearly as much consequence in comic books from then on.

But we don't know if Palpatine comes back to life. All we know is Ian Mcdiarmid is coming back to reprise the role. It could be one of those android emperor stand-ins, a force ghost, who knows?

Also, I'm not sure Luke saying "No one is ever really gone" is meant to be taken literally. It could mean that the people and experiences you have stay with you all your life, even if they die/go away. But, again, we don't know the context of that line.

Star Wars trailers, especially recent ones, have been very deceiving when it comes to plot/theme.

We'll have to wait and see, but RLM's reaction seems a bit... premature.

 

[Winny（๑•̀ㅂ•́）و]

Meh, the power levels demonstrated on film by Jedi were always far, far less impressive than what was in the comics, games and book even when they had the tech (like in 2 & 3).

Yeah, that's true. I guess it's possible that'll change now that the movies are embracing the more impressive examples of Force strength. Wouldn't have seen what Yoda did in The Last Jedi fifteen years ago.

 

[WestEgg]

But we don't know if Palpatine comes back to life. All we know is Ian Mcdiarmid is coming back to reprise the role. It could be one of those android emperor stand-ins, a force ghost, who knows?

Also, I'm not sure Luke saying "No one is ever really gone" is meant to be taken literally. It could mean that the people and experiences you have stay with you all your life, even if they die/go away. But, again, we don't know the context of that line.

Star Wars trailers, especially recent ones, have been very deceiving when it comes to plot/theme.

We'll have to wait and see, but RLM's reaction seems a bit... premature.

Yeah, that's fair, though if I were a betting man, all the context leads me to believe Palpatine will have a physical presence. As for RLM, they're most famous for being the Star Wars critics above anything else, so of course their fans will eat up something like this.

 

[Phabh]

Really a shame they didn't plan an overall arc for this trilogy. Poor JJ trying to patch this leaking boat.

 

[KingSnake]

Really a shame they didn't plan an overall arc for this trilogy. Poor JJ trying to patch this leaking boat.

OMG, this stupid hot take is still going on?

 

[Finaj]

Really a shame they didn't plan an overall arc for this trilogy. Poor JJ trying to patch this leaking boat.

It seems like ending the story with Palpatine returning in some form has been intended from the beginning if a recent Kathleen Kennedy interview is to be believed. And Lucasfilm seems to have had some sense of what they wanted because they fired Colin Trevorrow for having creative differences with them (which was the right call; Trevorrow is a terrible writer).

 

[McBradders]

What if Palpatine is just a Force Ghost on the Death Star wreckage and is like "lol you'll never defeat Kylo Ren he is too dreamy" or something I dunno. This whole thing is probably just a big misdirection like the Force Awakens trailers where we thought Finn was going to be the new Jedi.

 

[Finaj]

I really like the idea brought up of Force ghost Luke and Palpatine being the angel and devil on Kylo Ren's shoulder.

 

[Liquidsnake]

I really like the idea brought up of Force ghost Luke and Palpatine being the angel and devil on Kylo Ren's shoulder.

If Luke wasn't dead, he could have been that in real life, they could have made a whole movie about Luke trying to bring Kylo back. But nooooooooooooooo, fkn RJ.

 

[JB1981]

If Luke wasn't dead, he could have been that in real life, they could have made a whole movie about Luke trying to bring Kylo back. But nooooooooooooooo, fkn RJ

Yea, let’s make a whole other movie about Luke doing the same fkn thing he did in ROTJ but this time with his nephew instead of his father. Riveting stuff.

 

[Lifejumper]

If Luke wasn't dead, he could have been that in real life, they could have made a whole movie about Luke trying to bring Kylo back. But nooooooooooooooo, fkn RJ.

The ST is not about Luke.

 

[Liquidsnake]

Yea, let’s make a whole other movie about Luke doing the same fkn thing he did in ROTJ but this time with his nephew instead of his father. Riveting stuff.

Yes please. That would be 2 billion at the box office.

 

[Winny（๑•̀ㅂ•́）و]

If Luke wasn't dead, he could have been that in real life, they could have made a whole movie about Luke trying to bring Kylo back. But nooooooooooooooo, fkn RJ.

Honestly, when Snoke died any purpose in the movie that Luke might have had to directly affect events in the trilogy kinda went out the window. Bringing Ben to his senses is the sort of thing that would fall to Rey.

 

[KingSnake]

If Luke wasn't dead, he could have been that in real life, they could have made a whole movie about Luke trying to bring Kylo back. But nooooooooooooooo, fkn RJ.

Lol. Luke already did that and failed according to the previous movie of the saviour JJ.

 

[Phabh]

Yea, let’s make a whole other movie about Luke doing the same fkn thing he did in ROTJ but this time with his nephew instead of his father. Riveting stuff.

Let's make a movie about nothing instead. Riveting stuff :p

The situation at the beginning of TLJ is exactly the same at the end.

 

[DIE BART DIE]

If Luke wasn't dead, he could have been that in real life, they could have made a whole movie about Luke trying to bring Kylo back. But nooooooooooooooo, fkn RJ.

My god, this guy. Do you like Kathleen Kennedy again now?

 

[Liquidsnake]

Lol. Luke already did that and failed according to the previous movie of the saviour JJ.

But now with Rey's help, they could have tried to double team him, or do a flip flop, which would have been hella interesting.

 

[Yerba_Sutra]

I had a thought earlier too. It's a wishful thought, however. I want to see a new lightsaber. And, well, Rogue One informed us that the Death Star weapon uses the same crystals as lightsabers. Might Rey craft a new lightsaber with a crystal from Death Star II?

The friend of mine who showed me that spaceship pic I shared a few pages back has been going on and on about how the only wish he has for Episode IX is for Rey to build her own lightsaber haha

I think that would basically be the final act for her to establish herself apart from the Skywalkers

 

[KingSnake]

But now with Rey's help, they could have tried to double team him, or do a flip flop, which would have been hella interesting.

Already done in TLJ, the good cop, bad cop. Now it's Rey's turn to finish it.

 

[Replicant]

I can see what they're trying to say though, in that Palpatine coming back does kind of cripple the finality of death in the series itself. It's like when Superman died and came back, and death ceased to have nearly as much consequence in comic books from then on.

We have no idea of Palpatine is actually coming back to life or if he just has something to do with the story. There is no finality to death in Star Wars. We’ve known that since Obi-Wan.

 

[Mona]

Yea, let’s make a whole other movie about Luke doing the same fkn thing he did in ROTJ but this time with his nephew instead of his father. Riveting stuff.

 

[RadCatDad]

Doubt it.

wow, so that lighter DS test was still really powerful holy shit.

 

[JB1981]

Doubt it.

Whoa ... that’s Jeddah?

 

[Surfinn]

There is a curious lack of Kylo in this preview which kinda makes me think they’re downplaying his role for some reason lol

The tone Luke has doesn't make sense for him to be talking to Kylo, and "we've passed down everything we know" "a thousand generations live in you now" make no sense in that context

 

[DIE BART DIE]

The tone Luke has doesn't make sense for him to be talking to Kylo, and "we've passed down everything we know" "a thousand generations live in you now" make no sense in that context

BTW can we take a moment to appreciate how great the "a thousand generations live in you now" line is?

 

[Surfinn]

BTW can we take a moment to appreciate how great the "a thousand generations live in you now" line is?

It's the best line out of the ST, hands down

 

[Dary]

I can see what they're trying to say though, in that Palpatine coming back does kind of cripple the finality of death in the series itself. It's like when Superman died and came back, and death ceased to have nearly as much consequence in comic books from then on.

That's such a bizarre take to have about a series that owes so much to Buddhism.

If the Jedi seek to attain enlightenment and become one with the Force, it makes perfect sense that the Sith do everything they can to cheat death.

 

[Gustaf]

does anyone have a transcript of the trailer?

 

[okdakor]

I really like the idea brought up of Force ghost Luke and Palpatine being the angel and devil on Kylo Ren's shoulder.

And Kylo finally cut himself from the Force because they're driving him mad with their banter

 

[Finaj]

I don't really want to make a thread about this (Star Wars discourse, especially when concerning TLJ, is just awful right now), but let's try this:

Movie Critic Bob Chipman (Moviebob) makes some good points here:

https://www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/2019/04/15/rise-of-sigh-walker/

There's been talk on this site and elsewhere about how much JJ Abrams is retconning/changing from TLJ as a way to "fix" the Star Ward franchise, even though we know TLJ:

-made over a billion at the box office
-racked up some of the most positive reviews in the history of the franchise
-was the best selling blu-ray of 2018
-led to Rian Johnson being given an entire new Star Wars trilogy to write

We also know JJ made changes to TFA based on communicarion with Rian Johnson while making TLJ script and said that he wish he wrote TLJ script.

It's made some of the discussion around The Rise of Skywalker just kinda ridiculous at this point.

 

[JB1981]

The tone Luke has doesn't make sense for him to be talking to Kylo, and "we've passed down everything we know" "a thousand generations live in you now" make no sense in that context

It could be a flashback to their training

 

[Lifejumper]

It could be a flashback to their training

What would Luke mean with “this your fight” tho? If he was talking to Kylo.