With the release ofRouge One: A Star Wars Storyin the rearview mirror, all eyes are looking ahead toStar Wars: Episode VIII. Details on the follow-up toStar Wars: The Force Awakenshave been scarce, but that looks like it is about to change soon. The first look will be coming appropriately viaMark Hamillon his showPop Culture Questsometime in the near future.
The news comes courtesy of the officialTwitteraccount forPop Culture Quest. They revealed that the first, exclusive look atStar Wars 8would be happening onMark Hamill’s show “soon,” but they didn’t get more specific than that. Still, it is exciting to know we will finally be getting a look at the next entry in theStar Wars saga. Here is what the tweet, which was accompanied by aStar Wars: Episode VIIIlogo, had to say.
“EXCLUSIVE first look at #EpisodeVIII coming soon… #PopCultureQuest”
Mark Hamilllikes to have fun with his Twitter followers and regularly teases them with reveals aboutStar Wars 8, but then rips the rug out. Last year, he Tweeted that he would be revealing the “trailer” for the movie and then actually tweeted out a picture of his trailer from the set. But since this is coming from the actualPop Culture Questaccount, this appears to be legitimate. It is a little unclear what “first look” means exactly, since Lucasfilm PresidentKathleen Kennedyrecently stated that the trailer forStar Wars: Episode VIIIprobably wouldn’t drop until spring. Here is what she had to say in a recent interview with journalistLizo Mzimba.
“Pretty Soon. We’re giving this a bit of breathing room and then probably heading into spring you’ll start to see things.”
For those who may not know,Pop Culture Questis an online show thatMark Hamillhosts for Comic-Con HQ. The purpose of the show is for him to check out people’s personal collections and to seek out rare pop culture collectibles, sinceMark Hamillis quite the collector himself. Unfortunately, it wasn’t made clear on what episode this first look atStar Wars: Episode VIIIwould take place or when that episode would be made available. Or, it could be thatMark Hamillwill be doing an entire episode dedicated to thenew Star Wars movie. Either way, it is on the horizon, which is good, because we don’t even have a title for the movie yet. It seems very likely the title will finally be revealed during this first look.
Anticipation was very high forStar Wars: Episode VIIIalready, but afterCarrie Fisher’s tragic passing last week at the age of 60, we now know that this will be her last appearance as Princess Leia. That makes this movie all the more important toStar Warsfans as the release date approaches, but it has complicated things moving forward, since she was supposed to be a big part ofStar Wars 9as well. Disney and Lucasfilm are currently having meetings to try and figure out the best course of action to take in regards to Princess Leia in the future.
At the moment we know right next to nothing aboutStar Wars: Episode VIIIoutside of the cast. The movie is being directed byRian Johnsonand it starsDaisy Ridley,John Boyega,Adam Driver,Domhnall Gleeson,Oscar Isaac,Carrie Fisher,Benicio Del Toro,Laura Dern,Gwendoline Christie,Andy Serkis,Lupita Nyong’OandMark Hamill.Star Wars: Episode VIIIit is set for release on December 15. Be on the lookout for the first look at the movie onPop Culture Quest. We will be sure to keep you up to date as more information becomes available.
