As of this writing,Star Wars 9hits theaters in one year. The countdown is on as fans try and figure out what J.J. Abrams is going to do with the last installment in theForce Awakenstrilogy and the Skywalker saga as a whole. To say that there is some pressure on the director would be putting it pretty lightly, especially considering that the backlash from last year’sThe Last Jediis still raging pretty hard amongst certain hardcoreStar Warsfans.
J.J. Abrams and crew have less than a year towrap principal photography, conduct reshoots (if needed}, and finish up all of the post-production. A year may sound like a long time forStar Warsfans, but it’s really not that long of a wait when one thinks of all of the work that still needs to go into making the movie. Plus, the wait has been rumored to get a little better with therelease of the Star Wars 9 trailer, possibly before the end of this year.
It should be noted that nobody from Lucasfilm nor Disney has confirmed that theStar Wars 9trailer is going to drop before the end of the year. However, Disney has been releasing some pretty huge trailers and promotional material in the last month or so. Thanksgiving saw the highly anticipated trailer for the live-action adaptation ofThe Lion King, and there are many who believe that Christmas day could be when we get our first look atwhat J.J. Abrams has been working on. Jordan Peele’sUstrailer is confirmed for Christmas, which could get overshadowed pretty quickly if Disney and Lucasfilm decide to give fans a present.
Mark Hamill recently revealed that he did about a week of work onStar Wars 9and was preparing to go back and finish up, though he did not reveal when. We still don’t even know howLuke Skywalker will be backin the movie, but the common theory amongst fans is that he’ll be a Force Ghost, or that he will be shown in flashbacks. Anything other than that is a mystery for now in regard to Skywalker. But, a Luke Force Ghost would be pretty awesome.
Rian Johnson posted a thank you letteron social media toStar Warsfans last week to celebrate the one-year anniversary ofThe Last Jedi, which instantly turned into a battleground. The wounds are still pretty fresh for fans who had major problems with the movie, and those fans are looking to J.J. Abrams to correct everything that was perceived to be wrong. Again, that’s a lot of pressure for the director and he’ll probably be relieved when he’s able to walk away from the franchise. You can check out theStar Wars 9countdown announcement below, thanks to theWookieepedia Twitteraccount.
