The "Star Wars" franchise has been on a roll recently, dropping two hit films in the last two years, namely: The Force Awakens and Rouge One: A Star Wars Story. That roll will seem to continue as Disney and Lucasfilm announced that its upcoming "Star Wars" film that will be released on December 15 will be called "The Last Jedi."
It was just this Monday that the name of the eighth episode to the "Star Wars" series was revealed, NBC News reported. "The Last Jedi" will follow the 2015 blockbuster "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" which saw the return of the late Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford in their "Star Wars" characters.
Fisher, who died on December 27, 2016, will be seen the last time as Princess Leia as she finished the shooting for "The Last Jedi" before suffering a heart attack. Aside from Fisher and Hamill, John Boyega, Lupita Nyong'o, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Anthony Daniels and Andy Serkis will also star in the much awaited eighth episode.
Though the Princess Leia character is expected to be included in the following episodes, Lucasfilm said that it has no plans of digitally creating the character of Fisher's performance. Leia is originally lined up to appear in the ninth "Star Wars" film set to begin production in 2018 but that might change with the turn of events.
There is still not much details about the plot of the film but the red lettering on the "Star Wars" logo, which had been yellow for the past seven films, has sparked rumors about the story. In the "Star Wars" series, red is considered a color of Sith Lords and their color of lightsabers and that change might mean something bigger for the franchise, Wired reported.
Watch the video below for some of the expected plots for "The Last Jedi."