Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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Star Wars: Episode VIII—The Last Jedi (2017) is a film directed and written by Rian Johnson. It is the second installment in the sequel trilogy of the Star Wars franchise, which began with Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). The film continues the story of the ongoing battle between the Resistance and the First Order, focusing on Rey's journey to understand her connection to the Force and Luke Skywalker's reluctance to train her. It also explores the characters of Finn and Poe Dameron as they undertake separate missions. While a box-office success, the film divided fans due to its narrative choices and deviations from previous installments. The Star Wars saga, created by George Lucas, began in 1977 and has since expanded into numerous films, television series, and other media, chronicling the Skywalker family's story across generations.1234
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Michaela CoelActing roles in the 2010s…Black Mirror, and the film Star Wars: Episode VIII–The Last Jedi (2017). In 2018 she landed the lead role in the thriller series Black Earth Rising alongside John Goodman and starred in the film Been So Long, which was written by Walker.
Read More…Black Mirror, and the film Star Wars: Episode VIII–The Last Jedi (2017). In 2018 she landed the lead role in the thriller series Black Earth Rising alongside John Goodman and starred in the film Been So Long, which was written by Walker.
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Benicio Del ToroLater roles…Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), and Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Del Toro then portrayed one of a pair of inmates who plan a breakout from a maximum-security prison with the help of an employee in Escape at Dannemora (2018), a miniseries based on true…
Read More…Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), and Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Del Toro then portrayed one of a pair of inmates who plan a breakout from a maximum-security prison with the help of an employee in Escape at Dannemora (2018), a miniseries based on true…
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Laura DernBig Little Lies and Marriage Story…played Vice Admiral Holdo in Star Wars: Episode VIII—The Last Jedi. She won an Emmy Award for her role as a high-powered executive in the limited series Big Little Lies (2017 and 2019); her costars included Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, and Zoë Kravitz. Dern took the part of Marmee in…
Read More…played Vice Admiral Holdo in Star Wars: Episode VIII—The Last Jedi. She won an Emmy Award for her role as a high-powered executive in the limited series Big Little Lies (2017 and 2019); her costars included Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, and Zoë Kravitz. Dern took the part of Marmee in…
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Adam DriverHe reprised the role in Star Wars: Episode VIII—The Last Jedi (2017) and Star Wars: Episode IX—The Rise of Skywalker (2019). In addition, he won praise for his portrayal of a government investigator in the sci-fi thriller Midnight Special, a bus driver and poet in Jim Jarmusch’s Paterson, and a…
Read MoreHe reprised the role in Star Wars: Episode VIII—The Last Jedi (2017) and Star Wars: Episode IX—The Rise of Skywalker (2019). In addition, he won praise for his portrayal of a government investigator in the sci-fi thriller Midnight Special, a bus driver and poet in Jim Jarmusch’s Paterson, and a…
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Mark HamillActing career and Star Wars…Episode VII—The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: Episode VIII—The Last Jedi (2017), and Star Wars: Episode IX—The Rise of Skywalker (2019). He also played Luke in two episodes of the TV series The Mandalorian (2019–) and one episode of the series The Book of Boba Fett (2022), both set in…
Read More…Episode VII—The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: Episode VIII—The Last Jedi (2017), and Star Wars: Episode IX—The Rise of Skywalker (2019). He also played Luke in two episodes of the TV series The Mandalorian (2019–) and one episode of the series The Book of Boba Fett (2022), both set in…
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Oscar IsaacCareer…and reprised that role in Star Wars Episode VIII—The Last Jedi (2017) and Star Wars: Episode IX—The Rise of Skywalker (2019). He took on a different sort of science-fiction role in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), playing mutant supervillain En Sabah Nur, also known as Apocalypse. In 2019 Isaac voiced the character…
Read More…and reprised that role in Star Wars Episode VIII—The Last Jedi (2017) and Star Wars: Episode IX—The Rise of Skywalker (2019). He took on a different sort of science-fiction role in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), playing mutant supervillain En Sabah Nur, also known as Apocalypse. In 2019 Isaac voiced the character…
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Justin TherouxLater career: The Leftovers and White House Plumbers…in a missing person’s case; Star Wars: Episode VIII—The Last Jedi (2017), part of the blockbuster franchise; and On the Basis of Sex (2018), a biopic about Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Also in 2018 Theroux appeared in the popular action-adventure Bumblebee, and the following year he had an uncredited role in…
Read More…in a missing person’s case; Star Wars: Episode VIII—The Last Jedi (2017), part of the blockbuster franchise; and On the Basis of Sex (2018), a biopic about Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Also in 2018 Theroux appeared in the popular action-adventure Bumblebee, and the following year he had an uncredited role in…
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Kelly Marie Tran…character of Rose Tico in Star Wars: Episode VIII—The Last Jedi. Rose is a maintenance technician for the freedom fighters—called the Resistance—and helps in a mission to destroy the First Order, a powerful and evil military organization. That same year, Tran became the first Asian American woman to appear on…
Read More…character of Rose Tico in Star Wars: Episode VIII—The Last Jedi. Rose is a maintenance technician for the freedom fighters—called the Resistance—and helps in a mission to destroy the First Order, a powerful and evil military organization. That same year, Tran became the first Asian American woman to appear on…
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