There is an awful lot of chatter surroundingStar Wars: The Last Jediright now, mostly because the very first teaser trailer for the movie finally dropped. That has pulled a little bit of attention from some of the burning questions many of us have had in regards to the movie. Like, is Jedi singular or plural in the title? Well,director Rian Johnsonhas finally addressed that head-on and has revealed that it is singular and that it directly refers to Luke Skywalker.
Ever since the title forStar Wars 8was revealed, fans have been wildly speculating about whether or notJedi had a plural meaningand what character or characters the title is referring to. WithStar WarsCelebration going on right now in Orlando, quite a few details about the movie have been making their way online. Speaking withGood Morning America,Rian Johnsonwas asked about the mystery surrounding that bit ofStar Wars: The Last Jediand finally cleared things up. Here is what he had to say.
“It’s so funny, when people started asking that, when the title was announced because I had never even pondered that question. That seems like, to me, the most, the most uninteresting [question]. … In my mind, it’s singular. In my mind it is [singular], absolutely.”
Rian Johnsonsaid that, once the title of the movie was revealed, that he knewStar Wars: The Last Jediwould be the title of the movie very early on. He may have thought that nobody would think twice about it, but since Jedi is both the plural and singular version of the word, and sinceStar Wars fansare intensely analytical, the title was picked apart in every way it could be picked apart. It didn’t help anything that many of the foreign versions of the title forStar Wars: The Last Jedisuggest that it had a plural meaning. But we don’t have to wonder anymore, as he has made it crystal clear that it is singular and we know who that singular Jedi is.
It really shouldn’t come as any surprise thatThe Last Jedirefers directly to Luke Skywalker. In the opening crawl text forStar Wars: The Force Awakens, Luke is directly referred to as “the last Jedi,” which for many pretty much cemented that the title forStar Wars 8had to do with him. Not only that, butSupreme Leader Snokealso referred to Luke by that title, so there was quite a bit of evidence to suggest thatStar Wars: The Last Jediis directly tied to Luke Skywalker.
The cast forStar Wars: The Last JediincludesDaisy 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: The Last Jediis written and directed byRian Johnsonand is set for release on December 15. you may check out the interview clip fromGood Morning Americafor yourself below.
