Lucasfilm announced today that the trailer forStar Wars: The Last Jediwill debut on ESPN’sMonday Night Footballon Monday, October 9, during halftime of the National Football League (NFL) game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears in Chicago. The game starts at 5:15 p.m. PDT/8:15 p.m. EDT.
No word yet on whether or not this will be the finalStar Wars 8 trailerwe’ll see. As we ramp up to the movie’s December release we should be getting a trailer that’s a bit extended, ranging around the 2 to 2 and a half minute mark with some all-new, never-before-scene footage from the film. Judging from the new teaser footage below of Rey hacking away with her lightsaber on theisland with Luke Skywalker, we’re in for some epic stuff.
Following the trailer launch, tickets to the highly anticipated cinematic event will beon sale everywheremovie tickets are sold.Star Wars: The Last Jediopens in U.S. theaters on December 15. In Lucasfilm’sStar Wars: The Last Jedi, the Skywalker saga continues as the heroes ofThe Force Awakensjoin the galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past.
The film stars Mark Hamill,Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio Del Toro.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is written and directed by Rian Johnson and produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman. J.J. Abrams, Tom Karnowski and Jason McGatlin are the executive producers. Take a look at the officialStar Wars InstragramandStar WarsTwitter posts below.
