Star Wars: The Last Jedi Movie Details:
Based on | Characters by George Lucas |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
Release date | December 9, 2017 (Shrine Auditorium) December 15, 2017 (United States) |
Running time | 2hr 32min |
Age rating | PG-13 |
Starring | Mark Hamill Carrie Fisher Adam Driver Daisy Ridley John Boyega Oscar Isaac Andy Serkis Lupita Nyong’o Domhnall Gleeson Anthony Daniels Gwendoline Christie Kelly Marie Tran Laura Dern Benicio del Toro |
Directed by | Rian Johnson |
Written by | Rian Johnson |
Produced by | Kathleen Kennedy Ram Bergman |
Cinematography by | Steve Yedlin |
Edited by | Bob Ducsay |
Music by | John Williams |
Production Company | Lucasfilm Ltd. |
Distributor | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Movie Cast & Characters:
- Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, a powerful Jedi Master who has been in self-imposed exile on the planet Ahch-To
- Hamill voices Dobbu Scay, named after the film’s editor, Bob Ducsay. On Canto Bight, the character mistakes BB-8 for a slot machine.
- Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa, twin sister to Luke, the former princess of Alderaan, and a leading general in the Resistance
- Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, Supreme Leader Snoke’s disciple, who is strong with the Force. He is the son of Han Solo and Leia Organa and Luke’s nephew.
- Daisy Ridley as Rey, a highly Force-sensitive scavenger from the desert planet Jakku who joined the Resistance and goes to find Luke
- John Boyega as Finn, a former stormtrooper of the First Order who defected to the Resistance.
- Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, a high-ranking X-wing fighter pilot in the Resistance.
- Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke, the leader of the First Order and Kylo Ren’s master.
- Lupita Nyong’o as Maz Kanata, a pirate and ally of the Resistance.
- Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux, the former head of the First Order’s Starkiller Base.
- Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, a humanoid protocol droid in the service of Leia Organa.
- Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma, the commander of the First Order’s stormtroopers.
- Kelly Marie Tran as Rose Tico, a member of the Resistance who works in maintenance.
- Laura Dern as Vice-Admiral Amilyn Holdo, an officer in the Resistance.
- Benicio del Toro as DJ, an underworld codebreaker
Storyline:
Jedi Master-in-hiding Luke Skywalker unwillingly attempts to guide young hopeful Rey in the ways of the force, while Leia, a former princess turned general, attempts to lead what is left of the Resistance away from the ruthless tyrannical grip of the First Order.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
Budget | $300 million |
Worldwide Collection | $1.334 billion |
About Star Wars: The Last Jedi Movie:
Star Wars: The Last Jedi also known as Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi is the second installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, following The Force Awakens (2015), and the eighth episode of the nine-part “Skywalker saga”.
The Last Jedi is part of a new trilogy of films announced after Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm in October 2012. It was produced by Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman and executive produced by The Force Awakens director J. J. Abrams.
John Williams, composer for the previous episodic films, returned to compose the score. A number of scenes were filmed at Skellig Michael in Ireland during pre-production in September 2015, but principal photography began at Pinewood Studios in England in February 2016 and wrapped that July.
The film had its world premiere at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on December 9, 2017, and was released in the United States on December 15, in IMAX and 3D. The film was originally scheduled to be released in the United States on May 26; however, it was pushed back to December to avoid competition with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017).
It grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of 2017 and the ninth-highest-grossing film of all time by the time its theatrical run was over. It is also the second-highest-grossing Star Wars film and turned a net profit of over $417 million.
The film was well received by critics and received four nominations at the 90th Academy Awards, including Best Original Score and Best Visual Effects, as well as two nominations at the 71st British Academy Film Awards. A sequel, The Rise of Skywalker, was released in December 2019.
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released Star Wars: The Last Jedi digitally in HD and 4K via digital download and Movies Anywhere on March 13, 2018, with an Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD physical release on March 27. On March 31, 2020, a 27-disc Skywalker Saga box set was released, containing all nine films in the series, with each film receiving three discs, a Blu-ray version, a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, and special features found on the 2011 release for the first six episodic films.