New Star Wars: The Last Jedi Footage - 6 Things We Just Learned

In this day and age when we receive teases of movies that aren't due out for well over a year, it's incredibly surprising to note that we haven't yet been shown anything from Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Yes, there was that brief 'production start' video that Disney released in February of 2016, but a quick shot of an island and a quick shot of Luke is hardly a satisfying substitute for a proper trailer.

It's frustrating, but fortunately, our long wait may soon be over.

Disney shareholders were recently treated to some brand-new footage from the film, and though it hasn't been released publicly, Los Angeles Times reporter Daniel Miller was kind enough to share a handful of key details via his Twitter account.

This can only mean that a trailer is imminent - after all, the film is due out in December, and at this point in the Force Awakens' marketing campaign, the first teaser had been floating around for a while - but for now, we've only got a series of tantalizing tweets to lose our insanely geeky minds over.

One of the best things about Rogue One was how it brought a much-needed pinch of variety to the Star Wars universe in the settings department.

The Force Awakens didn't really do this (with its most prominent planet, Jakku, resembling Tatooine just a little too much), so it's nice to hear that The Last Jedi will further emphasize one of Rogue One's best elements.

While Miller's tweet does mention forests and deserts, which are hardly new to Star Wars, he also mentions mountains and oceans, which we've seen much, much less of up to this point.

It seems strange to say, but Star Wars has never really featured a lot of water, so this could bring a cool new visual flavour to the franchise.

Regardless of whether the tweet is referring to brand-new planets or old favourites, it's great to know that The Last Jedi will at least feature a number of vastly different locations, which should ensure the film does not go stale aesthetically.