10 Major Reveals From Star Wars Celebration 2017

4. The Battle Of Crait

Star Wars The Last Jedi Trailer Spaceship
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Even with the teaser trailer released, major details of The Last Jedi are still being kept under wraps.

Rian Johnson did give one thing away, though, revealing details of the new planet that we see in the movie (the one in the shot above, with the Red Tails flying over it and the AT-4Xs on the horizon). Speaking with EW, he revealed the name as Crait, adding:

"It’s way out there. It’s very remote. It’s uncharted. It’s a mineral planet and so there are mines on it," adding that there are some "beautiful design elements and I hope some really unique ones that we’re able to bring into it.”

He also clarified just what it is on the ground, and it isn't snow: “The white dusting of salt over this red, ruby-ish mineral base."

It is the site of an old Rebel base, Johnson revealed, saying that: "It ends up playing a key role in the movie... [The Resistance] show up where they have to deal with a very pressing and immediate threat."

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