Star Wars: 20 Things You Didn't Know About The Last Jedi

11. BB-8 Says "I've Got A Bad Feeling About This"

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It was initially reported that The Last Jedi was the first film in the Skywalker Saga to omit a variation of the iconic phrase, "I have a bad feeling about this," yet that's actually not the case.

Instead, Rian Johnson decided to get a little cute with it and include the one-liner in highly concealed form.

Johnson confirmed that BB-8 actually says the very same phrase to Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) in the movie's opening scene, making a series of binary beeping noises as they take on the First Order.

Upon hearing and understanding BB-8's anxiety, Poe responds with, "Happy beeps here, buddy, come on." Johnson said of the inclusion:

"It seemed like a fun character to deliver that line... I think originally I had Poe respond, 'Oh, I got a good feeling about it. Keep your chin up.' And then I made it a little less explicit just to make it more fun."
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