Star Wars: The Last Jedi - 10 Things We Want To See In The New Trailer

4. DJ And Vice Admiral Holdo

Amilyn Holdo Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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Along with Rose, the other two big additions to The Last Jedi are Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo and 'DJ', played by Laura Dern and Benicio del Toro respectively.

That casting alone is reason enough to show them in the next trailer, because del Toro is one of the finest character actors of his generation, and likewise Dern is a powerhouse actor (and one having an incredible year already).

Little was known about them when the first teaser dropped, so it made sense they weren't revealed. But now we've seen what they look like and had a brief outline of each character - DJ is a codebreaker who refuses to choose a side; Holdo a high-ranking part of the Resistance, who goes way back with Leia - there's nothing to keep a secret as such, and instead they can be properly unveiled to audiences in the trailer.

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