Star Wars: The Last Jedi - 39 Things We Learned From The Director's Commentary

31. It's Time

Star Wars The Last Jedi Trailer Luke Skywalker
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The very first teaser for The Last Jedi ended on a major bombshell, with Luke Skywalker saying "it's time for the Jedi to end."

A huge shocker and an early indication that this film would be very different, but that's not how the line actually went down. Although he can't remember exactly what it was, the director does say that it was much more convoluted and not as concise. The trailer guys cut it into that quote, and Johnson thought it was so much better than what he'd written that he went back and edited it differently.

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