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

4. BB-8 Stealing The Show Again

Star Wars The Force Awakens Bb8
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I've already spoken about a few of the new characters in The Force Awakens, but the highlight was of course BB-8, the sassy, scene-stealing droid who made us all put a small, fun, and very expensive app-controlled version at the top of our 2015 Christmas lists, which now sits on the shelf gathering dust (sorry, BB-8, I'll play with you again soon, promise).

He was a big part of the marketing for that film, because of how much merchandise he'd obviously sell and the fact he's utterly brilliant, and things shouldn't be too different this time around.

Seeing BB-8 back in action, whether it's with Poe, peeping around corners, flying upside down, or just rollin' along on his own, is a necessity, and can be used to give the trailer most of its humour.

Baby Groot has stolen the limelight in this regard lately, and it's time for BB-8 to take it back.

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