Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker - 8 Burning Questions Left By The Trailer
Is there more to Rey's parentage than The Last Jedi let on?
After months of speculation, leaks, and rumours, we finally have our first official look at Star Wars: Episode IX - or as it's now known, Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker.
Set to be the culmination of the entire Skywalker saga, the movie is attempting to put a neat little bow on over four decades worth of movies, from the original Star Wars film back in 1977, to The Last Jedi in 2017. That's no easy task, but if its first trailer is any indication, The Rise Of Skywalker will be seamlessly incorporating elements from the older movies in with the newer ones, which will hopefully result in a satisfying conclusion for Star Wars fans of all ages.
The trailer also did its job in terms of showing us just enough to stir up a feeling of excitement, but not so much that we feel like we've seen the entire movie.
It left behind several big questions that demand answers, and though we have eight long months to wait before we officially learn the truth, there's enough here to speculate on in the meantime - and who knows, maybe some of our answers to these questions will turn out to be accurate. Cross your lightsabers.
8. Is This Sandy Planet One We've Seen Before?
Carrying on a trend that began with The Force Awakens' teaser trailer and continued with The Last Jedi's, the first thing we hear in The Rise Of Skywalker's trailer is the sound of a character breathing heavily. We then see Rey standing on an enormous sandy plain, before drawing out a lightsaber and facing down a ship.
This appears to be a pivotal moment in the film, with the trailer taking its time to build up to the confrontation between Rey and her mystery opponent - more than half of the trailer is focused on this scene alone. But where exactly is this action taking place?
Naturally, three of the big contenders are the dry, sandy planets we've seen in Star Wars movies before: Geonosis, Tatooine, and Jakku. Geonosis featured prominently in the prequel trilogy, Tatooine in the original trilogy, and Jakku in The Force Awakens.
The movie is being billed as the culmination of the entire Star Wars saga, so incorporating famous locales like Geonosis and Tatooine would make sense. Or, if the movie will find Rey searching for more answers about her past, then having her return home to Jakku would be fitting.
Alternatively, this could just be a different part of any other Star Wars planet we've seen before, or even a brand-new planet. But another new desert locale seems a little uninspired, particularly as Jakku was introduced just four years ago.