As The Rise of Skywalker brings the latest Star Wars trilogy to a close, lets look back and shine a lightsaber on each of the characters — and the actors who nearly played them.
Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares for battle with the First Order.
Three decades after the Empire's defeat, a new threat arises in the militant First Order. Defected stormtrooper Finn and the scavenger Rey are caught up in the Resistance's search for the missing Luke Skywalker.
Three years into the Clone Wars, the Jedi rescue Palpatine from Count Dooku. As Obi-Wan pursues a new threat, Anakin acts as a double agent between the Jedi Council and Palpatine and is lured into a sinister plan to rule the galaxy.
Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to claim their old glory.
After a daring mission to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebels dispatch to Endor to destroy the second Death Star. Meanwhile, Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side without falling into the Emperor's trap.
Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan Kenobi investigates an assassination attempt on the senator and discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.
During an adventure into the criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future co-pilot Chewbacca and encounters Lando Calrissian years before joining the Rebellion.
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
After the Rebels are brutally overpowered by the Empire on the ice planet Hoth, Luke Skywalker begins Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued by Darth Vader and a bounty hunter named Boba Fett all over the galaxy
The first Star Wars movie to feature any equine species, as horses were used for filming. See more »
Goofs
A character claims the second Death Star/Battle of Endor is where the "last war ended." In actuality, in the canon expanded universe, the war went on for another year, culminating with the Battle of Jakku and the subsequent Imperial surrender. As Disney spearheaded their own expanded universe and undid all that had come before, it's odd they'd make this mistake. See more »
Heavy on nostalgia , but that's not a bad thing for 42 years of film.
It's evident Abrams had a story in mind which was undermined by Lucas and Johnson. But this movie recovers that.
Yes there's cliche, what Star Wars movie isn't. But overall a good end to the saga.
Maybe lacks the impact of Empire Strikes Back, but well worth watching.
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Heavy on nostalgia , but that's not a bad thing for 42 years of film. It's evident Abrams had a story in mind which was undermined by Lucas and Johnson. But this movie recovers that. Yes there's cliche, what Star Wars movie isn't. But overall a good end to the saga.
Maybe lacks the impact of Empire Strikes Back, but well worth watching.