Disney and Lucasfilm are still remaining pretty tight-lipped when it comes toStar Wars 8, but they did recently reveal that the official title for the movie isStar Wars: The Last Jedi. That lead many fans to speculate and hope that a teaser trailer would be coming soon, possibly during the Super Bowl this weekend. That isn’t going to be the case. So the question then becomes, when are we going to see the first teaser forStar Wars: The Last Jedi?
The folks over at the fan siteStar Wars News Netcontacted one of their sources to get some info on when the teaser will drop and they were able to confirm that any reports claiming theStar Wars: The Last Jeditrailer will come beforeStar WarsCelebration in April are not accurate. According to their report, the annualStar Warsfan event, which will be taking place in Florida this year, seems to be the time and place for Disney and Lucasfilm to drop the trailer. Here is what Star Wars News Net had to say about it.
“We contacted one of our sources who shared with us an interesting tidbit. According to him, right now they are hard at work on a new Behind the Scenes reel for The Last Jedi, which will be the first footage that we will see from the movie. This means that there will be no teaser trailer before Celebration. All rumors on the web with earlier dates are not accurate, as are the reports with teaser descriptions.'
It has been largely speculated that the first teaser forThe Last Jediwould debut atStar WarsCelebration, which always seemed like a logical place for it. Disney and Lucasfilm released the first teaser forRogue One: A Star Wars Storyin April and since that is whenStar WarsCelebration is taking place this year, it makes even more sense. What is really interesting is the behind the scenes reel that was mentioned in the report. We saw a similar reel forStar Wars: The Force Awakensat San Diego Comic-Con in 2015 and one forRogue Onereleased atStar WarsCelebration last year. Since it is said in this report that the behind the scenes reel will be the first footage released forStar Wars 8, it is possible we will see that hit the web beforeStar WarsCelebration.
Star WarsNews Net claims that the reel will debut atStar WarsCelebration, which could mean that we don’t see an actual teaser until even later than April. Disney and Lucasfilm could also wind up releasing a behind the scenes reel and a teaser at the event, which is also something the site proposed as a possibility. Either way, we almost definitely will not be getting a teaser forStar Wars: The Last Jedibefore then. The site has been generally reliable in the past, but even they make it clear that, though they have a source on record, this shouldn’t be taken as gospel.Disney and Lucasfilmare pretty secretive when it comes to this stuff, so you never know what could happen. Just don’t expect any footage during the big game this weekend.
The cast forStar Wars Episode VIIIincludesDaisy Ridley,John Boyega,Adam Driver,Domhnall Gleeson,Oscar Isaac,Carrie Fisher,Benicio Del Toro,Laura Dern,Gwendoline Christie,Andy Serkis,Lupita Nyong’OandMark Hamill.Star Wars: The Last Jediis written and directed byRian Johnsonand is set for release on December 15. We will be sure to keep you up to date as any new information on when to expect the teaser becomes available.
