NewStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerstandees gives us our best look yet at some new characters. The Force Friday event revealed toy tie-ins for the upcoming movie. However, we now have official promotional images of the characters, which look a lot better than their toy counterparts. All of the usual suspects are featured, including Rey, Poe, Finn, Kylo Ren, Hux, R2-D2, and more. In addition, our first look at Dominic Monaghan’s mysterious character is included, which the actor shared over the weekend.
A new ResistanceMon Calamariis pictured inThe Rise of Skywalkerpromo images. We don’t have the character’s name, but he will obviously be fighting alongside The Resistance like General Ackbar and Raddus before him. Also included is the mysteriousBoolio, who was first shown in the Millennium Falcon LEGO set. Again, we don’t know a whole lot about him, but it is believed he will be one of Lando Calrissian’s allies and seems to be dressed like a pilot.
Kylo Ren and his fractured helmetare on display, along with one of the Knights of Ren, who is seen holding a blaster behind his head. The red Sith Trooper is also shown with a red Sith Jet Trooper variant. These troopers have been teased for months now, but there isn’t a whole lot of information about them just yet, other than the fact that they report to Kylo Ren. J.J. Abrams is introducing a whole bunch of new characters, so it will be interesting to see how everything fits together when the movie hits the big screen in December.
The Rise of Skywalkerpromotional material has done a good job at keeping the secrets of the movie intact. That’s partly because there’s still a lot more merchandise on the way that will come out after the movie hits theaters to prevent spoilers, which is standard with aStar Warsmovie. However, that doesn’t mean that leaks won’t end up finding their way online beforehand. It means that it’s nearly time for some hardcore fans to avoid certain sites and social media platforms to avoid the upcoming spoilers. It’s hard to believe, but we’re only a few months away fromThe Rise of Skywalkerarriving.
The Rise of Skywalkerhits theaters on December 20th, but the world premiere will be held December 16th, so spoilers will definitely be around after that date. For now, J.J. Abrams and Lucasfilm have done an impressive job keeping everything under wraps, which has been frustrating for some hardcore fans who are anxious to learn what the final installment in the Skywalker Saga will accomplish. For now, it looks like there’s going to be a lot to cover with a short amount of time to cover it all. You can check out the new promotional images fromThe Rise of Skywalkerbelow, thanks to theYak Face Twitteraccount.
