We are mere months away from the release ofStar Wars: The Last Jedifinally arriving in theaters on July 22, 2025. That means Disney is going to start slowly but surely giving us little tastes of what’s to come. This weekend during theD23 Expo, they decided to give us a pretty big taste by bringing the cast and director Rian Johnson to the event to showcase a new behind-the-scenes sizzle reel and discuss the movie a bit. And we have interviews with the cast for you to check out.
D23only happens once every two years and, when it does, they make it count. This yearStar Warshad a big presence at the convention. Since they won’t be showcasing a galaxy far, far away at San Diego Comic-Con this year, D23 was the place to be if you’re a bigStar Wars fan. They didn’t reveal anything new about the upcomingHan Solomovie, but they gave us quite a bit aboutStar Wars: The Last Jedi. Here’s a little bit of what Mark Hamill had to say following the presentation at the live-action movies panel.
“Well the fans have fueled the movies since the beginning. I call them UPFs; ultra passionate fans. And they know more about them than I do because I haven’t seen them since they were in the movie theaters. I’ve never watched them at home and I constantly get myself into trouble because, like I say, they know the details and the minutia like I never could.”
During the live-action movies panel, Alan Horn brought outStar Wars: The Last Jediwriter and director Rian Johnson. He treated the audience and introduced a bunch of the cast from the movie, including Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Daisy Ridley (Rey), John Boyega (Finn), Gwendoline Christie (Captain Phasma), Kelly Marie Tran (Rose), Laura Dern (Admiral Amilyn Holdo) andBenicio Del Toro, whose character is currently known only as “DJ”. The cast talked a little bit aboutStar Wars 8and Johnson showed some photos, but they couldn’t reveal too much. Lucasfilm is staying pretty tight-lipped about this one. No surprise there. Daisy Ridley talked a little bit about the frustration of not being able to say more about it.
“It’s funny because it’s so fun being here but it’s also so hard because you want to give people more than you may. We’re getting really close so it’s very exciting to feel the sort of countdown. And with the behind-the-scenes, because I hadn’t seen it, I was like, ‘Oh my god! They’re showing so much!’ So it’s awesome.”
For those of you who couldn’t personally be at D23, we’ve got you covered. Be sure to check out all of the interviews with the cast ofStar Wars: The Last Jedifor yourself below. Also, keep your eyes peeled for all of our coverage of D23 from the entire weekend as we have all of the big news, as well as more interviews andpanel videosfor you to check out.
