Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
Star Wars : The Last Jedidirector Rian Johnson has revealed that he hump thefan theoriesthat Luke Skywalker is move to turn towards the dark side . Earlier this month , Lucasfilm released the official full - duration trailer for the extremely counter unexampled installment in theStar Warsfranchise along with a new post horse ; both include hints that former Jedi Master Luke Skywalker may be taking a dark and surprising turn inEpisode VIII .
Many fans have a surd time believing that Luke - the man who refused to turn to the saturnine side and kill his father , Darth Vader , inReturn of the Jedieven when the Emperor was torment him with force lightning - would ever turn towards the dark side . The Last Jeditrailer and post horse painted the now much - old Luke in a different light , give lover question whether or not he is go to be an antagonist in this newStar Warstrilogy , mayhap even surpassing Kylo Ren and Supreme Leader Snoke .
In an interview withTHR , Johnson gloss on the sports fan theories and discover that he really fuck seeing people call back , guessing and counter what ’s to add up in the beetleweed far , far by . consider fans have been mostly left in the dark when it comes to the plot ofThe Last Jediand the trailer is seemingly fill up with mismanagement and unclear instant , it ’s no surprise that sports fan are interrogate Luke ’s motives . Here is what Johnson sound out on the matter :
“ Having been a Star Wars fan myself for the past 40 yr , having spent most of my life on the other side of the curtain , I know the anticipation and the guesswork and theorizing is all part of the fun and plot of it . So I enjoy it . I hump seeing what citizenry are thinking , go through what they ’re guessing , go steady what they ’re foretell . ”
The latest poster also adds more weighting to this theory . Besides the fact that the placard may have aDarth Vader homage , there ’s also a possibility going around that because Luke is featured largely on the top tower over the other case , he is going to be the villain of the story follow the pattern of the previousStar Warsposters . There ’s also anIMAX exclusiveLast Jedidisplaythat depicts Luke on both the calorie-free and dingy sides of the force , making rooter oppugn what side Luke is really on or if we are going to see Luke become a Zane Grey Jedi – balancing both the glowering and light side .
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reference : THR
