The people who attended the world premiere liked “The Last Jedi” as much as they liked “Rogue One” and “The Force Awakens”
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The previous two movies in the Disney era of “Star Wars” were well loved by people who tweeted after seeing it at their respective world premieres in Los Angeles, and it should come as no surprise that the reaction is pretty much the same this time around with the response immediately after the premiere screen of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.”
The response in general is extremely positive and even enthusiastic. TheWrap’s own Umberto Gonzalez called it “AWESOME!” (the all caps and exclamation point are his, mean he’s super serious about it being awesome), and quite a lot of people who attended Saturday’s premiere are comparing it to “The Empire Strikes Back.” Or, at least, they’re declaring it the new third best film in the series. Others are wisely waiting to make such inflammatory claims, however, until they’ve had time to think about it further.
And yes, people seem to love porgs.
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#StarWars #TheLastJedi is AWESOME! I’m overwhelmed with all sorts of emotion on how incredible @rianjohnson ‘s movie is! I can’t wait to see it again. Also, PORGS!!!
— Umberto Gonzalez (@elmayimbe) December 10,2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is everything. Intense, funny, emotional, exciting. It’s jam-packed with absolutely jaw dropping moments and I loved it so, so much. I’m still shaking. pic.twitter.com/fHddWjo201
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) December 10,2017
Every single shot serves a purpose and #thelastjedi is easily the funniest #starwars film. And that is a fantastic thing.
— James Viscardi (@JimViscardi) December 10,2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is so very different, exciting, surprising. So many emotions, so many amazing moments. Stay away from spoilers.
— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) December 10,2017
Luke was right: “This is not going to go the way you think.” #TheLastJedi will shatter you – and then make you whole again. pic.twitter.com/PJyYpH5loP
— Anthony Breznican (@Breznican) December 10,2017
There’s a scene in #StarWars #TheLastJedi that I keep playing over and over in my head, that is so stunning and unexpected that I don’t want to forget how I felt seeing it for the first time. This movie feels unlike any other Star Wars movie in all the ways I hoped. pic.twitter.com/zlDW4yOjp2
— Terri Schwartz (@Terri_Schwartz) December 10,2017
#StarWars: The Last Jedi is so beautifully human, populist, funny, and surprising. I cried when one POC heroine got her moment because films like these leave their mark on entire generations — and representation matters
— jen yamato (@jenyamato) December 10,2017
There aren’t enough words to express how much I LOVED #StarWars #TheLastJedi! It is mind-blowing! I’m in geek heaven! pic.twitter.com/unXfYMkIle
— Jenna Busch (@JennaBusch) December 10,2017
So a lot happens in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.”
— Kristopher Tapley (@kristapley) December 10,2017
SPACE DERN
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) December 10,2017
THE LAST JEDI: A little too long & dragged in the middle, but great fun overall! As good as The Force Awakens; Rogue One is better! More humor than expected, great #StarWars moments, #MarkHamill is awesome! A worthy Episode VIII pic.twitter.com/HHihSa788D
— Scott Mantz (@MovieMantz) December 10,2017
The rest of the press, including this writer, will be seeing “The Last Jedi” on Monday — if you want my reaction, tune into my twitter at about 1 p.m. PST Monday afternoon.
In case you’ve been living under a rock, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” aka “Episode VIII” follows up on JJ Abrams’ “The Force Awakens,” which saw a new generation of characters faces off against the offspring of the Galactic Empire, known as the First Order. “The Last Jedi” is written and directed by Rian Johnson and stars Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Laura Dern and Benicio del Toro, alongside returning “Star Wars” veterans Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher.
All the ‘Star Wars’ Behind-the-Scenes Shakeups Since Disney Bought Lucasfilm (So Far)
In September 2017, Lucasfilm announced it had parted ways with “Star Wars: Episode IX” director Colin Trevorrow just months before the film was set to begin production, and then revealing a week later that JJ Abrams would take his place. But that’s hardly the first shakeup of the modern “Star Wars” era. Here’s all the drama that’s happened since Disney bought Lucasfilm (and the “Star Wars” franchise) in 2012.
All three new numbered “Star Wars” movies (“The Force Awakens,” “The Last Jedi,” and the untitled Episode IX) were originally announced for May launches before being pushed to December.
Michael Arndt was originally hired to write “The Force Awakens” but was replaced because his draft wasn’t coming along as quickly as the powers that be at Lucasfilm wanted — director JJ Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan took over screenwriting duties.
Josh Trank, the first director hired for the standalone anthology film that we now know as “Untitled Han Solo Film,” was fired from the project in May 2015 amid reports of drama on the set of his “Fantastic Four” film, with producer Simon Kinberg reportedly calling him “erratic.” Trank later said he left “Star Wars” because he wanted to do “something original.”
Throughout 2016, there were rumors that Lucasfilm was very unhappy with the version of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” that director Gareth Edwards delivered. Reports emerged that execs commissioned extensive reshoots and rewrites overseen by scribe Tony Gilroy.
Right after Rian Johnson was hired to write and direct “Episode VIII,” it was also reported that he would write a story treatment for “Episode IX.” But that never came to be: Johnson tweeted in 2017 that he didn’t write an “Episode IX” treatment.
Colin Trevorrow landed the “Episode IX” directing gig in 2015, and wrote the first script with his writing partner Derek Connolly. But Lucasfilm ultimately nixed their screenplay, and in August, Jack Thorne was reported to have taken over those duties. (Lucasfilm still hasn’t made any official announcement about Thorne.)
Phil Lord and Chris Miller were hired to direct “Han Solo” from Lawrence Kasdan’s script, and made it through most of production before being fired in June 2017. Reports credited a conflict with Lucasfilm over their filmmaking style.
