Fans can stream the live red carpet of the «Star Wars: The Last Jedi» premiere from Los Angeles on Saturday night, on the official movie website
Fanboys across the world, listen up: just because you’re not a Hollywood hot shot doesn’t mean you have to miss the world premiere of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” on Saturday night.
The event will be streaming live starting at 5 p.m. PT on the official “Star Wars” website that you can access by clicking here.
Andi Gutierrez and Anthony Carboni of “The Star Wars Show” will host the event, interviewing the film’s creators and stars, as well as other special guests. Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver and Mark Hamill will be there for the second installment of J. Abram’s reboot. And keep an eye open for John Boyega, aka “Fin,” who was stuck in Atlanta on Saturday morning due to heavy snowfall and was worried that he might not make it to L.A. in time for the festivities.
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Unfortunately for eager fans, looking to pick up where “The Force Awakens” left them two years ago, you won’t actually be able to watch the new episode. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” hits theaters on Dec. 15.
If you miss the live stream, footage will be EPK.tv after the event.
24 Actors You Probably Didn’t Know Were in ‘Star Wars’ Movies (Photos)
The «Star Wars» franchise — now 40 years young — is full of secret cameos, soon-to-be-famous actors in small bit parts, and well-known faces behind alien masks and makeup. Here are 23 big names hidden throughout the franchise you might not have known about.
For more features and deep dives into the world of «Star Wars» and the culture surrounding it, be sure to check out IMDb’s «Star Wars» hub. Lucasfilm
John Ratzenberger («The Empire Strikes Back»)
Ratzenberger is best remembered as know-it-all postman Cliff Clavin from «Cheers,» or maybe his numerous voice roles in Pixar movies. In «The Empire Strikes Back,» Ratzenberger is one of the Rebel officers hanging around Echo Base on Hoth with Princess Leia and C-3PO (Anthony Daniels). Lucasfilm
Treat Williams («The Empire Strikes Back»)
When you’re Treat Williams, you can wander onto the set of «The Empire Strikes Back» and find yourself in the movie. Williams reportedly dropped by England’s Elstree Studios set, where the movie was being filmed, to visit Carrie Fisher. Apparently one thing led to another, and now Williams plays one of the Rebel troops running around Echo Base on Hoth. Lucasfilm
Julian Glover («The Empire Strikes Back»)
Julian Glover’s General Veers is probably the most competent officer available to Darth Vader as wanders the galaxy looking for the Rebels and Luke Skywalker. He’d be decidedly less competent as Grand Maester Pycelle on «Game of Thrones,» but decidedly more evil as Nazi collaborator Walter Donovan in «Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade» (you know — the guy who ages super fast after drinking from the wrong grail). Lucasfilm
Tony Cox («Return of the Jedi»)
In an Ewok suit, you’d never know Tony Cox appeared in «Return of the Jedi.» He wouldn’t really show off his acting chops until later when he was stealing scenes all over comedies like «Bad Santa,» where he was Billy Bob Thornton’s much-smarter mall-robbing accomplice/Christmas elf, and «Me, Myself and Irene.» Lucasfilm
Deep Roy («Return of the Jedi»)
It’s easiest to remember Deep Roy in the Johnny Depp-starring «Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,» since Roy played every orange oompa-loompa in that movie. In «Return of the Jedi,» he was both an Ewok and the puffy alien band member Droopy McCool in Jabba’s Palace. Deep Roy also worked on «The Empire Strikes Back,» acting as a stand-in for the muppet Yoda. Lucasfilm
Keira Knightley (“The Phantom Menace”)
Knightley wasn’t just any handmaiden in “The Phantom Menace” — she was the handmaiden. Serving as the decoy for the real queen, Knightley was the actress people thought was Amidala for half the movie, before Natalie Portman’s Padmé revealed her true identity. Lucasfilm
Peter Serafinowicz («The Phantom Menace»)
Marvel Cinematic Universe fans will recognize Peter Seafinowicz for his turn as untrusting Nova Corps officer Garthan Saal in «Guardians of the Galaxy.» He didn’t appear in «The Phantom Menace,» but provided the gravely, frightening voice of Darth Maul (the rest of whom was played by Ray Park), as well as for a gungan warrior and a battle droid. Lucasfilm
Dominic West («The Phantom Menace»)
The prequel trilogy was filled with actors who would go on to do great things, but who were mostly filling small or background roles in the «Star Wars» universe. Dominic West’s character in «The Phantom Menace» was an otherwise nondescript member of Queen Amidala’s palace guard — nothing so interesting as his later turn as Jimmy McNulty on HBO’s «The Wire.» Lucasfilm
Sofia Coppola (“The Phantom Menace”)
There really were a mess of these handmaidens. Before she was a full-time director, Sofia Coppola picked up a few small acting gigs, including the handmaiden Saché in “The Phantom Menace.” Just a few years after the 1999 movie, in 2003, Coppola would pick up a Best Director Academy Award nomination for “Lost in Translation.” Lucasfilm
Sally Hawkins («The Phantom Menace»)
Before she was an Academy Award-nominated actress for her role in «Blue Jasmine,» Sally Hawkins was an extra in the giant celebration scene in «The Phantom Menace.» She admitted in an interview with Conan O’Brien that she’d never actually seen the movie, despite being in it. Team Coco/Lucasfilm
Richard Armitage («The Phantom Menace»)
Blink and you’d miss Richard Armitage’s small background role (second from the right in the background) among the guards on Naboo. Although, it’s tough to recognize him without the lustrous locks Armitage sported in «The Hobbit» as Thorin Oakenshield, or the creepy teeth from his turn as killer Francis Dolarhyde in «Hannibal» Season 3 on NBC. Lucasfilm
Rose Byrne (“Attack of the Clones”)
Before she was a mainstay of the “Insidious” movies alongside Patrick Wilson or had joined the “X-Men” franchise as CIA Agent Moira MacTaggert, Rose Byrne was one of the handmaidens serving Queen Amidala (Natalie Portman) in the “Star Wars” prequels. Specifically, she was Dormé, who accompanied Padmé to Coruscant to do government things. Lucasfilm
Martin Csokas («Attack of the Clones»)
The «Star Wars» movies have slipped a few notable actors into the voice roles of aliens. Martin Csokas is one — he provided the voice of the Geonosian alien Poggle the Lesser in «Attack of the Clones.» Fantasy fans probably know him better as the elf Celeborn, husband to Cate Blanchett’s Galadriel in «The Lord of the Rings.»
For more features and deep dives into the world of «Star Wars» and the culture surrounding it, be sure to check out IMDb’s «Star Wars» hub. Lucasfilm
Joel Edgerton (“Attack of the Clones,” “Revenge of the Sith”)
Luke’s moisture-farming, humorless uncle Owen Lars was young once, but he was never not a guy who stood around a crappy homestead on Tatooine. In the prequel movies, the role was picked up by Joel Edgerton of “Loving” and “The Great Gatsby.” Lucasfilm
Bai Ling («Revenge of the Sith»)
Bai Ling actually doesn’t appear in «Revenge of the Sith,» but she was supposed to.
