What's up Star Wars Fans?
My name is Prince, and I am an Urban Acolyte.
If you didn't hear it on Friday, JJ Abrams posted on his social media that Star Wars
Episode IX completed filming.
The crew's wrap party was on Saturday--so now it's off to the races on details about
the movie, like the title and a trailer.
A lot of people got extremely emotional about the image from JJ's announcement where we
see Rey, Finn, and Poe--or Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac, in a big group hug.
One of the first things people noticed is Rey sporting her three-bun hairdo and Jakku
attire from The Force Awakens.
The popular opinion is that this image shows a return to Jakku, but according to Jason
Ward, of Making Star Wars, Daisy Ridley's appearance has to match some of the unused
footage that she shot with Carrie Fischer in The Force Awakens.
I have no idea if anyone has talked about what some of those scenes might be, involving
Rey and General Organa, but the Junior Reader version of The Force Awakens novelization
has this extended conversation between Rey and Leia before she leaves for Ach-To to find
Luke Skywalker.
So in that conversation, Leia talks about how she almost started the training to become
a Jedi, and she also tells Rey not to worry about falling to the dark side the way her
son, Ben fell.
So I'm saying all of this because it might hint at whatever is going to happen with Ben
Solo as far as a redemption arc.
Personally, I think Ben is going to fully embrace the dark side, and if we see that
conversation between Leia and Rey, it might be because that's exactly what's happening
with his character.
I'm going to talk more on that in a follow-up video dealing with the Knights of Ren rumors
in another video, so stay tuned for that one.
Anyway--the film has wrapped.
I would expect a title very soon, maybe as early as next week.
As for a teaser trailer?
My gut feeling is that we won't get anything until April, but it is possible something
could be released before Celebration Weekend.
The reason I say that is because, according to Making Star Wars, the cast actually saw
a teaser trailer back in December.
I'm going to attribute that to the rumors that there could be a teaser released during
the Superbowl-- I mean, I'll be honest, I think the whole Superbowl Trailer thing was
some BS that someone started on Reddit.
Honestly, I don't understand what some people get out of spreading misinformation and fake
rumors-- like at least if you post some clickbait lies on YouTube, or in a blog, you can get
paid-- in the days of "alternative facts" if anyone calls you out about it, you'll just
get more famous-- I'm really confused about how that works, but there are folks out there
who will just make up a lie and watch it spread like wildfire just for their ego or something.
Anyway--like I said, I'm gonna give that Superbowl Trailer rumor the benefit of the doubt and
say that maybe it started because there actually is a trailer that was shown to the crew two
months ago.
The rest of what I had to say was a bit of a warning--be really careful about what y'all
believe.
Be careful about what you think you're hearing, and stay up on stuff.
Like I'm even worried about the Knights of Ren video that I posted because there's new
information out about that rumor--and even with the stuff I presented, I think people
took what I said out of context.
That's why I'm about to post a follow-up video to talk about the new news and clear up some
things that people think I said based on what I've read in the comments section.
Anyway, get hype y'all-- Episode 9 has wrapped, and it appears that filming for season 1 of
The Mandalorian is also finished.
So shout out to the "Star Wars is Dead" crew-- things are picking up on Star Wars Resistance
as Poe is about to leave for Jakku after this week's episode; the final book in the Thrawn
trilogy hits this summer, and we may find out his fate, and possibly Ezra Bridger's
fate, after the Star Wars Rebels finale.
There's also the Padme and Qui-Gon books coming out in the Spring.
The Mandolorian and the final season of The Clone Wars will be here in the Fall when Disney+
goes live.
We've got Star Wars Fallen Order coming in October 4th on Force Friday, there's a new
expansion on Star Wars The Old Republic also coming later in the year--and that will all
take us into Star Wars episode 9 in December.
So yeah--there's going to be a lot of Star Wars this year.
I'd also expect some news about the next two trilogies being led by Rian Johnson and Dan
and Dave from HBO's Game of Thrones.
If the boycotters want to come out in Force to prove that they can hit Lucasfilm and Disney
in the pocket book, I say do your best-- just remember that someone could decide to tell
more Star Wars stories on Disney+ if projects won't do well on the big screen-- I mean why
not follow the same model that Marvel is doing with their shows for Loki, Scarlett Witch,
and The Winter Soldier and Falcon?
If you like Star Wars, you're happy to get more Star Wars--and some of us would rather
stay home and watch at home than go to the movie theaters, but that's just me.
I'm just saying-- I'd love to watch a series dealing with Darth Maul and Crimson Dawn from
home while I swing a kettlebell and work on some martial arts training like the stuff
I mention in my Darth Maul training video.
How about you?
Oh--you haven't seen that video yet?
You should go check it out.
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Y'all keep on breathing, and May the Force of Others be With You, Always.