Summary
Luke Skywalker has vanished. In his absence, the sinister FIRST ORDER has risen from the ashes of the Empire and will not rest until Skywalker, the last Jedi, has been destroyed.
With the support of the REPUBLIC, General Leia Organa leads a brave RESISTANCE. She is desperate to find her brother Luke and gain his help in restoring peace and justice to the galaxy.
Leia has sent her most daring pilot on a secret mission to Jakku, where an old ally has discovered a clue to Luke’s whereabouts….
Release Date: December 18, 2015
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Production & Release Details
- Director: J.J. Abrams
- Written by: Lawrence Kasdan, J.J. Abrams, and Michael Arndt
- Based on: Star Wars characters created by George Lucas
- Produced by: Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk
- Original Score by: John Williams
- Director of Photography: Dan Mindel
- Edited by: Mary Jo Markey and Maryann Brandon
- Production Companies: Lucasfilm Ltd. and Bad Robot
- Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- Runtime: 138 minutes
- Theatrical Release: December 18, 2015
Box Office
- Worldwide: $2.071 billion
Returning Cast
- Harrison Ford – Han Solo
- Carrie Fisher – Princess Leia
- Mark Hamill – Luke Skywalker
- Anthony Daniels – C-3PO
- Peter Mayhew – Chewbacca
- Kenny Baker – R2-D2
- Tim Rose – Admiral Ackbar
- Mike Quinn – Nein Nunb
New Cast
- John Boyega – Finn
- Daisy Ridley – Rey
- Adam Driver – Kylo Ren
- Oscar Isaac – Poe Dameron
- Andy Serkis – Supreme Leader Snoke
- Domhnall Gleeson – General Hux
- Max von Sydow – Lor San Tekka
- Lupita Nyong’o – Maz Kanata
- Gwendoline Christie – Captain Phasma
- Pip Andersen
- Crystal Clarke – Ensign Goode
- Simon Pegg – Unkar Plutt
- Kiran Shah – Teedo
- Greg Grunberg – Snap Wexley
- Andrew Jack – Major Ematt