{"id":30383,"date":"2019-10-23T09:30:43","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T08:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=30383"},"modified":"2019-10-23T09:30:43","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T08:30:43","slug":"final-star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-trailer-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/final-star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-trailer-released\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Taking one last look&#8230;&#8221; at Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was released on Monday evening, during the NFL football match over in the US.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The story is set to follow Rey (<i>Daisy Ridley<\/i>), Finn (<i>John Boyega<\/i>) and Poe (<i>Oscar Isaac<\/i>), as they continue their fight against Kylo Ren (<i>Adam Driver<\/i>) and another familiar face &#8211; or should we say voice?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Final Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Qn_spdM5Zg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The clip shows what seems to be some great &#8211; and intense &#8211; battle scenes as well as an emotional moment with C3PO, leaving some fans concerned for his fate. That being said, it ends on a touching note as we see a close up of Rey with her lightsaber, prepared for battle.<\/p>\n<p>Though the trailer for the ninth episode has already accumulated millions of views, the fan reaction has been mixed, following The Last Jedi\u2019s release back in 2017:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nouisexy\/status\/1186460104482328577?s=09\">http:\/\/twitter.com\/nouisexy\/status\/1186460104482328577?s=09<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was over Star Wars. New trailer comes out. Star Wars I never doubted you for a second <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheRiseOfSkywalkerTrailer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheRiseOfSkywalkerTrailer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; William (@sillywillyhall) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sillywillyhall\/status\/1186581493856034816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trailer for  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheRiseOfSkywalkerTrailer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheRiseOfSkywalkerTrailer<\/a> was spot on! Story looks good and I\u2019m excited to see how they end it. The trailer gave you enough to salivate over without spoiling it<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IG: simplyoutstanding (@bostonsfavson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bostonsfavson\/status\/1186467967510315008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Last Jedi killed Star Wars so much for me, that everything I see now is just&#8230; meh. The lightsaber battle again looks so sluggish. Bring back the prequel saber skills\u203c\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheRiseOfSkywalkerTrailer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheRiseOfSkywalkerTrailer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r4YkLChUgR\">pic.twitter.com\/r4YkLChUgR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; $\u0141\u20bf (@BR0WSLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BR0WSLA\/status\/1186544891263901696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/book_tart\/status\/1186464632552095745?s=09\">http:\/\/twitter.com\/book_tart\/status\/1186464632552095745?s=09<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The previous film saw positive reviews from critics, getting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/star_wars_episode_viii\/\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> score of 91% (certified fresh). But the audience score saw a massive drop to 44%, with over 213k user ratings.<\/p>\n<p>The recent trailer was dropped on what would have been the late Carrie Fisher\u2019s 63<sup>rd<\/sup> birthday too, a way to commemorate the actress who played Princess Leia.<\/p>\n<p><i>The final episode of the Star Wars saga will hit UK cinemas on 19<\/i><i><sup>th<\/sup><\/i><i> December 2019. Tickets are on sale now.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Words: Emma Soteriou<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subbing: Alysia Georgiades<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was released on Monday evening, during the NFL football match over in the US. 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