The Last Jedi’s Opening Crawl Seen On Rian Johnson’s Instagram

The Last Jedi

by John Nugent |
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This week, we finally learnt the news that Star Wars Episode VIII's official title would be The Last Jedi – naturally sending everyone into feverish tides of speculation over what the hell it all means. The film's director, Rian Johnson, is still busy at work on post-production, and in the wake of the announcement, posted a behind-the-scenes shot from his editing suite on his Instagram feed – take a look below.

With the caption "Felt so good to drop this into the cut this morning", the photo shows the newly-revealed title on Star Wars iconic opening crawl (all present and correct after Rogue One's rebellious decision to drop it). Also visible in the surprisingly modest little suite is a small R2-D2 droid.

There's not much more exciting information to be gleaned from the post, but heck, it's Star Wars, and there's a certain nostalgic thrill to see a brand new opening crawl in its embryonic stages.

Post-production continues for a little while longer on The Last Jedi, with editing, visual effects, and a John Williams score still be added, ahead of the planned 15 December worldwide release date – a mere 324 days away.

What does The Last Jedi title mean?

Rian Johnson talks Episode VIII.

Rian Johnson shares an image from the set of Episode VIII.

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