The Last Jediis almost here, which means more merchandise is getting prepared and when new merchandise is getting prepared we get new information about the forthcomingStar Wars movie. This time we’re looking at a new picture of Rey, Finn, and a new character Rose. Unfortunately we did not get a new trailer for Rian Johnson’sThe Last Jediat San Diego Comic-Con, but that was to be expected since we got the behind-the-scenes sizzle reel last week at the Disney D23 Expo.
ComicBookMovie.comis reporting that the new image of Finn, Rey, and Rose is for the cover for a new DKStar Warschildren’s book called Heroes of the Galaxy. There’s a red bar in the upper right hand corner that states that the cover image that we see may be subject to change, but the image certainly is interesting and raises a lot of questions. For instance, will we see all three of the characters in the same scene duringThe Last Jedi? Specific plot points are still unclear at the moment, but it is assumed that Rey spends the majority of the movie training with Luke Skywalker.
Since the assumption that Rey is with Luke, might we see Finn and Rose fighting alongside each other? Yes, as a matter of fact, as the embark on an undercover mission together, heading to the Casino planet of Canto Bight. Maybe there is romance between the two? That hasn’t been revealed yet. It is entirely possible that Finn, Rey, and Rose meet up at the end for an intense battle. The background of the cover of the book is ofCraitand there is a serious battle going on in the background. Though the three characters are photoshopped on to the Crait scene, it could be some foreshadowing for what happens in the movie, but it is still not clear what happens on Crait.
The new image is one of the best that we’ve seen ofKelly Marie Tran’s Rosecharacter aside from the sizzle reel that was released last week. Rose is said to be a maintenance worker with the Resistance and her sister Paige is a gunner. Daisy Ridley’s Rey is holding a blue lightsaber with what looks like a slight wound over her left eye and John Boyega is decked out in Poe Dameron’s gear, which could point to a grave fate for Mr. Dameron. Dameron is also not shown in a lot of the promotional material for theThe Last Jedileading many to believe that he doesn’t make it out ofThe Last Jedialive. However, Oscar Isaac’s Dameron is shown in one of the 6 character posters that were released at the D23 Expo last week.
The wait forStar Wars: The Last Jediis almost over, but it almost feels like the behind-the-scenes footage released last week is making the wait seem longer. That might be a personal problem, but at any rate there’s still a lot to look forward to for the movie. Specifically, the trailer would be a nice start, but we more than likely won’t see that until the fall. In the meantime we can pore over this newLast Jedipicture along with a few more from assorted other pieces of newStar Wars merchandise.
