The world premiere ofStar Wars: The Last Jediis tonight, and we have great news for those whose invitation was lost in the mail: you’re able to now watch the red carpet streamed live from Los Angeles and pretend that you’re there with theRian Johnsonand the rest of the cast and crew. The officialStar WarsTwitter account announced that you’ll be able to watch all of the action as it happens, starting at 5 PM, Pacific Time, which is only a short time away. It should be pretty obvious that anyone wanting to go intoThe Last Jedimight want to stay away from social media after tonight as spoilers will be waiting around every corner, ready to pounce and ruin your fun.
Crews have been working since yesterday to get the event set up and it is a hardcoreStar Warsfan’s dream come true. Pictures from the area reveal gun turrets and most importantly a life-sizedAT-M6 Walker, waiting to greet the press and a few lucky fans who are able to get in. In addition, Nissan will have displays on the red carpet, including two show vehicles inspired byStar Warscharacters (Kylo Ren and Captain Phasma) and the2018 NissanLEAF along with a cast-signed Nissan-exclusive Executioner Trooper collectible helmet, which will be used to benefit aForce for Changeaffiliated non-profit. Then, at the after-party Nissan will have two additional Star Wars-inspired show vehicles on display, one based on Poe Dameron’s X-wing and the aforementioned AT-M6 Walker. Since it isStar Warsmany other surprises are promised and heck, it just sounds like fun. This is the first step before the general public gets to feast their eyes onThe Last Jedi, which is only a few more days away. There is no social media embargo, so for real, look out for spoilers. Reviews won’t be live until December 12th, so there isn’t much of a risk of spoilers from critics yet.
The Last Jediis expected to do some huge box office money next weekend and has single handedly helped to raise stock prices of movie theater chains anticipating a huge opening that will help to put the dismalbox office yearto an exciting close. Analysts have a hard time predicting opening weekend numbers when it comes to movies with a lot of hype.The Last Jedicould make anywhere from $190 million to $215 million, and falling anywhere in that range would give it one of the biggest openings of all time, which will help out the entire year at the box office.
According to a recentStar Warspoll,Luke Skywalkerwas shown to be more popular than Han Solo, which could giveThe Last Jedia slight edge overThe Force Awakens, but the latter crushed at the box office, raking in $247.9 million in its opening weekend. Can Luke Skywalker bring more moviegoers and hardcoreStar Warsfans into the theaters than 2015’sThe Force Awakens? From an analyst standpoint, it doesn’t look like it, but stranger things have happened.
Alright, tonight’s the big night for Rian Johnson and the cast ofThe Last Jediand you’re able to share that celebration with them from the comforts of your own home, starting at 5 PM, Pacific Time. Watch as Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, Benicio Del Toro, Joonas Suotamo, Billie Lourd, Warwick Davis; Rian Johnson, Kathleen Kennedy, Ram Bergman,J.J. Abrams, Tom Karnowski, Jason McGatlin,John Williams,and special guests arrive. This will be the first time that the movie has been shown, except for private VIP screenings that have earned the 8thStar Warsmovie some critical buzz. You can head over to theStar Warsofficial website and join in on the festivities later on this evening or gohereto watch directly on Youtube.
