It looks likeStar Warsfans may be in for one hell of a surprise later this year. It isn’t uncommon for promotional materials for movies to make bold claims, but some recently discovered marketing forStar Wars: The Last Jediis being extra bold. If this new information is to be believed,Star Wars: The Last Jediis going to feature the “most shocking truth inStar Warshistory.” More shocking than Darth Vader being Luke’s father? More shocking than Ewoks defeating the Empire? More shocking than Greedo shooting first in the 1997 Special Edition ofStar Wars: A New Hope?
The news comes from the very reliable fan siteStar Wars News Net. They recently came across a Japanese promotional pamphlet forStar Wars 8and, even though it was in Japanese, they were able to get it translated. Now, since it is a rough translation, it can’t be taken as gospel, but even if these claims are half right,Star Warsfans are going to need to prepare themselves for something pretty surprising. Here’s the translated text from the pamphlet.
“The Most Shocking Truth In Star Wars History Will Soon Be Revealed! A new generation’s tale of the struggles of light and dark, virtue and evil has begun with the death of Han Solo. In a Galaxy where First Order and the Resistance are fighting against each other in a war, the heroine, Rey, had the Force awaken within her. What will happen to the galaxy when Rey and the onlyremaining Jedi knight, Luke Skywalker, meet? Kylo Ren has fallen to the Dark Side of the Force and killed his father, Han Solo. As a successor of his grandfather, Darth Vader, and a high ranking enforcer in the First Order, where will his ambition lead him to? Furthermore, Kylo Ren’s mother, the leader of the Resistance, Leia, Poe, Finn, and BB-8, will embark on a new mission! The story has finally begun and it will lead to a mysterious climax! December 15. Be ready for the shocking truth surpassing the previous stories!”
Again, this is probably hyperbole to some degree, but still. That is a very intense claim to make about aStar Wars movie. There is also the very intriguing bit about the “mysterious climax.” Does that mean we are going to end on a cliffhanger likeStar Wars: The Empire Strikes Back? It certainly seems to imply that could be the case. And as for what this “shocking truth” could be? That is anyone’s guess, since there really isn’t much context provided for it here. Does it have to do with Rey’s parents? Is Luke really going to end the Jedi? Is Snoke actually Jar Jar Binks? IsR2-D2transitioning? WillFinnand Poe finally reveal their secret love affair? This raises a whole bunch of possible questions and answers next to nothing. Though, it is a pretty interesting claim, nevertheless.
We’re still going to have to wait quite a while to see if these claims bear any fruit, sinceStar Wars: Episode VIIIdoesn’t come out until December 15. Maybe writer/directorRian Johnsonreally does have a major surprise in store for us? Or maybe these are just bloated claims to get butts in seats. Either way, the pamphlet looks pretty cool. You can check it out for yourself below.
