'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' trivia and fun facts
"Return of the director"
J.J. Abrams is the second filmmaker to helm more than one 'Star Wars' entry. The first was series creator George Lucas.
Sagas actors
Dominic Monaghan is the fourth actor who has worked both in the saga of 'Star Wars' and in 'The Lord of the Rings', before him did Christopher Lee, Andy Serkis and Bruce Spence, who play Saruman, Gollum and Sauron respectively in the Middle Earth trilogy.
Eternal C-3PO
With his appearance in this film, C3-PO (Anthony Daniels) becomes the only person who has appeared in the nine episodes of the 'Star Wars' saga.
Eternal princess
Even though she passed away, Carrie Fisher (the iconic Leia Organa) will return for one last 'Star Wars' episode thanks to a complex process of CGI reconstruction, footage previously shot and inventive editing skills.
20 years later
The ninth episode of the galactic saga will be released 20 years after 'The Phantom Menace', that made its way to theaters on 1999.
Replaced directors
This is the second 'Star Wars' film under the Disney umbrella that has had its director replaced, the first one was 'Solo: A Star Wars Story', wich directors Phill Lord and Chris Miller were replaced by Ron Howard.
The return of the original Lando
With a gap of thirty-six years between Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) and this film the return of Lando Calrissian, played by Billy Dee Williams, marks the longest time in which an original actor has taken to repeat your paper.