Star Wars Episode VIII finally has a title
And it looks like it’s all about Luke Skywalker
After months of uncertainty, we now know what the next chapter in the Star Wars saga will be called – The Last Jedi.
The rather ominous-sounding new title is reportedly one director Rian Johnson had in mind from the very beginning, and ties in with set reports that suggests the film will focus on the interplay between wannabe Force user Rey (Daisy Ridley) and newfound mentor Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), the latter being the titular last of the Jedi.
Unless of course, there’s a different "last" Jedi we don’t yet know about.
Ugh, settle down Yoda.
Still, above all this new title will raise a huge issue for Star Wars fans – which one-word designation can we give this film (i.e. Episode V is known as Empire), given that “Jedi” is already used to refer to 1983’s Return of the Jedi? Answers on a holocron crystal, please.
Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi will be released in UK cinemas on the 15th December
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Huw Fullerton is a Commissioning Editor for Radio Times magazine, covering Entertainment, Comedy and Specialist Drama.
