The clip shows the stormtroopers, who are pursuing the heroes through a desert, take to the air in flight
The countdown to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is very much on – with less than a month to go until the final film in the Skywalker saga hits cinemas.
And the excitement of fans will be sure to have gone up another notch on seeing a new first-look clip posted on Twitter.
The clip sees heroes Rey (Daisy Ridley), Finn (John Boyega) and Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) in addition to Chewbacca, C-3PO and BB8 as they find themselves the victim of a high-speed pursuit in the desert.
And as if being on the run from First Order stormtroopers wasn’t bad enough, things get even worse for the bunch when they make a startling new discovery – that the stormtroopers have developed the ability to fly.
As the stormtroopers take off into the air, a panicking Finn incredulously asks, “They fly now?” before the suspicion is confirmed by Poe, who echoes back: "They fly now!"
Before this, we see Rey desperately shooting at the chasing stormtroopers, in what was already looking like a thrilling chase scene.
Details of the film's plot have understandably been kept under wraps but that hasn’t stopped fans speculating as to possible events in the saga's close – and this latest clip will give them even more to chew upon until the film finally arrives next month.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is released in UK cinemas on December 19, 2019
Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.
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