Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
- During the filming of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Carrie Fisher improvised one of the most famous lines in the movie.
- Many of the practical effects used in the climax were achieved without any CGI.
- The incredible score for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was composed in just a few weeks after the original composer dropped out.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is a 2019 American epic space opera film directed by J.J. Abrams, the ninth and final episode of the Skywalker saga. The film reveals that Emperor Palpatine, believed killed in Return of the Jedi, has survived and been secretly rebuilding a massive armada of planet-destroying Star Destroyers on the hidden Sith world of Exegol.
Rey, Finn, and Poe Dameron must find the way to Exegol while Rey confronts the truth about her lineage and her connection to Kylo Ren through the Force. The Rise of Skywalker faced the unenviable task of concluding a nine-film saga spanning 42 years while also course-correcting from the divisive narrative choices of The Last Jedi. J.J.
Abrams's approach was to accelerate the plot at breakneck speed, packing the film with revelations, reversals, and fan-service moments including the return of Lando Calrissian played by Billy Dee Williams and the voices of deceased Jedi during the climactic battle. Adam Driver's performance as the conflicted Kylo Ren/Ben Solo remained the sequel trilogy's most consistently praised element, and his redemption arc provided the film's most emotionally satisfying moments. The decision to reveal Rey as Palpatine's granddaughter was the film's most debated choice, reversing The Last Jedi's democratization of the Force.
The Rise of Skywalker earned $1.07 billion worldwide.
