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TEASER TRAILERS

a star wars story
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TEASER TRAILER #1, 2016

o one knew quite what it’s thrilling to see the original
to expect from the fi rst stormtroopers and the moment the
Star Wars Story fi lm, Death Star’s superlaser is attached.
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hints at a tougher, darker tone. much of this teaser didn’t make it

The lighting and color palette is into the final cut, though. There
gloomier, the music and sound are a wealth of alternate takes
design far more ominous, from the and deleted scenes here, from Jyn
first familiar notes, here plaintively Erso’s “This is a Rebellion, isn’t it?

picked out on piano, to the I rebel!” to shots of Orson Krennic
terrifying scream of a siren as the striding through the watery ruins
rebels prepare for battle. of Scarif to the thrilling sequence

At the same time, it also of Cassian and Jyn fleeing on foot
recreates the used-future aesthetic while AT-ACT walkers rain down
of A New Hope. This is our most fire on them. For those with a

in-depth look at the galaxy keen eye it provides a fascinating
under Imperial rule to date and glimpse at the road not taken.

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TEASER TRAILER
#1, 2017

ringing us right up-to-date is our first look at The Last Jedi! We
open with Rey’s hand slapping down hard on a rocky surface as she
gasps in... what? Fear? Pain? Confirming that this is a part of her

Btraining on Ahch-To with Luke, we hear a voiceover from the Jedi
Master instructing her to, “Breathe. Just... breathe. Now, reach out. What
do you see?” It’s intercut with footage of Leia studying a map, Kylo Ren’s
smashed mask, and a book inscribed with the symbol of the Jedi Order.

Switching to epic mode, we see a squadron of battered fighters racing across
the sands of an alien world; Poe Dameron running to his X-wing, only for
it to explode; brief glimpses of a scarred Kylo Ren and a frantic space battle.
But the most exciting moment is saved for the end. “I only know one truth,”
says Luke, framed in darkness. “It’s time for the Jedi to end.” That bombshell

adds weight to the film’s ominous title, and makes us wonder exactly what
has happened to Luke in the years since he went into seclusion.

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