Line #29 Trivia/TheLastJedi


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3	* ActingForTwo: Creator/MarkHamill is spotted credited as one of the long list of minor characters. Specifically, he voices Dobbu Scay, the diminutive alien who mistakes BB-8 for a slot machine in Canto Bight.
4	* ActorInspiredElement:
5	** It was Creator/BenicioDelToro's idea that DJ would take Rose's necklace as payment but [[PetTheDog return it to her]] once he was done with it, which helped his eventual betrayal [[BaitTheDog sting that much more]].
6	** Creator/RianJohnson stated that Rose Tico was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally written]] to be a "grumpy, Eeyore type", but when Creator/KellyMarieTran was cast, Johnson liked her upbeat, optimistic attitude and so reworked Rose's personality around Tran's own.
7	** Actor Creator/MarkLewisJones had the idea to give Captain Moden Canady of the First Order Dreadnought ''Fulminatrix'' a "posh Welsh accent", to which Johnson agreed.
8	* ActingInTheDark: Creator/LauraDern didn't know about Holdo's backstory as revealed in ''Literature/LeiaPrincessOfAlderaan'', including her possible bisexuality.
9	* AllStarCast: Creator/LauraDern and Creator/BenicioDelToro join the cast, plus cameos from Creator/JosephGordonLevitt, Creator/JustinTheroux and Creator/TomHardy.
10	* ApprovalOfGod:
11	** In contrast to his notably more tepid feelings about ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-george-lucas-thinks-last-jedi-was-beautifully-made-1067092 Lucas]] called this one "beautifully made" and had nothing but complimentary things to say to Johnson after viewing.
12	** Creator/JJAbrams, the director of the previous film, also [[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3382915/Having-regrets-Force-Awakens-director-J-J-Abrams-says-Star-Wars-Episode-VIII-script-good-wishes-make-himself.html said]] that the script for this film was so good, he wished he had made it.
13	** Hamill was very pleased that they used a physical Yoda.
14	* AscendedFanon:
15	** The criticism of the Jedi Order as an ineffective, hypocritical religious Order has long existed within the fandom and ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' ever since the prequels. Here, Luke said as much about the Jedi and even Yoda admits their failures. Several of Luke's comments seem incredibly similar to Kreia's from ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords''. Specifically, that the Jedi don't have a monopoly on wisdom or understanding of the Force, and being able to ''use'' the Force doesn't automatically make one a superior being. This is shown in Kylo being one of the most unstable and psychotic ''Star Wars'' villains yet seen.
16	** Kylo Ren's desperate attempt to look as cool as Vader in the first film was exaggerated to full on EmoTeen in the fandom, and he wears a Vader-like cape in his first scene in ''[=TLJ=]''. Here, Snoke refers to Kylo as "a child in a mask", on par with the fans, and overtly mocked him by saying he should "take that ridiculous thing off." Kylo, in a fit of rage, destroys the mask (along with part of the elevator he's in) and spends the remainder of the film without it, and doesn't wear the cape anymore until the very end.
17	** The concept of "Force Bond" which Snoke created between Rey and Kylo as a way to find Luke's location originated from ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'', the most famous case being ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic''.
18	** R2-D2's beeps being mostly censorship for his constant swearing is a very old joke. It gets {{Lampshaded}} when he greets Luke and Luke yells at him to watch his mouth.
19	* BackedByThePentagon: Like [[Film/TheForceAwakens the previous film]], the Irish government again provided a ship to secure Skellig Michael for the film's shooting.
20	* BeamMeUpScotty:
21	** Rather fittingly, the reveal of Rey's parentage was subject to this as a lot of people seem to remember Kylo telling it to her, when she actually says it herself when he prods her to say what she's always known. Probably not coincidentally, the first version would be a lot easier to retcon away with the viewer's preferred parents for her by just having him be lying about it (although vague recollections of her childhood aren't exactly ironclad either).
22	** Contrary to what the various [[MemeticMutation memes]] might tell you, Luke doesn't say "The sacred texts!" when Yoda seemingly destroys the ancient Jedi scriptures, but "The sacred ''Jedi'' texts!"
23	** The phrase "The Force is female" is not spoken in this film, nor is anything even vaguely similar said by any character. It's actually from a Nike advertising campaign that came out just before the film did.
24	* BillingDisplacement:
25	** Not to the same extent as ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' and ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'' because original trilogy leads Hamill (Luke Skywalker) and Creator/CarrieFisher (Leia Organa) have significant roles, but both still play supporting characters despite their top billing. Creator/DaisyRidley (Rey), the lead, is credited below the original stars and film's antagonist Creator/AdamDriver, as with the other installments of the sequel trilogy.
26	** There's also Creator/LupitaNyongo (Maz Kanata), who's billed as a lead, but appears in only one scene for a few seconds as a hologram. Nyongo and Creator/GwendolineChristie (Captain Phasma) are listed higher in credits than Tran (Rose Tico) and Dern (Vice Admiral Holdo) for their minor characters, while the latter two have significantly more screentime and importance to the story.
27	* BTeamSequel: While ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' was already this in context of the franchise as a whole, in the context of the sequel trilogy alone, the film serves as this, being directed by Johnson rather than Abrams, the director of ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' and ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'', while Creator/LawrenceKasdan had no involvement.
28	* CameoProp: Among the valuables DJ loots from the stolen ship is a [[{{VideoGame/Zork}} Zorkmid]] [[{{Feelies}} coin]] from Rian Johnson's personal collection.
29	* CreatorBacklash:
30	** Creator/AndySerkis disagreed with the decision to kill Snoke in this film. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NVpz6FgwOU&t=10m40s With hindsight]], he sarcastically described his role as "the character that no one knows where he came from, where he's going to, what he is, or anything about him, including myself." He would later talk about how much he invested into the role, [[https://www.cinemablend.com/star-wars/star-wars-andy-serkis-talks-being-gutted-over-snokes-death-in-the-last-jedi-and-whether-hed-reprise-the-character which is why he was particularly "gutted" when he read that he dies.]]
31	** Creator/AnthonyDaniels [[https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/star-wars-anthony-daniels-promises-weird-stuff-from-c-3po-in-the-rise-of-skywalker/ regrets]] how minimal C-3PO's role was in the film, feeling that Threepio just served like a "table decoration" and believing that he was worth more than that.
32	** Tom Kane [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW25o_Rh6ak vocally expressed]] his dislike of how Admiral Ackbar was killed off, referring to it as a total waste of a beloved character while criticizing the use of Holdo, whose role he felt suited Ackbar better.
33	** Ackbar's physical actor, Tim Rose, [[https://screenrant.com/star-wars-last-jedi-admiral-ackbar-death-criticism-tim-rose/ felt similarly regarding the usage of Ackbar]]. That his final time wearing the suit was just for an "It's a wrap!" joke had him crying inside the suit. He also was displeased with the "student surpass the master" theme, feeling that the practical effects industry was replaced with CGI as opposed to being improved upon.
34	** Creator/JohnBoyega has [[https://screenrant.com/star-wars-last-jedi-criticisms-john-boyega-agreement/ gone on to admit]] that he disagreed with a lot of the film's creative choices, calling it a bit "iffy". He particularly criticized the fact that his character was kept away from the rest of the main cast for much of the plot. He would later express his dissatisfaction in somewhat sharper tones in [[https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/john-boyega-interview-2020 a later interview]], criticizing the way the film treated not just Finn, but every other prominent character played by non-white actors, accusing Disney of making [[ExecutiveMeddling an executive decision]] to sideline and downplay their roles in favor of the white characters' stories.
35	--->"You get yourself involved in projects and you're not necessarily going to like everything. [But] what I would say to Disney is do not bring out a black character, market them to be much more important in the franchise than they are and then have them pushed to the side. [...] Like, you guys knew what to do with Daisy Ridley, you knew what to do with Adam Driver. You knew what to do with these other people, but when it came to Kelly Marie Tran, when it came to John Boyega, you know fuck all. So what do you want me to say? What they want you to say is, '[[SellingTheShow I enjoyed being a part of it. It was a great experience...]]' Nah, nah, nah. I'll take that deal when it's a great experience. They gave all the nuance to Adam Driver, all the nuance to Daisy Ridley. Let's be honest. Daisy knows this. Adam knows this. Everybody knows. I'm not exposing anything."
36	** Abrams, director of ''The Force Awakens'' and ''The Rise of Skywalker'', praised the film, but also said that he understands its divisiveness among fans:
37	--->"It's a bit of a meta approach to the story. I don't think that people go to Star Wars to be told, 'This doesn't matter'. ''The Rise of Skywalker'' needed a pendulum swing in one direction in order to swing in the other."
38	** While a mild case compared to others, Carrie Fisher's joking remark of Rian Johnson being "an asshole" was followed by a sincere admittance that she found him domineering as a director even though he's not like that when out of the director's chair, and heavily implied she wasn't a fan of Leia being placed in a coma for a significant portion of the movie.
39	** Mark Hamill has also expressed his disagreeing vision regarding the direction of his character.
40	--->"I said to Rian, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOwj7lJv2sE you got it wrong]], the Jedi don't give up, much less go hide on a island. So, right at the beginning, we were completely at odds."\
41	"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnzFhjrm9y8 Who is this guy]]? How did the most optimistic, hopeful character in the galaxy turn into this hermit who says it time for the Jedi to end? I read it and said 'what'? That's not what a Jedi does."
42	* CreatorsPest: Johnson admitted to disliking Supreme Leader Snoke, perhaps accounting for why the character gets a fairly unceremonious death halfway through the film.
43	* DarkhorseCasting: Like Ridley before ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' came out, Tran is an unknown actress whose resume includes mostly short films, TV guest spots and web videos (including roles on Website/CollegeHumor).
44	* DeletedRole: The much-ballyhooed cameos by Princes Harry and William ended up being cut from the theatrical release, as did another one from Creator/TomHardy (which, as a fully suited Stormtrooper, would have been yet ''another'' role where [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises his face is covered up]]).
45	* DeletedScene: [[DeletedScene/StarWars See here.]]
46	* DyeingForYourArt: While not a physical change, Creator/AndySerkis taped down the left side of his mouth so that his [[SerkisFolk performance-captured face]] would more accurately match Snoke's [[BodyHorror deformed jaw line]].
47	* EnforcedMethodActing: Fisher really slapped Creator/OscarIsaac in the scene where she demotes him.
48	* ExecutiveMeddling: The much-ridiculed "Leia Poppins" scene came about because producer Kathleen Kennedy told Johnson that she wanted to see Leia use force powers other than her mental connection to those close to her.
49	* FlipFlopOfGod: Johnson said in a interview that while he considered Kylo's story about Rey's parents to be legit, he noted that neither Abrams or Lucasfilm is obligated to stick with it for ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'', even invoking [[HalfTruth "from a certain point of view"]]. That said, [[http://collider.com/star-wars-reys-parents-answer/ Ridley]] has stated that Abrams, at least, had the same idea as Johnson. Though in this case, this is less "Flip Flop of God" and more "[[DependingOnTheWriter another god may have other ideas]]."
50	* InMemoriam: The film is dedicated to "our princess", Creator/CarrieFisher, after her passing in December 2016.
51	* MemeAcknowledgment: Shortly after ''The Force Awakens'' came out, webcomic artists thought it would be funny to have Luke train Rey by pretending to be Yoda (almost always by making Rey carry him on her back). Hamill thought it was funny, too, judging by [[https://twitter.com/HamillHimself/status/719239858087182336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw this tweet]].
52	* MilestoneCelebration: The film marked the 40th Anniversary of the ''Star Wars'' Saga, though it was originally intended to premiere closer to the release date of the original film (see "What Could Have Been" below). The film logo is even red, fitting of a ruby jubilee. It was also released the year of the 85th birthday of franchise composer Music/JohnWilliams.
53	* MissingTrailerScene: The scene of Rey charging across Ahch-To, lightsaber ignited, is not in the film, being part of the deleted scene about the third lesson. She ''does'' attack Luke with the saber in a moment of rage, but her hair is down as opposed to in buns, and the angle is completely different.
54	* TheOtherDarrin:
55	** Creator/KennyBaker, who had played R2-D2 in all seven ''Star Wars'' films prior to this, [[PassingTheTorch passed the torch]] to Jimmy Vee (of ''Series/DoctorWho'' fame) before his death.
56	** Due to original Chewbacca actor Creator/PeterMayhew's health issues, Creator/JoonasSuotamo already did all of Chewie's action scenes in ''The Force Awakens'', and here fully replaces Mayhew.
57	** Creator/JesusBarrero, the Latin American Spanish voice for Luke Skywalker, succumbed to complications from lung cancer on February 17, 2016, only a few months after completing his work on his final film, ''The Force Awakens''. His nephew Víctor Covarrubias voiced Luke in the trailer, and Beto Castillo (who voiced the titular character in ''Film/{{Doctor Strange\|2016}}'') voiced him in the film proper. Also, Yoda was voiced, [[TheCapitalOfBrazilIsBuenosAires bizarrely enough]], by Creator/GuilhermeBriggs, Yoda's ''Brazilian Portuguese'' voice actor, rather than Creator/ArturoMercado, his voice actor since the very original trilogy.
58	** For the European Spanish dub, Yoda was voiced by Ángel Amorós as in ''Rebels'', as most of Yoda's actors have died including Ricardo Palmerola, the actor that voiced him in the prequel trilogy and other media such as ''The Clone Wars''. Oddly enough Amorós served as the replacement for Jordi Royo, [[ActingForTwo who also voices Mace Windu]] and was Palmerola's substitute in ''The Clone Wars'', because ''Rebels'' was recorded in Madrid rather than in Barcelona where most ''Star Wars'''s main media were recorded.
59	** In a similar way in the Japanese dub, Yoda is voiced by Yohei Tadano, replacing Mahito Tsujimura and Creator/IchiroNagai, his voice actors for the original and prequel trilogies, respectively.
60	** Due to the death of Erik Bauersfield in early 2016, Admiral Ackbar is voiced by Tom Kane, cementing Kane's place as the ''de facto'' voice of Ackbar (Kane had been voicing Ackbar in media such as the ''Battlefront'' reboot series and the LEGO spin-offs).
61	** Creator/DominiqueCollignonMaurin dubbed Luke in French in the Original Trilogy. He was replaced by Creator/BernardLanneau here.
62	* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/AdrianEdmondson, most famous for spending most of TheEighties kicking Creator/RikMayall [[Series/TheYoungOnes in the goolies to great comedic effect]], appears as Hux's competent, understated and strait-laced adjutant. Granted, the man has ''immense'' acting chops (at the time of ''The Last Jedi'''s release, he was playing Malvolio in the Creator/RoyalShakespeareCompany's production of ''Theatre/TwelfthNight''), but the contrast is still jarring.
63	* PosthumousCredit: Creator/CarrieFisher, Leia's actress, is given a credit in this film since she completed her scenes before her death in December 2016.
64	* ProductionNickname: Before BB-9E was officially named, he was called "BB-[[PunnyName H8]]" on-set.
65	* PromotedFanboy:
66	** Tran is a huge fan of Boyega. Overlaps with MetaCasting as Rose harbored massive admiration towards Finn.
67	** Dern first started wanting to follow [[Creator/BruceDern her]] [[Creator/DianeLadd parents]] into acting when she saw ''Film/ANewHope'' at age 10.
68	* RealitySubtext: The fact that Rey was just a nobody up until this point also reminds us of the fact that Ridley was just a Hollywood nobody until this franchise.
69	* RecycledPremise: Finn's storyline, on paper, is the same one that he had in ''The Force Awakens'' -- he's someone that wants to run away from the war and gets sucked into a mission before he can do that. The key difference is that it has a separate function in each movie; while in the previous film, Finn was learning to fight for someone else, ''The Last Jedi'' gives him reason to fight for a higher cause.
70	* ReleaseDateChange: The release was planned for May 26, 2017, but got delayed until December 15, 2017 due to rewrites expanding the parts of the lead characters introduced in ''The Force Awakens'' (and possibly due to a writers strike in the UK that had been brewing). ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMenTellNoTales'' took the original spot.
71	* RoleReprise: In the Japanese dub, Yohei Tadano reprises his role as Yoda from ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' and Creator/BinShimada once again returns to voice Luke Skywalker.
72	* SerendipityWritesThePlot: The Porgs were created because the puffins on Skellig Michael (where the scenes on Ach-To were filmed) kept getting in the shots, and because puffins were an indigenous, endangered species the crew were forbidden from removing them. Rian Johnson came up with the idea of digitally replacing them with a science-fictional equivalent because he liked the idea that the island would have its own native species.
73	* SimilarlyNamedWorks: Two ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' entries, [[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Wars_49:_The_Last_Jedi a 1981 issue]] of ''ComicBook/StarWarsMarvel1977'' and [[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/The_Last_Jedi_(novel) a 2013 novel]] in the ''Literature/CoruscantNights'' series, are already named ''The Last Jedi''.
74	* SpoiledByTheCastList: The first indication the public received that Yoda would appear in the film was when Frank Oz appeared at the red carpet premiere.
75	* TeasingCreator: After the film's release, the crew definitely seem to enjoy tossing fuel on the fire of the Kylo/Rey FoeRomanceSubtext: Hamill calls their interactions full of [[http://www.floor8.com/posts/5226-video-mark-hamill-talks-the-romantic-tension-between-rey-and-kylo-ren "romantic tension"]], the story group [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p09c0MXDxto jokes]] that his ShirtlessScene was because he specifically waited around shirtless for Rey, [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-star-wars-last-jedi-spoilers-20171218-htmlstory.html Rian Johnson]] agrees that "they could also make out" and teasingly suggests creating a spinoff of just that, and Driver [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7SjLDdk8lA actually enacts]] a scene of them kissing with action figures on ''Series/TheLateShowWithStephenColbert''.
76	* ThrowItIn:
77	** When Finn tells him he's wrong after DJ betrays the Resistance, DJ's response was written as something like "[[OnlyInItForTheMoney wrong and rich]]". Instead, del Toro enigmatically replied "Maybe", which was kept because it in perfectly with the amoral and ambiguous nature of DJ's character. It was also his idea that DJ would take Rose's necklace as collateral but [[PetTheDog return it to her later]], helping to convince the audience that [[BaitTheDog maybe he wasn't all that bad]].
78	** Some sources have reported that the gag when Hux [[UnfriendlyFire pulls out his sidearm]] on an unconscious Kylo, only to put it back in his coat when Ren wakes up was an ad-lib by Gleeson, who has confirmed that it was at least his idea.
79	** Hamill has stated that Luke kissing Leia's forehead was spontaneous and unscripted.
80	** When filming Holdo firing her blaster, Laura Dern would say “pew!” and couldn’t stop even after being informed the sound effect would be added later. She can still be seen saying “pew” in the final shot, though muted.
81	** During the fight with Snoke’s guards, Daisy Ridley shouted “a curse word that makes Americans very uncomfortable” and this was the shot that ended up in the film, though obviously without the curse.
82	* TrollingCreator:
83	** Hamill seemingly ''loved'' messing with fans' theory whether Luke is Rey's father or not prior to the film's release, knowing full well that he isn't.
84	--->'''Hamill:''' ''[[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMaq23CA818 talking about Ridley]] (around 4:16)]'' I just adore her and [[WhamLine she's roughly my daughter's age]] and that's how I relate to her. Even... [[DidIJustSayThatOutLoud Oh, wait a minute]]! ''[audience cheering and clapping, Mark clenches his fists in mock frustration]'' Oh, I knew all you ''smarties'' would drag it out of me. ''[audience laughing]'' [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Now, I don't mean anything by that.]] I mean as ''actors'', [[LikeADaughterToMe that's how I relate to her]]. And... ''[Mark stops talking, audience laughing again, Mark winks]''
85	** And he did it ''AGAIN'' at [[https://youtu.be/Mh4X4N-8fEM the panel]] for ''The Last Jedi'' at ''Star Wars'' Celebration Orlando (around 50:37):
86	--->'''Mark:''' By the way, I look down ''[next to him onstage]'' and I see [[Creator/JoshGad Olaf]], I see [[Creator/KathleenKennedy Wonder Woman]], I see [[Creator/RianJohnson God]], I see [[FreudianSlip my daugh]]-- [[VerbalBackspace I mean]], my ''[[Creator/DaisyRidley colleague]]''...
87	* VoiceOnlyCameo: Creator/JosephGordonLevitt is the alien Slowen-Lo on Canto Bight who rats on Finn and Rey for parking on the beach.
88	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
89	** Creator/OliviaCooke, Creator/GinaRodriguez, Creator/GuguMbathaRaw, and Creator/TatianaMaslany were considered for the role of Rose Tico before Creator/KellyMarieTran was cast. Maslany previously auditioned for Jyn Erso in ''Film/RogueOne''.
90	** Creator/JoaquinPhoenix was approached for the part of DJ before the casting of Creator/BenicioDelToro.
91	** ''Film/TheLastJedi'' was originally supposed to have a MeaningfulReleaseDate on May 26, 2017, [[MilestoneCelebration forty years and one day since the release of]] ''Film/ANewHope'' — [[ReleaseDateChange but it was delayed to December 15, 2017]] due to rewrites expanding the parts of the lead characters introduced in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' (and possibly due to a writer's strike in the UK that had been brewing). ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMenTellNoTales'' took the original spot.
92	** At the start of the writing process, the crew laid out a spreadsheet of absolutely every possible answer to Rey's parentage they could think of, no matter how likely it was to actually be used. This included her being the blood relative of several old characters, an amnesiac padawan of Luke's order who survived the Ren purge, and even some kind of super advanced droid.
93	** Early script ideas involved Luke being [[BlindWeaponmaster blind]], but this was ultimately decided against. It should be noted that this was before Creator/DonnieYen suggested a similar concept with Chirrut in ''Film/RogueOne''. Funnily enough, Creator/MarkHamill played a blind character in Season 2 of ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollhunters}}'', which was released the very same day.
94	** Obi-Wan was considered to appear as a Force ghost, with Creator/EwanMcGregor being eager to play the part. This was removed as the only version of Obi-Wan Luke has interacted with is Creator/AlecGuinness, who died in 2000, and Johnson felt that having Luke interact with Ewan's Obi-Wan would have felt too weird.
95	** Lando Calrissian was going to be Finn and Rose's contact at the casino (note Maz talking up the guy without giving his name like it's going to be some big reveal), and he would either screw up their quest by accident or betray them intentionally like DJ did. This was discarded when the crew considered that having Creator/BillyDeeWilliams return just to fail in his mission would be an insult to the character, as well as that Lando would never betray the Rebellion a second time after his character development in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.
96	** According to [[https://www.reddit.com/r/starwarsspeculation/comments/3xtld8/i_have_read_a_very_early_storyboard_for_episode/ leaked info]] in Reddit, in an early draft Poe personally accompanied Finn and the character that became Rose in their mission, while the character that became DJ was a bounty hunter chasing them. Rose was apparently a refugee fleeing from the First Order, who Finn fell in love with quickly, with the big twist that ''she'' was the one who betrayed the Resistance, not DJ. By the ending, Poe was sent to a First Order prison planet, echoing Han being captured at the end of ''Empire Strikes Back''. The rest of the plot was identical to the final version.
97	** Rose was initially going to be mistrustful of Finn, but Kelly Marie Tran's real life personality made Johnson realize it would be funnier with Rose being a fangirl of his.
98	** As told in the official book ''The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi'', Luke was going to be visited by a Sith Force Ghost while meditating in his hut on Ahch-To, with the Sith being described as an "all-powerful Sith Lord who ruled over the Dark Side of the Force from the Afterlife" and was also described to be "pulling Snoke's strings" from behind the scenes. The identity of this Sith was not revealed in the book, leaving ambiguous whether it is Palpatine, Plagueis, Bane, or any other unknown Sith. However, this idea might have inspired the creators's late decision to bring Palpatine back in ''The Rise of Skywalker''.
99	** Also in the art book, Finn and Rose were going to break into a store in Canto Bight and [[BlackTieInfiltration steal a tux and gown]], with a SheCleansUpNicely effect for Rose in her dress and Finn having his tux on backwards. That idea was scrapped in favor of the two sticking with their Resistance gear. In early drafts, they were also going to meet the Master Codebreaker in the cabaret room, be taken along for a quest to retrieve a MacGuffin from a warlord, and be arrested on the casino's rooftop.
100	** The book details a few variations of the laundry room scene where Finn, Rose, and DJ get their disguises. In one, the trio encounter a group of stormtroopers only to realize they are empty suits of armor on a clothing conveyor belt. Another would have had them follow a lint trail to the laundry room.
101	** The producers intended to show Phasma's fully unmasked face, even considering to portray her with horrible battle scars, but Daisy Ridley nixed that idea, instead proposing to show only her eye.
102	** The film's run time originally exceeded ''three hours'' before Johnson was forced to cut it down. Reportedly, he removed between 45 and 60 minutes.
103	** Finn would've been reintroduced as one of Paige Tico's gunners and she would've ended up dying in his arms; Rian Johnson changed this because he felt he "couldn't pay it off".
104	** Rian Johnson considered having Luke be visited by Anakin, bringing back Hayden Christensen, to help realize how he needs to deal with Rey, but changed it to Yoda as Luke had never known his pre-Dark Side father. Christensen would return to the role a few years later in ''Obi-Wan Kenobi''.
105	** Luke originally sported a man-bun at one point.
106	* WordOfGod:
107	** Johnson clarified that [[OncePerEpisode "I have a bad feeling about this"]] is said by BB-8 as he and Poe are heading into the first battle (hence Poe's response "Happy beeps here, buddy, c'mon.").
108	** At Celebration Chicago, it was confirmed that Phasma was KilledOffForReal on the ''Supremacy''.
109	** [[https://winteriscoming.net/2019/11/07/princess-leia-was-supposed-to-be-the-last-jedi-before-carrie-fisher-passed-away/ The title of the film refers to Leia, who was meant to become a Jedi warrior]] in ''IX''. Unfortunately, this plan was buried due to Carrie Fisher's death.
110	** Following [[https://dorksideoftheforce.com/2021/02/16/rian-johnson-explains-reylo-last-jedi/ a 2021 interview with Johnson]], Sariah Wilson tweeted that Johnson confirmed he always intended for Rey and Kylo's relationship to be romantic.
111	* WordOfSaintPaul: To get into Luke's mindset, Hamill imagined that Luke had a child who accidentally killed themself while playing with Luke's lightsaber.
112	* WorkingTitle: According to Fisher's on-set [[Website/{{Twitter}} tweets]], it was ''Space Bear''.
113	* WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants: ZigZagged. Johnson has admitted there were no payoffs planned for the setups in ''The Force Awakens'', that he had to resolve them, and that his payoffs could be undone by Abrams next film; however, the plot line of Luke training Rey at the first Jedi temple comes from one of George Lucas' ideas for ''VII'', Johnson consulted the Lucasfilm Story Group to ensure his story fit within the canon, and [[https://daisyridleys.tumblr.com/post/171361502495/daisy-ridleys-interview-for-geek-le-mag Ridley]] says that as far as she knows, there actually is a general consensus on the main lines of the trilogy, each author just realizes it in his own way. She also adds that Johnson and Abrams did meet to discuss things and that Abrams [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3382915/Having-regrets-Force-Awakens-director-J-J-Abrams-says-Star-Wars-Episode-VIII-script-good-wishes-make-himself.html expressed]] [[http://www.businessinsider.com/what-jj-abrams-thinks-about-star-wars-the-last-jedi-according-to-rian-johnson-2017-12 enthusiasm]] towards Johnson's script.
114	* WrittenByCastMember: Johnson and Christie created Captain Phasma's backstory while making ''The Last Jedi''. This is covered in ''Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' books, ''[[Literature/StarWarsPhasma Phasma]]'' and ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsCaptainPhasma Captain Phasma]]''. And according to WordOfGod, Fisher also helped with the screenplay (though oddly not related to Leia's StoryArc).
115	* YouLookFamiliar:
116	** ''Film/RogueOne'' director Creator/GarethEdwards has a small cameo as a Resistance soldier in the trench on Crait. He previously cameoed as the Rebel soldier who launched the ''Tantive IV'' in ''Rogue One'' itself. (''Last Jedi'' director Johnson and producer Ram Bergman also cameoed in ''Rogue One'', playing Death Star technicians visible as the Death Star superlaser prepares to fire on Jedha.)
117	** Captain Moden Canady of the ''Fulminatrix'' is played by Creator/MarkLewisJones, who previously had a number of voice credits in ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'', including Darths Andru, Decimus, and Vengean. He also auditioned for roles in ''The Force Awakens'' and ''Rogue One'' but didn't get them.

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