Lucasfilm announced on Sunday morning that the brand new trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi will debut on ESPN’s Monday Night Football on Monday, October 9, during halftime of the National Football League game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears in Chicago. It will, of course, be online at that time, too.
The teaser for the trailer, released online Sunday morning, begins with a previously seen shot of Rey training with her lightsaber on the island of Ahch-to, ending with a brand new close-up of her turning the blade towards the camera.
Get ready. Trailer tomorrow. #TheLastJedi pic.twitter.com/woC9KF4GH8
— Star Wars (@starwars) October 8, 2017
Monday night’s football game starts at 5:15 p.m. PDT/8:15 p.m. EDT, so Star Wars fans should put that on their calendars. That’s because tickets for the anticipated movie will go on sale immediately after the trailer debut.
Here’s the newly updated official synopsis for the film:
In Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Skywalker saga continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join the galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past.
Those age-old mysteries could shed light on why Luke Skywalker is, and believes he should be, the “last Jedi.” And we’re sure to learn more about Rey’s origins, and the secrets of Supreme Leader Snoke.
The Rian Johnson-directed film stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio Del Toro.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens in U.S. theaters on December 15.
