Kylo Ren obtains a Sith wayfinder that leads to the planet Exegol. There, he finds a resurrected Emperor Palpatine, who reveals himself as the power behind Snoke and the First Order. … See more

• Daisy Ridley as Rey, a former scavenger from Jakku, member of the Resistance, the paternal granddaughter of Palpatine, and the last Jedi.
• Adam Driver See more

Development
In October 2012, Star Wars creator George Lucas sold his production company Lucasfilm to the Walt Disney Company. Disney subsequently announced the Star Wars sequel trilogy. The next month, Lawrence Kasdan See more

Promotion
Despite staying silent about many details of the film, Abrams expressed his hopes that fans and general audiences would be "satisfied". He headed a panel dedicated to the film on April 12, 2019, during Star Wars Celebration in … See more

Theatrical
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was originally planned to be released in the United States on May 24, 2019, before being pushed back to December 20 with Aladdin taking over its original May 2019 release date. It had … See more

Box office
The Rise of Skywalker grossed $515.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $561.8 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $1.077 billion, making it the seventh highest-grossing film of 2019. Deadline … See more

In a November 2021 interview by Empire, Kathleen Kennedy indicated that Lucasfilm team had been having conversations regarding the future of the sequel trilogy's characters. At Star Wars Celebration Europe IV in 2023, a new film directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy See more