A deep dive into Rian Johnson‘s Star Wars: The Last Jedi was teased earlier this week in a cover story from Vanity Fair. Now, that early look has been released online in full and there is a lot to unpack here. For starters, they had the first looks at new characters in the Star Wars universe played by Oscar-winner Benicio Del Toro and Oscar-nominee Laura Dern. But that’s just a taste of what’s to come in this spread, which also features beautifully shot images from Annie Leibovitz, capturing Johnson behind the scenes with stars Mark Hamill, the late Carrie Fisher, super-producer Kathleen Kennedy, and of course, the canine companions Gary and Millie.
Vanity Fair also has some epic shots of young stars Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Billie Lourd, Adam Driver and the new Chewbacca (Newbacca?) Joonas Suotamo. But it’s not just the photogenic folks in front of the camera who make Star Wars happen, it’s the creative talent behind the scenes too, like Costume Designer Michael Kaplan, Production Designer Rick Heinrichs, Creature Supervisor Neal Scanlan, and more.
As promised, here are the new shots of the Star Wars: The Last Jedi cast and crew:
Fisher and Hamill, with whom she first worked four decades ago. Image via Vanity Fair, Annie Leibovitz
Fisher, who died in December, with daughter Billie Lourd (Lieutenant Kaydel Connix). Image via Vanity Fair, Annie Leibovitz
Carrie Fisher (General Leia Organa), writer-director Rian Johnson, Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), and producer Kathleen Kennedy with Fisher’s dog, Gary, and Hamill’s daughter’s dog, Millie. Image via Vanity Fair, Annie Leibovitz
Daisy Ridley as Resistance warrior Rey and Mark Hamill as mentor Luke Skywalker, on location in Ireland. Image via Vanity Fair, Annie Leibovitz
Daisy Ridley’s Rey hones her lightsaber skills—and channels her inner Force. Image via Vanity Fair, Annie Leibovitz
Daisy Ridley as Rey, at the helm of the Millennium Falcon, with Joonas Suotamo as co-pilot Chewbacca. Image via Vanity Fair, Annie Leibovitz
Carrie Fisher, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, and Kelly Marie Tran as the rebels General Leia Organa, Poe Dameron, Finn, and Rose Tico, with droid BB-8. Image via Vanity Fair, Annie Leibovitz
Adam Driver, in character as Kylo Ren, Han Solo’s son and slayer, wields a crossguard lightsaber. Image via Vanity Fair, Annie Leibovitz
First Order leaders General Hux, Kylo Ren, and Captain Phasma, played by Domhnall Gleeson, Adam Driver, and Gwendoline Christie. Image via Vanity Fair, Annie Leibovitz
Neal Scanlan (seated), creative supervisor of the Star Wars creature shop, and guests at the Canto Bight casino. Image via Vanity Fair, Annie Leibovitz
Costume designer Michael Kaplan (seated), surrounded by some of his creations. Image via Vanity Fair, Annie Leibovitz
Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, with droids R2-D2 and BB-8 and the Droid Department’s Brian Herring, Dave Chapman, Matthew Denton, Lee Towersey, and Joshua Lee. Image via Vanity Fair, Annie Leibovitz
Benicio Del Toro, as the shifty “DJ,” a newcomer to the saga. Image via Vanity Fair, Annie Leibovitz
Laura Dern, as Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, a newcomer to the saga. Image via Vanity Fair, Annie Leibovitz
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