When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up fornow and never miss the top Royal stories again. Star Wars has taken a backseat to Avengers: Endgame in the current news and social media cycle. With the latter only a month away from its release, it seems like aeons until Star Wars' December 2019 debut. But an unauthorised leak reported by MakingStarWars.net has reinvigorated fan interest in the final instalment of the Skywalker saga. Star Wars rumour: Will new films be set BEFORE Skywalker saga? Star Wars fan theory: THIS is the REAL reason Luke Skywalker died What does the new poster tell us about Star Wars Episode 9? The leaked poster is viewed by many as a potential rough draft, not a finished product. What we can infer from it, however, may prove to be true. But still, everything about the poster should be taken with a pinch of salt. As it is, at this stage, completely unauthorised by Disney and LucasFilm, we won't be sharing the image here. But it does give fans a first glimpse at the Knights of Ren in formation. STAR WARS EPISODE 9: WHAT IS THE TITLE OF EPISODE IX?<doc-sep>A recently leaked Star Wars: Episode IX poster offers our first look at new characters in the final entry of the Skywalker saga, along with costume changes for several returning heroes. Most noteworthy are the debut of Keri Russell’s Zorri and seven Knights of Ren, but also Naomi Ackie’s role as Lando Calrissian’s daughter. On Wednesday morning, the supposed poster for Star Wars: Episode IX was “discovered” and published by geek news blog, The Geekiverse. It was quickly reshared on Reddit where it went viral, and within minutes, Making Star Wars published an article with further details and images of individual characters. Inverse has not independently verified the legitimacy of the poster, but leaks like these are increasingly common ahead of major movies like Episode IX. Update, 3/28/19: Here’s how the poster caused such a stir online. Rey takes up the largest amount of space in the alleged Episode IX poster, brandishing her repaired blue lightsaber and wearing an outfit that’s predominantly white, reminiscent of Luke Skywalker’s A New Hope look. To her left, on the right side of the poster, is what looks like Naomi Ackie as Jannah. You can see the poster here, on reddit.com/r/starwars. It’s arguably the biggest Star Wars story of the day for fans, and the poster has generated 2,000 comments on Reddit. Just under Jannah is a helmeted character we can only assume is Keri Russell’s Zorri. In a podcast discussing various rumors and spoilers, it was said that “Keri Russell’s outfit is rose gold, extremely fancy like a Stormtrooper but with the armor split into triangles on a purple suit. Her helmet has the shape of an Olympic cycling helmet.” Based on that description, the purple character sure seems like her. There’s also obviously Kylo Ren wearing a new cracked helmet and a ton of bloodred Stormtroopers at the bottom who haven’t been featured in previous films. On the left side of the poster, we also see some very distinct-looking figures dressed like Kylo Ren. These are undoubtedly the Knights of Ren, previously revealed in a flashback scene from The Force Awakens. There were six Knights of Ren in Rey's flashback. Lucasfilm Is the Force strong with this Star Wars: Episode IX poster? Probably not. It’s very grainy. Not only does it look unfinished and unpolished, but it remains unconfirmed by any official sources even if Making Star Wars has a fairly good track record (see here, here, and here). But because it seemingly confirms a number of other leaks involving these character designs, it seems like the designs themselves are real, meaning this is probably just a low-quality mock-up. If the poster is “real” in any sense, then it will likely just be a commercial poster sold at a retailer like Target and not any kind of official theatrical poster hung in theaters, or perhaps it was intended for internal promotion and not intended for wider distribution. It’s enough to get us very excited, but we’re bound to see something much better than this when Star Wars Celebration happens in April. This article has been updated. Star Wars: Episode IX will be released in theaters December 20, 2019.<doc-sep>Lucasfilm A poster for Star Wars Episode IX has leaked, giving us what might be our best look yet at J.J. Abrams' upcoming sequel. Episode IX still doesn't even have a proper title, but we should be learning much more about the film sooner rather than later, with the film's panel at Star Wars Celebration on April 12 expected to reveal a trailer and the name of the movie. For now, we'll have to make do with this poster, which confirms a number of leaks from across the movie's production: Advertisement The poster almost certainly isn't going to be the official poster used to promote the movie in theatres, but it does seem to be legit rather than a fake. The designs match up with most of what's been reported (largely by Making Star Wars) too closely for it to be the work of a faker, which means it's most likely a reference poster for merchandise and other marketing materials. Still, there's plenty here to dig into, based on the idea of it being real. The biggest is that it confirms the Knights of Ren are going to be a key part of the film, which is something that's been rumoured for quite some time. One rumour has stated that they return from The Beyond with word of a new threat, but even if that doesn't come to pass, their prominence here - which gives us our best look at their outfits too - matches up with them being a big part of things. Advertisement At the bottom of the poster, meanwhile, are the new design red Stormtroopers, which will be ruled by Kylo Ren and his Knights. Kylo, meanwhile, has a helmet again, this time with some red detailing on it, while Rey's costume has echoes of the one she wore in The Force Awakens, with her hair designed to match that as well. There are a number of new characters revealed here too: next to Poe is who is believed to be Keri Russell's character, who goes by the name Zorri. It was recently said she has the coolest costume in the movie, and the purple and gold number fits with that idea, with Zorri believed to be a bounty hunter. Next to her are BB-8 and a new droid character, who was reported to be called Dio/D.O., and will supposedly annoy BB-8. Advertisement Above them is a character rumoured to be called Jannah, who'll be played by Naomi Ackie and wield a crossbow, and on the opposite side is one of the new aliens in the movie. Also of note is the fact C-3PO is wielding Chewbacca's bowcaster, which apparently does happen in the movie, and a couple of new ships, namely a Y-wing and an orange X-wing. What do you think of the poster? Let us know down in the comments.<doc-sep>
We’re just a couple of weeks away from the opening of this year’s Star Wars Celebration, which fans had long hoped would finally put an end to the recent dry spell for Star Wars: Episode IX news and material. But if you need something to fill the wait before Lucasfilm brings us the first teaser and the official title, this recently leaked promo poster might do the trick. Like most Star Wars posters, this new artwork has a lot going on and gives us much to process. For one thing, you’ve got a row of those heavily rumored red Stormtroopers lining the bottom of the image. Meanwhile, just above them is the villainous Kylo Ren in his old helmet, complete with fissure lines where repairs were apparently made. On the left, we see the Knights of Ren, who’ve been mentioned in a quite a few reports in recent months, and further up on the poster are several newcomers, some of whom have already shown up in leaked concept art. BB-8 is even pictured with his new droid sidekick, who’s rumored to go by the name of D.O. Leaked Star Wars: Episode IX Poster Reveals The Knights Of Ren, Red Stormtroopers And More 1 of 2 Click to skip MORE FROM THE WEB Click to zoom No doubt the internet will find plenty more to discuss in this artwork (Is that Keri Russell’s character in purple? Is C-3PO holding a weapon? ), but hopefully this is just the start of a very busy period for Episode IX reveals. The current consensus, for instance, is that the first footage from the movie is likely to emerge on April 12th, which falls exactly 16 days from now. But regardless of what the coming weeks bring, we’ve still got most of the year to wait before Star Wars: Episode IX hits theaters on December 20th, 2019.