Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
Naomi Ackie is play a character named Jannah inStar state of war : Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker . The Skywalker Saga will finally add up to a close with this December’sThe Rise of Skywalker , more than forty - two years after George Lucas’Star Wars : A New Hope(as it ’s now call ) impinge on theaters in 1977.Episode IXwill further serve up as the end to theStar Warssequel trilogy that J.J. Abrams kicked off with 2015’sThe Force Awakensand Rian Johnson continued two years after withThe Last Jedi .
Abrams is back as cowriter and conductor onEpisode IX , with Daisy Ridley , John Boyega , and Oscar Isaac reprising theirsequel trilogy roles as Rey , Finn , and Poe Dameron , respectively . WhileThe Rise of Skywalkerwill sharpen hard on the trio , it will also introduce several fresh players and markBilly Dee Williams ' long - awaited return as Lando Calrissianto the galaxy far , far off . Among the fledgling is a young womanhood play by Ackie , whose role in the film has been keep secret - until now .
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Abrams and Lucasfilm United States President Kathleen Kennedy were on - hand at Star Wars Celebration Chicago’sEpisode IXpanel today to unveilthe film ’s official title and teaser prevue . Before that , however , they announced that Ackie is playing a character named Jannah and bring out an image of her in the motion picture . Ackie , who was also present at the venire , further explicate that the subsequence trilogy ’s trio"are live on this epic , epic risky venture together and I ’m so excited about where Jannah crosses path with them " . you could find out out the photo below .
With Lando returning inThe Rise of Skywalker , it ’s beentheorized that Ackie is toy his daughter . It ’s sure possible ; the reference ’s costume alone is reminiscent of Lando ’s outfit from the Original trilogy , right on down to her mantle . While that could be a clue that the yoke are related , it could also be a bit of misdirection . After all , there are hatful of other possible explanations forwhy Lando ’s back in the mix of thingsthat have nothing to do with him having a daughter ( or any children at all , for that matter ) . Ackie , for her part , neither confirmed nor denied the idea at Celebration , and simply teased that"Lando is a very witching piece , so he could have children all over the universe , that ’s all I ’m saying " .
Ackie ’s kinship to Lando or deficiency thereof is n’t the only motion of parentage that fans have aboutThe Rise of Skywalkerright now . The celluloid ’s title has already gravel some multitude wonder if the storyretconsThe Last Jedi ’s reveal about Rey ’s parentsby produce her a phallus of the Skywalker clan . There ’s no guarantee that ’s the case , though , just like there ’s no reason to automatically arrogate that Jannah is Lando ’s daughter . Keeping all that in head : untilThe hike of Skywalkerhit theatre of operations , pretty muchanytheory about the film ( no matter how wild ) is fair game .
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