STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Unused Posters Are Better Than The Movie; New Rumor Teases Rey's Future

STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Unused Posters Are Better Than The Movie; New Rumor Teases Rey's Future

Several unused posters for 2019's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker have found their way online and some might say they're even better than the movie itself! Rumours are also swirling about Rey's future...

By JoshWilding - Nov 24, 2024 11:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: SFFGazette.com

The hype surrounding Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in 2019 was through the roof. An early teaser trailer confirmed that Emperor Palpatine had somehow returned, and that alone was enough to have fans of this franchise losing their minds over how the Skywalker Saga might end.

Alas, the movie didn't receive a particularly warm response from fans or critics, with a disappointing 51% score on Rotten Tomatoes. It is, however, worth noting that Episode IX has a far more impressive 86% Audience Score. 

Disney and Lucasfilm's strong marketing campaign ensured Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was a hit, leading to it grossing over $1 billion at the worldwide box office. Now, some of the posters we didn't get to see half a decade ago have found their way online (via SFFGazette.com)

There are some phenomenal pieces of poster art here, though it seems Lucasfilm decided to head down a different route (and there's only ever going to be enough room for a limited number of one-sheets).

These come amid rumblings Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy wants Daisy Ridley's Rey in his Star Wars movie and it sounds like the character could factor into Simon Kinberg's planned trilogy as well. Plus, according to Daniel Richtman, there's yet another project in the works that will include the Jedi as Lucasfilm goes all in on the last remaining Skywalker. 

This doesn't mean she'll show up in all of them, of course, as the studio might be throwing all of these ideas at the wall to see what sticks.

"It’s still upsetting," Ridley previously said of the negative response to The Rise of Skywalker. "You don’t want people to feel like you’ve not served the thing they’re a fan of. But [The Last Jedi] was so divisive...it felt like the first one everyone was responsive in the same way. The second, super divisive. The last one, super divisive. It didn’t change how I felt about it."

The actor also looked back on the now-divisive decision to reveal that Rey was really the granddaughter of Emperor Palpatine. "Well, J.J. [Abrams] was the one who was like, she is of no one, so it wasn’t just The Last Jedi where that was the message," Ridley recalled. "What was interesting about the last one, for me, was that you can be a hero and not come from anywhere or you can be a hero and come from literally the worst person in the universe."

"You’re not your parents, you’re not your grandparents, you’re not your bloodline and you’re not the generations before you. So, I always was like, sure. But it’s beyond my pay grade. I say the words, do the thing," she continued. "I do love the version of, you can be anyone you want to be, but I also love the version where you can rectify wrongs and can’t help what you’re born into."

Take a closer look at those unused posters for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker below.

Unused posters for 'The Rise of Skywalker'
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MG0019
MG0019 - 11/24/2024, 11:14 AM
Really? Posters are better than the movie?

Ragebait bs.

I’m no fan of the sequels, but it’s just some shots of characters. The first set are candy colored, look more like promotional material for a Gushers
tie-in. Nothing really in a negative or positive reaction.

Second set are reminiscent of classic Star Wars posters, could easily see the pair at Disneyland or something. Again, just run of the mill posters.

3rd are way too similar to Last Jedi’s poster design. They would’ve just been repeating themselves, a smart call to not use the poster.

TLDR; your article title is clickbait bullcräp.
Truoptimusprime
Truoptimusprime - 11/24/2024, 11:14 AM
Star Wars: The Adventures of Ben Swollo Coming Soon to Disney Plus
DocSpock
DocSpock - 11/24/2024, 11:18 AM
@Truoptimusprime -

LOL!
LilJimmy
LilJimmy - 11/24/2024, 11:18 AM
The original trilogy made sense. The prequels made sense. The sequel trilogy makes absolutely no sense.
Blergh
Blergh - 11/24/2024, 11:39 AM
@LilJimmy - a sequel trilogy would absolutely have made sense in terms of legacy and new fans. But what they ended up producing is very hard to drink pretty. I totally respect anyone saying they enjoyed them but to me these movies spat on my love for the series. Not taking away the enjoyment of any fan though
GiverOfInfo
GiverOfInfo - 11/24/2024, 11:18 AM
To be fair that is a very low bar.
JFerguson
JFerguson - 11/24/2024, 11:18 AM
Yes these terribly photoshopped stills are better than the entirety of a 2 hour movie Josh. You must really get off on those floating head MCU posters
DocSpock
DocSpock - 11/24/2024, 11:21 AM

Even if the posters look good, it's hard to enjoy them knowing how horrible the last trilogy was from start to finish.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 11/24/2024, 11:29 AM
I guess Ridley makes a good point about where Rey's origins lie. Still, I think they should've committed to one thing instead of pivoting.

Also, I wonder if she sees it differently if it was more than just saying words to her. Even if it's above her pay grade, I think an actor having input is beneficial.
TK420
TK420 - 11/24/2024, 11:30 AM
Can't be any worse...
Blergh
Blergh - 11/24/2024, 11:38 AM
Sure, the posters are better than the one they ended up using as the main key art but they're far from being good enough to conceal a bad movie.

Episode 9 was a desperate clean-up job from JJ Abrams trying to assemble the pieces the previous movie broke. Tried to please everyone and ultimately no one.
S8R8M
S8R8M - 11/24/2024, 11:47 AM
I really wish we got Dual Of Fates instead of this dribble.
ItsNotForMeWahh
ItsNotForMeWahh - 11/24/2024, 11:58 AM
Didn't end up watching this one. Feel like that was the right decision
DrDReturns
DrDReturns - 11/24/2024, 1:31 PM
I don't get Star Wars?...

Saw the original trilogy maybe twice? It's fine. Think the special effects/production are incredible for the time period.
marvel72
marvel72 - 11/24/2024, 2:38 PM
@DrDReturns -

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DrDReturns
DrDReturns - 11/24/2024, 2:57 PM
@marvel72 - Yeah. Honestly not trying to rock the boat here.

I just don't think they're for me. Great hero archetypes, sure, and, again, the visuals are something to be respected, but I just find the series to be overrated and moreso played-out. I see the originals as timeless, but the property is now serving as a vessel to make money (which cheapens the originals) and now is used to deconstruct Western traditionalism.

Anyway, I love film, and of a handful of genres, but I think Star Wars is maybe a bit too juvenile(?) for my liking. I know they are heavily inspired by Flash Gordon serials. So maybe that is why? That is not to say that there are not great morals in the originals, but maybe that I find them too corny?

Give me "The Searchers", "Conan the Barbarian", "The Northman" or "The Lord of the Rings" :-)
marvel72
marvel72 - 11/24/2024, 3:59 PM
@DrDReturns -

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The original Star Wars Trilogy which I grew up on was like Beatlemania for kids,so they will always be special to me.

Love your taste in movies as well, I don't think we'll ever get another movie experience like The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy.

Dune is probably the closest.

And I love a bit of Conan The Barbarian and The Northman,I have never seen The Searchers
DrDReturns
DrDReturns - 11/24/2024, 11:50 PM
@marvel72 - Definitely understand.

In my 30's and am an old soul. I can be hard to please, but can respect film accomplishments and appreciations etc.
I just feel Star Wars, in a way, has outstayed its welcome, or at the least has had such diminishing returns that I think it's time to call it.

"The Searchers" is probably John Ford's most known picture and stars John Wayne. Again, I like the OLD stuff ;-)
marvel72
marvel72 - 11/25/2024, 4:59 AM
@DrDReturns - Nothing wrong with that the only new movies I have purchased this year are.

Dune Part 2
Late Night With The Devil
Longlegs
Deadpool And Wolverine

But older movies I have purchased this year recently

Seven Samurai
The Third Man
A Nightmare On Elm Street
The Terminator
Blazing Saddles
Pumpkinhead
Godzilla (1954)
Limbo

All in 4k blu-ray
Vigor
Vigor - 11/25/2024, 7:28 AM
@DrDReturns - I'm in my late 30s. It was the prequels trilogy that got me truky into the world of star wars. Maybe give them a try?
bcom
bcom - 11/24/2024, 2:52 PM
Josh is going hard with the click-bait/rage-bait headlines lately.
sully
sully - 11/25/2024, 1:19 AM
F*ck Ray's character. So bland and boring. Ben Solo's character is leagues more interesting and we were blue-balled on his potential epic redemption arc. I'd rather a new trilogy surround him and that story, than whatever BS Rey's story would be.

I was always under the impression that the mainline Star Wars story was the Skywalker Saga. Rey isn't related, so having her carry another trilogy makes zero sense, whereas Ben Solo's would.
Vigor
Vigor - 11/25/2024, 8:03 AM
@sully - luke is Palpatine's force created son. He's basically a Palpatine that took on thr name of his mother (skywalker).
Rey is the same thing. She is a clone of Palpatine that took on the Skywalker name

In a weird way it makes sense. She's kinda related to luke
Imprtracr1
Imprtracr1 - 11/25/2024, 11:03 AM
Rey has no future in SW.

At this stage, SW itself has no future.
It's certainly NOT Rey.
Disney needs to stop and wake TF up. The nation is tired of this kind of BS and "woke" crap and it is very, VERY evident.

They will either change it back to the way it originally was presented or just keep dying as an IP and Corporation.

86% of all the nation's counties have rejected you. There are no Blue States, only Blue cities and the few counties they reside in.

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