Darkness rises… and light to meet it. See Star Wars: #TheLastJedi in theaters December 15th. Get tickets now: https://t.co/6vE5KUSv1f. pic.twitter.com/09EiNzq3mz
— Star Wars (@starwars) November 2, 2017
The last thing anyone expected to see during a tense (and disappointing for Dodgers fans) game seven of the World Series was a brand new Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer, but that’s what they got. The trailer mixed new footage with old, and the main takeaway was seeing Luke Skywalker giving the same stunned and nostalgic look Han Solo had two years ago as he entered the Millennium Falcon.
Also, porgs.
The trailer shows off newfangled AT-AT Walkers, an Empire mainstay that were last seen at the Battle of Hoth, and plenty of fresh snippets of footage as Kylo Ren once again growls: “Let the past die, that’s the only way to become what you were meant to be.” (Thanks for maybe spoiling who Rey’s parents are, by the way, Adam Driver.)
Fans were not expecting this. Many were blown away, and just as many were pleased that there was some pure entertainment while the Astros plugged away at the Dodgers. What a stealthy way to unleash a brand-new look at the most anticipated movie of the year.
So far the highlight of game 7 has been the Star Wars trailer. #WorldSeries
— Josh (@YankeeJosh) November 2, 2017
The #StarWars trailer is way better than anything happening in this game tonight. #WorldSeries
— Ian Bowers (@IanBowers_1977) November 2, 2017
Star Wars trailer during the World Series? Yes, thank you.
— Aaron Somers (@AaronJSomers) November 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/justjenn/status/925904601865338880
https://twitter.com/JRCramer28/status/925908991091322880
My thoughts on the World Series….the Star Wars ad was cool
— Sam Iannuzzi (@sam_iannuzzi) November 2, 2017
Just here watching the Astros leading at the #WorldSeries and a new @starwars tv spot just appeared out of nowhere 😧
— D a m m i 🖤 (@dammisays) November 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/YesItsColin/status/925904658769633281
https://twitter.com/andrewsalamandr/status/925904878681149440
What in the world? Star Wars just ninja dropping The Last Jedi promos during the World Series? That did not go the way I thought. pic.twitter.com/mU2nLTQKua
— Seth Woodley (@SethWoodley) November 2, 2017
Sooooo @starwars is just going to drop a new trailer without warning?! #WorldSeries
— Priscilla Vasquez (@Vasq_Priscilla) November 2, 2017
What the… how the… new Star Wars teaser dropped during the World Series game. I don’t know… Luke… Millennium Falcon… 😫😱
— Julie (@JOOLYPLS) November 2, 2017
Love that the new @starwars trailer just nonchalantly dropped during the World Series.
— Soren Hoeger-Lerdal (@thejuicebox33) November 2, 2017