"No one is ever really gone," says the voice of Luke Skywalker in the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode IX, which audiences finally learned will be called Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Friday at a fan event in Chicago. Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, centre, and Oscar Isaac participate in the 'Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker' panel at the Star Wars Celebration at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. Director J.J. Abrams says Carrie Fisher's Leia Organa will still be in the film despite the actress's death in 2016. Star Wars superfan Stephen Colbert moderated the panel, doing his best to get the tight-lipped cast and creators to reveal anything about the film. Billy Dee Williams will reprise his role as Lando Calrissian in the new film after decades away from the role.

Source: CBC News April 12, 2019 22:00 UTC