“Star Wars” canon dictates that all episodic films in the Lucasfilm franchise must begin with four things. First the intro (“A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…”), then the “Star Wars” logo accompanied by John Williams’ bombastic score and finally the crawl. Director Rian Johnson (“Looper,” “Brick”), who is taking on the next episodic film “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” is new to the "Star Wars” universe, but he appears acutely aware of the tedious joy of piecing together the larger-than-life introduction. Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Rian Johnson, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio del Toro of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" on stage at Disney's D23 Expo in Anaheim. “Which is a first for the ‘Star Wars’ universe.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 18, 2017 18:56 UTC