It was a Japanese flyer months ago which revealed that The Last Jedi would reveal the greatest shock in the history of Star Wars.
It is fitting that Johnson, along with his stars Mark Hamill and Daisy Ridley, took to the stage in Tokyo earlier this week to thrill fans with some new revelations.
While the worldwide Star Wars community waits impatiently for the main trailer for Episode 8 to finally arrive, lucky Japanese fans heard the latest news from The Last Jedi.
Johnson answered questions about this huge shock, plus whether Rey turns to the Dark Side, if anything is coming that will match that Luke and Darth Vader revelation and much more.
Spanish Star Wars website La Prensa Imperial reported on the eight big revelations from the press conference. Scroll down to see Rian Johnson on stage.
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1. When he was asked to reveal someting no-one else knew yet, Johnson revealed that his friend Joseph Gordon Leavitt will be voicing one of the aliens in Episode 8.
2. Daisy Ridley and Mark Hamill admitted that they were shocked to read the script for the first time and see exactly what twists and turns their characters will take in the movie.
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3. When he wasked if there will be a scene to equal the epic “Luke, I am your father moment’, Johnson replied with an emphatic, “NO!”
4. Johnson, however, did reveal that there will be one scene in the film that will leave audiences “unable to breathe.”
5. Johnson confirmed that production on the movie was almost complete with only a “few more days” of work and final retouches left to do.
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6. When he was asked to confirm that Rey would definitely turn to the Dark Side in Episode 8, Johnson burst out laughing but would not answer.
7. Johnson confirmed that Kylo Ren will have a “fascinating story arc.”
8. Johnson promised fans that the film is full of subtle plot twists throughout.
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