New "Star Wars" Trailer Reveals Rey Might Turn to the Dark Side of the Force

The trailer's only 45 seconds long, but it's left us with so many questions.

A new trailer for Star Wars' eighth installment, The Last Jedi, has been released and it's set the standom alight.

Like all trailers, it's cut into eency-weency snippets of the upcoming movie's footage, but there are some standout scenes. Like the final frame when Rey, the main protagonist and hinted Jedi of the previous film, is standing over a fallen Luke Skywalker with his lightsaber. ¡Escandaloso!

Recap time because it's been two years since The Force Awakens graced cinema screens and ignited the third trilogy. There will obviously be spoilers if you haven't watched it yet.

A new evil force (because it's Star Wars and there always is) headed by Han Solo and Princess Leia's son, Kylo Ren, wants to eliminate the good guys again (the New Republic) so they set out to find Luke Skywalker, who is now a recluse on some far-away planet. 

We meet new character Rey, who we think is a random scavenger, and a bad guy defector, Finn, who joins the Resistance to find Skywalker. Along the way, we realise Rey is special and has Jedi characteristics, which has lead many to theorise that she might, indeed, be a Skywalker; either the daughter of Luke or Princess Leia, making her a sibling of the new Big Bad: Kylo Ren.

So, like Kylo Ren, his grandfather Anakin before him, and even his uncle Luke for a bit, we've seen promising young'uns turn to the dark side of the Force before. 

But the trailer made us realise other things as well. Like, what if we've jumped to conclusions too quickly and Luke has actually turned to the dark side and Rey is the one tasked with taking him down?

In other Star Wars news, Disney has been criticised for bullying local theatres to meet its tough new standards for screening The Last Jedi.

According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Disney is pushing a 65 per cent deal on ticket revenue from U.S. cinemas (the standard is 55 per cent) and they will also need to guarantee at least four weeks of screenings in their biggest cinema theatre available in the complex.

On top of that, if cinemas don't comply, Disney is reserving the right to charge an extra 5 per cent of ticket revenues, making it 70 per cent.

It's unclear if cinemas in Australia will have to comply with these standards, but yikes.

Peep 'dis new trailer below. Get your sabers ready because it hits cinemas on Thursday, December 14.

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