Star Wars: The Last Jedi comes to digital and home video this March

After making an impact in theaters last Christmas and bringing the second chapter of the "New Trilogy" to fans worldwide, Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm Ltd. have released the announcement trailer for the upcoming digital and home video releases of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" - which features the return of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver reprising their roles as Rey and Kylo Ren respectively, and the final appearance of the late Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa.


In addition to announcing the release dates, the list of special features have also been detailed - including featurettes, commentaries, and deleted scenes, which you can read up at Comic Book.com.

STAR WARS: The Last Jedi Blu-ray Trailer (2017)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi will come out on digital on March 13, and on Blu-Ray and DVD on March 27.

ICYMI: Carrie Fisher was awarded a post-humous Grammy Award

It's been more than a year already since we lost a beloved actress and talent, but now she is honored with a post-humous award for "Best Spoken Word Album" thanks to her audiobook "The Princess Diarist". The late great Carrie Fisher, aka Princess/ General Leia of the Star Wars movies, was awarded a golden gramaphone for her work - which you can see on the tweet below:

Congrats Best Spoken Word Album - 'The Princess Diarist' #CarrieFisher #GRAMMYs

— Recording Academy (@RecordingAcad) January 28, 2018

Definitely not forgotten and always remembered. We miss you princess.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi: New Luke Skywalker image and Rian Johnson interview video

Set to be released at the end of the year and continuing the "New Trilogy" storyline where Rey finally gets trained by the long lost Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, USA Today (via Comic Book Movie) has released a new image for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" showing Mark Hamill back in his signature role as an aged Luke - looking like he's worried and feeling a great disturbance in The Force as his former mentors Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda did.

Also via USA Today's Twitter, here's a new video interview with director Rian Johnson on where The Last Jedi takes Rey, Finn, Poe, and the rest of the characters through the film, as well as featuring the late great Carrie Fisher, aka Princess/ General Leia Organa.

See this exclusive new behind-the-scenes video from #StarWars with the late Carrie Fisher: https://t.co/QOPhwXIfP0 pic.twitter.com/16vGw5waZY

— USA TODAY Life (@usatodaylife) October 24, 2017

Star Wars: The Last Jedi will be released this December worldwide.

Star Wars Celebration: Rebels Season 4 and Battlefront II trailers released; Carrie Fisher not appearing in Episode IX

In case you missed the big Star Wars Celebration happening in Orlando, there were TONS of announcements and revelations for fans of the franchise created by George Lucas and now being continued on by Disney and LucasFilm - including a reunion of the original trilogy cast for a panel discussion and the long awaited reveal of a new poster and first trailer for this year's upcoming Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. Now a couple of new trailers have been released for the other upcoming new stuff hitting mediums outside of film.

The first trailer is for the fourth and final season of the CG Animated series "Star Wars: Rebels", giving fans a glimpse of what destinies await the crew of the freighter starship known as the "Ghost" as they continue the fight against the Galactic Empire covertly.

Star Wars Rebels Season 4 Trailer (Official)
Also coming at the end of the year, Electronic Arts' "Star Wars: Battlefront II" the follow-up to their previous next-gen action-shooter release that needed improvements... And fans are going to get it this November.
Star Wars Battlefront II: Full Length Reveal Trailer
Also while she will appear in Episode VIII having completed her scenes for the film, the late great Carrie Fisher will not be included on the as of yet untitled Episode IX. Read up more here in Slash Film.

Star Wars Celebration: Original Trilogy cast reunites & tearful tribute to Carrie Fisher

In case you missed it, fans of The Force and the world of Star Wars the world over converged in Orlando to begin the grand "Star Wars Celebration" - celebrating all things about the world created by George Lucas and now expanding thanks to Disney and LucasFilm headed by LucasFilm president Kathleen Kennedy, with the latest chapter in "Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi" hitting later this year and celebrating 40 years of EPIC adventures from a galaxy far, far away!

Day 1 was streamed just this Thursday (watch it here). In addition to featuring panel discussions with Lucas himself and returning actors Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker), Ian McDiarmid (Palpatine), Harrison Ford (Han Solo), and Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), the SWCO also paid tribute to the late great Carrie Fisher with a tearful video montage and Fisher's daughter Billie Lourd honoring the one and only original Princess Leia Organa.

A Tribute To Carrie Fisher
Star Wars Celebration Orlando is currently ongoing. Catch it at Star Wars.com and YouTube!

R.I.P Carrie Fisher: Princess Leia actress passes away at 60

The world mourns the loss of one of sci-fi and pop culture fandom's most recognizable talents, as actress and writer Carrie Fisher - better known as Princess Leia Organa from the original Star Wars Trilogy - passed away at the age of 60 after complications from suffering a heart attack. A lot of news outlets, including The Guardian, have reported the news... And co-stars and fellow actors like Mark "Luke Skywalker" Hamill and the official Star Wars FB page, have expressed their sadness and tribute for the passing of a true royal icon of cinematic history.

no words #Devastated pic.twitter.com/R9Xo7IBKmh

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) December 27, 2016

Fisher reprised her role as Leia for 2015's "Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens". A young CGI version of her character appeared in this year's "Rogue One", which connects to her first appearance of the character in 1977's original "Star Wars" film. Before she passed, Carrie was able to complete her scenes for Episode VIII - marking the true final appearance of the actress in the role that helped define her star in Hollywood history.

In honor of the Princess, I made a personal tribute from a cosplay my friends and I did last year during a special The Force Awakens screening

R.I.P Carrie Fisher. You gave us hope and continue to be a guiding presence now that you are part of The Force now.

Star Wars: Original Trilogy characters will return for Episode VII

Since the BIG acquisition news of LucasFilm Ltd. by Disney for $4.05 Billion Dollars, the very next project and priority for the new merger is the next trilogy of Star Wars films. Confirmed for release on 2015, "Episode VII" already has a screenwriter on board in the form of Michael Arndt, who's credentials include Toy Story 3 and the next installment of The Hunger Games film series, Catching Fire. What was also rumored was that three of the key characters involved with the original Star Wars trilogy (Episode IV, V, and VI) were in talks to appear in the new "Disney era" film series, namely Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa, and Han Solo. News from ENewsi and the Hollywood Reporter confirms that 2/3 of that trio will return.