The Last Jedi: Exclusive New Star Wars Images

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The Last Jedi Exclusive Images

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We've got new details and images from their encounter in The Last Jedi to launch our cover story rollout ...

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Daisy Ridley as Rey at the ruins of the first Jedi temple.

As Rey already knows, you have to search for a bit to find Luke Skywalker. We've got new details and images from their encounter in The Last Jedi to launch our cover story rollout ...

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Can Rey save Luke from his own darkness?

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Writer-director Rian Johnson says one theme of The Last Jedi is the peril of meeting your heroes. In Part 1 of EW's cover story, we dive into the meeting between Luke Skywalker and Rey -- and their unexpected clash.

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Finn and Rose, on a mission to Canto Bight

The hero theme of The Last Jedi is also a part of the Finn storyline, with John Boyega's ex-stormtrooper seriously considering becoming an ex-good-guy, too. But in Part 2 of EW's cover story, we explore how Kelly Marie Tran's Rose Tico, a Resistance mechanic, helps pull him back from the brink.

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Chewbacca and the porgs

These puffin-like creatures from the island of the first Jedi temple are cute, cuddly, and vexing to Wookiees. More here in Part 3 of EW's The Last Jedi coverage: The Creatures of Ahch-To.

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The Caretakers of Ahch-To

These amphibious creatures are what writer-director Rian Johnson describes as alien nuns -- a religious order, faithful to the Force, who tend to the ancient Jedi structures on Ahch-To. Read more about them in Part 3 of our Star Wars coverage.

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The Praetorian Guard

Modeled on the Emperor's ceremonial watchmen from Return of the Jedi, these crimson-armored bodyguards are more like samurai. More on them (and the tyrant they protect) in Part 4 of EW's The Last Jedi cover story.

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Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, in retreat

The Last Jedi will bring us face-to-what's-left-of-his-face with Supreme Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis,) who stands as Kylo Ren's master and manipulator from the dark side of the Force.

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Oscar Isaac as X-wing ace Poe Dameron

Tomorrow, EW has a story about the bond between the Resistance's best fighter pilot and Carrie Fisher's General Leia Organa.

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John Boyega's Finn, learning to fly.

Star Wars: The Last JediFinn (John Boyega) in a Ski Speeder on Crait — ILM/© 2017 Lucasfilm Ltd.

The ex-stormtrooper was not a pilot in The Force Awakens, but he picks up new skills in The Last Jedi. This morning, look for new photos in EW's feature on his covert mission with a new character: Kelly Marie Tran's Resistance mechanic Rose Tico.

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Kylo Ren's new starfighter

The TIE Silencer is a new ship, modeled on Darth Vader's TIE Advanced X1 from the original 1977 Star Wars and the TIE Interceptors from Return of the Jedi. This image features the ship in battle, flanked by the more expendable TIE Fighters.

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The Casino at Canto Bight

Finn and Rose's mission takes them to this glamorous galactic getaway -- a city of light and games, where fortunes are won and lost. We'll have more information today about the spike-winged little ships on the landing pad.

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The masters of The Last Jedi

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(From left): Producer Ram Bergman, who worked with writer-director Rian Johnson on all of his films, including Brick and Looper, in discussion with Lucasfilm president and The Last Jedi producer Kathleen Kennedy.

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Rian Johnson directing Carrie Fisher as Leia Organa

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The Last Jedi will mark a farewell to the actress, who died unexpectedly in December. Tomorrow's story will shed new light on what we can expect to see in this last film featuring the princess who became a general.

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Luke Skywalker on the cover of EW

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This year's Fall Movie Preview is a split-run, with half of the issues featuring Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, who makes his return to the saga in The Last Jedi. Buy the cover here.

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Rey on the cover of EW

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Our other cover features Daisy Ridley as Rey, holding the lightsaber that has a long, troubled history within the Skywalker family. Check back here and to EW.com for more stories and pictures from The Last Jedi. Buy the cover here.