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Michael Corleone
Michael Corleone, as portrayed by Al Pacino in The Godfather.
First appearance
The Godfather
Last appearance
The Godfather's Revenge
Portrayed by
Al Pacino
Information
Nickname(s)
Mike,
Mikey,
Mickey,
Godfather
Aliases
The Godfather, The Don, Don Corleone, Don Michael
Gender
Male
Occupation
Mafia boss
Title
Don Corleone
Family
Corleone family
Spouse(s)
Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone (deceased; 1947-48)
Kay Adams (divorced; 1951-60)
Children
Anthony Corleone
Mary Corleone
Relatives
Francesca Corleone (niece)
Kathryn Corleone (niece)
Frank Corleone (nephew)
Santino Corleone, Jr. (nephew)
Vincent Corleone (nephew)
Victor Rizzi (nephew)
Michael Rizzi (nephew)
Sandra Corleone (sister-in-law)
Carlo Rizzi (brother-in-law)
Deanna Dunn (sister-in-law)
Religion
Roman Catholic
Father
Vito Corleone
Mother
Carmela Corleone
Brothers
Sonny Corleone
Fredo Corleone
Tom Hagen (adopted brother)
Sisters
Connie Corleone
Michael Corleone is the main protagonist of Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather. In the three Godfather films, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Michael was portrayed by Al Pacino, for which he was twice-nominated for Academy Awards.
In June 2003, Michael Corleone was recognized as the 11th most iconic villain in film history by the American Film Institute, although some critics consider him to be a tragic hero.[1][2]
Contents
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1 Family
2 The Godfather
3 The Godfather Part II
4 The Godfather Part III
5 The Sicilian
6 Sequel novels
7 Family members
8 References
9 Bibliography
Family[edit]
Born in 1920 to mafia don Vito Corleone and Carmela, Michael has two older brothers; Santino "Sonny" Corleone and Frederico "Fredo" Corleone and a younger sister, Constanzia "Connie" Corleone. The family consigliere, Tom Hagen, is their informal adoptive brother.
The Godfather[edit]
During the summer of 1945, Michael has been discharged from the Marine Corps, supposedly having been wounded. Vito, his father, the Godfather, had arranged for his discharge. He returns home to attend his sister Connie's wedding, accompanied by Kay Adams, his college sweetheart. Michael stays for a few weeks before re-entering college without consulting his family.
Unlike his two older brothers, Michael does not want to join the Corleone business. Vito does not want Michael to join the Corleone criminal empire either, preferring that Michael take a legitimate occupation. When the United States entered World War II in 1941, Michael had enlisted in the Marine Corps. During the war, he was in the Pacific. He received a battlefield commission to the rank of captain and is awarded the Navy Cross for bravery. In 1944, his war heroism is featured in Life magazine.
Just before Christmas 1945, Vito is severely wounded in an assassination attempt by drug kingpin Virgil Sollozzo, throwing Michael into the middle of the Mafia world he had for so long avoided. Michael reaffirms his loyalty at his father's bedside, then calls Sonny and prevents Sollozzo's second attempt on Vito's life. Captain McCluskey, a corrupt NYPD officer on Sollozzo's payroll, breaks Michael's jaw. Sonny then orders Bruno Tattaglia, son and underboss of Sollozzo's ally Philip Tattaglia, to be murdered. Sollozzo proposes that Michael to be sent to broker a truce but Sonny believing its a trick refuses and demands that the other Mafia families hand over Sollozzo to the Corleone family or else face war. Michael suggests they agree to Sollozzo's meeting but insists its a public place with people where he will murder Sollozzo and McCluskey. Corleone consigliere Tom Hagen warns Sonny that killing McCluskey would violate a long-standing Mafia rule not to kill members of law enforcement and the backlash from rival Mafia families and law enforcement would be severe. Michael successfully argues that McCluskey is fair game because he is a corrupt cop mixed up in the drug trade and serving as Sollozzo's bodyguard. Sonny agrees and approves the hit.
Michael meets with Sollozzo and McCluskey at an Italian restaurant in the Bronx, retrieves a handgun that Corleone caporegime Peter Clemenza had planted in the bathroom and kills Sollozzo and McCluskey. This ignites the New York underworld's first Mafia war in a decade.
Michael flees to Sicily, where he spends two years under the protection of Vito's friend and longtime ally, Don Tommasino. Michael meets and falls in love with a young local woman named Apollonia Vitelli. They marry and when Michael is notified that Sonny has been murdered, they prepare to move to the safer Syracusa. Apollonia is killed by a car bomb intended for Michael. Fabrizio, Michael's bodyguard, planted the bomb after being bought off by the Corleones' rivals.
Michael returns to the United States in early 1951[3] and assumes Sonny's role as Vito's heir apparent. He and his father continue Sonny's plot to wipe out the other New York Dons, deliberately allowing them to whittle away at the Corleone interests in order to lull them into inaction. Meanwhile, Michael convinces his father the time is right to remove the family from the Mafia. More than a year after his return, Michael reunites with Kay and they marry. He promises her the Corleone family will be completely legitimate in five years. Within two years, they have two children, Anthony and Mary. In the novel, Kay gives birth to two sons.
Vito semi-retires in 1954, and Michael becomes operating head of the family. He attempts to buy out casino owner Moe Greene's stake in the Las Vegas casino that the Corleones bankrolled, intending to move the family to Nevada and legitimize all Corleone enterprises, but Greene refuses to sell. Before his death in 1955, Vito warns Michael that Emilio Barzini, head of a rival family, will likely attempt to assassinate Michael under the pretense of establishing peace between the families. Vito tells Michael that whoever approaches him about the meeting is the traitor within the family. When caporegime Salvatore Tessio unknowingly exposes his complicity with Barzini by arranging the meeting, Michael sets the plan in motion to murder the other New York Mafia heads: Barzini, Philip Tattaglia, Carmine Cuneo, and Victor Stracci, as well as Moe Greene. The plot unfolds on the same day Michael stands as godfather to Connie's newborn son. Later the same day, Tessio and Carlo Rizzi, Connie's abusive husband who conspired in Sonny's murder, are executed. In one stroke, Michael re-establishes the Corleone family as the nation's most powerful crime family, and makes a reputation for himself as being even more cunning and ruthless than his father.
Connie accuses Michael of murdering Carlo. Michael dismisses her accusations as hysteria, and, when questioned by Kay, denies any involvement. In the novel, Connie recants her accusations a few weeks later, assuring Kay she was mistaken. Kay, initially believing Michael, later observes him receiving his capos. Clemenza addresses Michael as "Don Corleone" and kisses his hand in the same manner that he did with Michael's father. Kay realizes Connie's accusations were true, and that Michael has become his father's successor in every way. In the novel, Kay leaves Michael, but Hagen persuades her to return.
The Godfather Part II[edit]
The Godfather Part II is set in 1958 and 1959. The Corleone family has relocated to Nevada while Frank Pentangeli runs the family's operations in New York, Clemenza having died a few years before. Although Michael is the most powerful Mafia leader in the nation, he still actively works to remove the Corleone family from crime. His efforts have been largely unsuccessful, however, as his many enemies and growing obsession with revenge keep him tethered to the criminal underworld. Michael plans to finally legitimize the family by negotiating with Hyman Roth, his father's former business partner, over controlling casino operations in Cuba.
Hours after Anthony's First Communion party, unseen gunmen shoot at the Corleone house, nearly killing Michael and Kay. Michael suspects Roth ordered the hit, and believes a mole within the Corleone family aided him. To uncover Roth's involvement, Michael maintains their business relationship, and orders Pentangeli to settle a dispute with Roth's business partners, the Rosato Brothers. When Pentangeli meets with them, they try to kill him, but he survives.
Michael, Roth, and Fredo travel to Cuba to forge a partnership with Fulgencio Batista allowing them to operate casinos in Cuba without interference in exchange for generous payments to the Cuban government. Michael sends his bodyguard to eliminate Roth on New Year's Eve, but Cuban soldiers kill the bodyguard during the attempt. That same night, Fredo unintentionally reveals that he was the mole within the family; Michael confronts Fredo and gives him the Sicilian "kiss of death". During the New Year's Eve festivities, victorious rebel forces enter Havana, forcing Batista into exile and ruining Michael's plans. Fredo, fearing Michael, runs off; Roth escapes to Miami.
Meanwhile, Pentangeli, believing Michael had ordered a hit on him, prepares to testify against him in the Senate's investigation of organized crime. However, Michael has Pentangeli's brother Vincenzo brought from Sicily. Just prior to the hearing, Vincenzo and Frank exchange glances. Understanding the threat, Pentangeli recants his earlier sworn statements, throwing the hearings into chaos and effectively destroying the government's case against Michael.
Fredo confesses to Michael that Roth's right-hand man, Johnny Ola, had promised to reward him for information about Michael. Fredo also reveals that he resented being "passed over" to head the family in favor of Michael, and that he withheld key information about the Senate investigation. Michael disowns Fredo, and tells his assassin Al Neri that nothing is to happen to his brother while their mother is alive — the implication being Neri will execute Fredo after her death.
Meanwhile, Kay decides to leave Michael and take their children with her, believing Michael will always live in a world of crime and violence. Michael asks her to reconsider, but Kay reveals she aborted their unborn son because she refused to bring another child into the Corleones' crime world. Enraged, Michael strikes Kay and banishes her, preventing her from seeing their children.
Following their mother's death, and at sister Connie's behest, Michael seemingly forgives Fredo; soon after, however, Neri murders Fredo on Michael's orders. At the same time, Michael sends Hagen to persuade Pentangeli to commit suicide to spare his family, and has caporegime Rocco Lampone kill a heavily guarded Roth at Idlewild Airport upon his return to the U.S.
The film ends as Michael recalls a surprise birthday party for his father on December 7, 1941. In a flashback scene, Michael informs the family that he has dropped out of college to enlist in the Marines. Only Fredo supports Michael's decision. When Vito arrives off-screen, everyone goes to greet him except Michael, who sits alone. The film closes with Michael sitting alone in the Corleones' Lake Tahoe compound.
The Godfather Part III[edit]
The Godfather Part III is set in 1979 and 1980. Michael has moved back to New York and taken great strides to remove the family from crime. He turns over his New York criminal interests to longtime enforcer Joey Zasa. Ridden with guilt over his ruthless rise to power, he uses his wealth in an attempt to rehabilitate his reputation through numerous philanthropic acts, administered by a foundation named after his father. A decade earlier, he gave custody of his two children to Kay, who has since remarried. He sells his gambling interests to the other Mafia families and reorganizes his vast business holdings as the "Corleone Group".
The Holy See has named him a Commander of the Order of Saint Sebastian for his charitable works. At the ceremony, Michael and Kay have an uneasy reunion after nine years. Kay wants their son, Anthony, to have nothing to do with the Corleone "legacy", and tells Michael that both she and Anthony know the truth about Fredo's death. Michael had initially wanted Anthony to finish law school, but consents to Anthony becoming an opera singer.
Michael's new connection to the Church provides an opportunity to take over the large property company, Immobiliare. He is already its largest shareholder, and offers to buy the Vatican's 25 percent share, which will give him controlling interest. He also takes in Sonny's illegitimate son Vincent Mancini, a soldier in Zasa's crew, as his protegé. Michael recognizes that Vincent has inherited Sonny's fiery temper and fears Vincent will suffer his father's fate. Michael also disapproves of the romance developing between him and Michael's daughter, Mary. Michael fears that Vincent's growing involvement in the Mafia will endanger Mary, just as it did Michael's first wife, Apollonia.[4]
On the night Michael announces he is dissolving his gambling empire, Zasa wipes out most of The Commission in a helicopter attack in Atlantic City. Michael escapes with help from Vincent and Neri. Michael quickly realizes that his old friend, Don Altobello, conspired to murder him. Traumatized by the attack, Michael suffers a diabetic stroke, briefly incapacitating him. Francis Ford Coppola reveals in his audio commentary that Michael is seen drinking a lot of water in the first two films—subtle hints that he is a diabetic.[4] While Michael recovers, his sister, Connie, gives Vincent her consent to assassinate Zasa. Michael is enraged upon discovering this, and demands that no similar orders be issued while he is alive.
Michael returns to Sicily for Anthony's operatic debut at the Teatro Massimo. Suspecting that Altobello may make another attempt on his life, he has Vincent infiltrate Altobello's regime under the pretense of defecting. Michael and Kay tour Sicily together, during which Michael asks for Kay's forgiveness. Kay admits she will always love him.
Meanwhile, the Immobiliare deal has stalled, supposedly because Pope Paul VI must personally approve it. Michael learns that the Immobiliare deal is an elaborate swindle concocted by Immobiliare chairman Licio Lucchesi, who schemed with Vatican Bank head Archbishop Gilday and accountant Frederick Keinszig to embezzle a fortune from the Vatican Bank, using Michael's "investment" to cover their tracks. Hoping to salvage the deal, Michael seeks Don Tommasino's assistance. He directs Michael to Cardinal Lamberto (the future Pope John Paul I). With Lamberto's prodding, Michael makes his first confession in 30 years, tearfully breaking down as he admits to ordering Fredo's murder. Lamberto tells Michael he deserves to suffer for his terrible sins, but that there is hope for redemption.
John Paul I dies soon after being elected pope, poisoned by Gilday. Michael learns that Altobello (in league with the conspirators) has hired an assassin named Mosca to kill him. Mosca murders Tommasino, and Michael vows before his old friend's casket to sin no more. Vincent reports that Lucchesi, working with Altobello, is behind the assassination attempts on Michael.
Weary of the bloody, lonely life of a Don, Michael retires, making Vincent his successor but not before giving him permission to retaliate. In return, Vincent agrees to end his romance with Mary. That night, Michael, reconciled with Kay and Anthony, watches his son's performance in the opera Cavalleria Rusticana. Meanwhile, Vincent orchestrates the murders of Lucchesi, Gilday and Keinszig, and Connie murders Altobello with a poisoned cannoli.
After the performance, Mosca shoots Michael, and the bullet passes through his body and hits Mary, killing her. Her death breaks Michael's spirit, and he screams in agony over her body. He returns to Bagheria, Sicily, where he dies alone in 1997.
The Sicilian[edit]
Michael is a secondary character in Puzo's novel The Sicilian, which takes place during his first exile in Sicily. He learns from Clemenza about the legendary exploits of the novel's main character, Salvatore Giuliano, and is eager to meet him, but Giuliano is murdered before the meeting can take place.
Sequel novels[edit]
Michael appears in Mark Winegardner's sequel novels The Godfather Returns and The Godfather's Revenge. In Godfather Returns, set roughly during the time of Godfather Part II, Michael battles with a new rival, Nick Geraci, while attempting to legitimize the family.[5] In Godfather's Revenge, set a few years after the second film, he moves to protect his criminal empire against Geraci and the machinations of a powerful political dynasty, while dealing with his guilt over having Fredo murdered. In the latter novel, he has a relationship with actress Marguerite "Rita" Duvall in the early 1960s, but he ends it upon realizing that he is still in love with Kay.[6]
Family members[edit]
Vito Corleone – Michael's father and The Godfather, played by Marlon Brando in The Godfather, and by Robert De Niro in flashback scenes in Part II
Carmela Corleone – Mother, played by Morgana King in The Godfather Part I and Part II, and by Francesca De Sapio in flashback scenes in Part II
Tom Hagen – Adopted brother and consigliere, played by Robert Duvall
Santino "Sonny" Corleone – Eldest brother, underboss to Vito, played by James Caan in The Godfather Part 1, and by Roman Coppola in flashback scenes from Part II
Constanzia "Connie" Corleone – Sister, played by Talia Shire
Frederico "Fredo" Corleone – Elder brother, underboss to Michael; played by John Cazale
Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone – First wife, played by Simonetta Stefanelli
Kay Adams-Corleone – Second wife, played by Diane Keaton
Anthony Corleone – Son, played by Anthony Gounaris in The Godfather, by James Gounaris in Part II, and by Franc D'Ambrosio in Part III
Mary Corleone – Daughter, played by an uncredited actress in Part II, and by Sofia Coppola in Part III
Vincent Corleone – Nephew and succeeding Don, played by Andy García
References[edit]
Jump up ^ AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains Archived October 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
Jump up ^ "The Godfather Movie Review by Anthony Leong". Mediacircus.net. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
Jump up ^ Puzo, Mario and Coppola, Francis Ford. (1971, 29 March). THE GODFATHER, The Internet Movie Script Database
^ Jump up to: a b The Godfather Part III DVD commentary featuring Francis Ford Coppola, [2005]
Jump up ^ http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/godfather-returns-mark-winegardner/1100393913?ean=9780345478986 Accessed on June 27, 2014
Jump up ^ https://www.amazon.com/The-Godfathers-Revenge-Mark-Winegardner/dp/0399153845 Amazon.com Accessed on June 27, 2014
Bibliography[edit]
Coccimiglio, Carmela (2006). "I'm with You Now. I'm with You...": Michael Corleone as Gangster Figure in Mario Puzo's and Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Texts. Lakehead University (Canada). ISBN 978-0-494-31189-9.
Messenger, Chris (1 February 2012). The Godfather and American Culture: How the Corleones Became "Our Gang". SUNY Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-7914-8870-6.
Coppola, Francis Ford (2004). Francis Ford Coppola: Interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-57806-666-7.
Bondanella, Peter E. (2004). Hollywood Italians: Dagos, Palookas, Romeos, Wise Guys, and Sopranos. A&C Black. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-8264-1544-8.
Tamburri, Anthony Julian; Giordano, Paolo; Gardaphe, Fred L. (2000). From the Margin: Writings in Italian Americana. Purdue University Press. p. 406. ISBN 978-1-55753-152-0.
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Vito Corleone Head of the Corleone crime family
The Godfather
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Preceded by
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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Not to be confused with the 2005 young adult book series Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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Directed by
Rian Johnson
Produced by
Kathleen Kennedy
Ram Bergman
Written by
Rian Johnson
Based on
Characters
by George Lucas
Starring
Mark Hamill
Carrie Fisher
Adam Driver
Daisy Ridley
John Boyega
Oscar Isaac
Andy Serkis
Lupita Nyong'o
Domhnall Gleeson
Anthony Daniels
Gwendoline Christie
Kelly Marie Tran
Laura Dern
Benicio del Toro
Music by
John Williams[1]
Cinematography
Steve Yedlin[2]
Edited by
Bob Ducsay[2]
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company
Lucasfilm Ltd.
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Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release date
December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15) (United States)
Country
United States
Language
English
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi[3]) is an upcoming American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is the second film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, following Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). The film is produced by Lucasfilm and will be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, and Gwendoline Christie in returning roles. New cast members include Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, and Benicio del Toro. Fisher died in December 2016, making The Last Jedi her final film role.
The film was announced after Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm in October 2012. It is produced by Ram Bergman and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy. John Williams, composer for the previous seven films, returns to compose the score. Scenes that required shooting at Skellig Michael in Ireland were filmed during pre-production in September 2015, with principal photography beginning at Pinewood Studios in England in February 2016 and ending in July 2016. Post-production wrapped up in September 2017.[4] The Last Jedi is scheduled for release on December 15, 2017.
A sequel, tentatively titled Star Wars: Episode IX, is scheduled for December 20, 2019.
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2 Production
2.1 Development
2.2 Casting
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3 Release
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4 Sequel
5 References
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Cast
Main articles: List of Star Wars characters and List of Star Wars cast members
Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, a powerful Jedi Master who has been in self-imposed exile on the planet Ahch-To, and the son of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala.[5][6]
Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa, twin sister to Luke, former princess of Alderaan, and a leading general in the Resistance.[6] The Last Jedi was the final film that Fisher worked on. She died on December 27, 2016,[7] after completing her work on the film.[8][9]
Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, Supreme Leader Snoke's loyal servant who is strong with the dark side of the Force and leader to the Knights of Ren. He was born Ben Solo, the son of Han Solo and Leia Organa, nephew of Luke Skywalker, and the grandson of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala.[6]
Daisy Ridley as Rey, a highly Force-sensitive scavenger from the desert planet Jakku who joined the Resistance and goes to find Luke Skywalker.[6]
John Boyega as Finn, a former stormtrooper of the First Order who defected to the Resistance.[6][10]
Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, an X-wing fighter pilot in the Resistance.[6][11]
Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke, the mysterious leader of the First Order and Kylo Ren's master.[6]
Lupita Nyong'o as Maz Kanata, a pirate and longtime friend of Han Solo and Chewbacca.[6]
Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux, the former head of the First Order's Starkiller Base.[6]
Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, a humanoid protocol droid in the service of Leia Organa.[6]
Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma, the commander of the First Order's stormtroopers.[6][12]
Kelly Marie Tran as Rose Tico, a member of the Resistance who works in maintenance.[13][14]
Laura Dern as Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, an officer in the Resistance.[15][2]
Benicio del Toro as an unnamed character, referred to by writer and director Rian Johnson as "DJ".[15]
Other cast members include Peter Mayhew and Joonas Suotamo, both returning to portray Chewbacca,[6][16][17] Mike Quinn as Nien Nunb,[18] Timothy D. Rose as Admiral Ackbar,[17] Billie Lourd as Lieutenant Connix,[19] and Simon Pegg as Unkar Plutt, all of whom are reprising their roles.[20][not in citation given] Jimmy Vee will play R2-D2.[21][22] Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry and Tom Hardy will make cameo appearances as stormtroopers.[23][24] Gary Barlow also has a cameo appearance in the film.[25] Gareth Edwards, director of the Star Wars Anthology film Rogue One, has a cameo in the film.[26] Joseph Gordon-Levitt has a voice cameo in the film.[27] Warwick Davis[28] and Noah Segan have been cast in unspecified roles.[29] Veronica Ngo portrays Paige Tico, a Resistance gunner and Rose's sister.[15] Justin Theroux will play a slicer, an individual who specializes in breaking encryption.[30]
Production
Development
See also: Star Wars sequel trilogy
The movie marked the final film performance of Carrie Fisher, who died in 2016.
Writer and director Rian Johnson
In October 2012, Star Wars creator George Lucas sold his production company Lucasfilm, and with it the Star Wars franchise, to The Walt Disney Company. Disney announced a new trilogy of Star Wars films.[31] J. J. Abrams was named director of the first episode in the trilogy, The Force Awakens, in January 2013.[32][33] In June 2014, director Rian Johnson was reported to be in talks to write and direct its sequel, dubbed Episode VIII, and to write a treatment for the third film, Episode IX, with Ram Bergman producing both films.[34][35] Johnson confirmed in August 2014 that he would direct Episode VIII.[36] In September, filmmaker Terry Gilliam asked Johnson about what it felt like to take over something that was made famous by another filmmaker, to which Johnson responded:
I'm just starting into it, but so far, honestly, it's the most fun I've ever had writing. It's just joyous. But also for me personally, I grew up not just watching those movies but playing with those toys, so as a little kid, the first movies I was making in my head were set in this world. A big part of it is that direct connection, almost like an automatic jacking back into childhood in a weird way. But I don't know, ask me again in a few years and we'll be able to talk about that.[37]
According to Johnson, the story begins immediately after the last scene of The Force Awakens.[26] He had his story group watch films such as Twelve O'Clock High, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Gunga Din, Three Outlaw Samurai, Sahara, and Letter Never Sent for inspiration while developing ideas.[26][38] He felt it was difficult to work on the film while The Force Awakens was being finished.[26]
In December 2015, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy admitted that "we haven't mapped out every single detail [of the sequel trilogy] yet". She said that Abrams was collaborating with Johnson and that Johnson would in turn work with (then) Episode IX director Colin Trevorrow to ensure a smooth transition.[39] Abrams is an executive producer along with Jason McGatlin and Tom Karnowski.[40]
Lucasfilm announced the film's title, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, on January 23, 2017.[41]
Casting
In September 2015, Disney shortlisted the female cast members to Gina Rodriguez, Tatiana Maslany, and Olivia Cooke.[42] Later that month, Benicio del Toro confirmed that he will play the villain in the film,[43] and Mark Hamill was also confirmed.[5] In October 2015, Gugu Mbatha-Raw was rumored to have been cast in the film.[44] In November, Jimmy Vee was cast as R2-D2.[21] In November, Kennedy announced at the London premiere for The Force Awakens that the entire cast would return for Episode VIII, along with "a handful" of new cast members.[6] In February 2016, at the start of filming, it was confirmed that Laura Dern and Kelly Marie Tran had been cast in unspecified roles.[2] In April 2017, at Star Wars Celebration Orlando, Lucasfilm announced that Tran plays Resistance maintenance worker Rose Tico, which Johnson described as the film's largest new role.[13][14]
Filming
Skellig Michael, one of the film's locations
Second unit photography began during pre-production at Skellig Michael in Ireland on September 14, 2015, due to the difficulties of filming at that location during other seasons. It would have lasted four days,[45][46][47] but filming was canceled for the first day due to poor weather and rough conditions.[48] In November 2014, Ivan Dunleavy, chief executive of Pinewood Studios, confirmed that the film would be shot at Pinewood,[49] with filming also occurring in Mexico.[10] In September 2015, del Toro revealed that principal photography would begin in March 2016;[43] however, Kennedy later stated that filming would begin in January 2016.[6] The production began work on the 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios on November 15, 2015.[50] Rick Heinrichs served as production designer.[51]
In January 2016, production of Episode VIII was delayed until February 2016, due to script rewrites.[52] Additionally, filming was potentially in danger of being delayed further due to an upcoming strike between the Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television and the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union.[53] On February 10, 2016, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that principal photography had begun,[54] under the working title Space Bear.[26] Additional filming took place in Dubrovnik from March 9 to 16, 2016,[55][56] as well as in Ireland in May.[57] Malin Head in County Donegal and a mountain headland, Ceann Sibeal in County Kerry, served as additional filming locations.[58] Principal photography wrapped on July 22, 2016,[59] though as of early September 2016, Nyong'o had not filmed her scenes.[60] In February 2017, it was announced that sequences from the film were shot in IMAX.[61]
Music
In July 2013, Kennedy announced at Star Wars Celebration Europe that John Williams would return to score the Star Wars sequel trilogy.[1][62] At a Tanglewood concert in August 2016, Williams confirmed he is scheduled to start scoring Episode VIII.[63] Williams said he would begin recording the score "off and on" in December 2016 until March or April 2017.[64] On February 21, 2017, it was confirmed that recording was underway, with Williams conducting.[65]
Release
In January 2015, Disney CEO Bob Iger stated that Episode VIII would be released in 2017,[66] and in March, Lucasfilm announced a release date of May 26, 2017.[67][68] In January 2016, The Last Jedi was rescheduled for December 15, 2017 in 3D and IMAX 3D.[40][69] On January 23, 2017, the film's title was announced as Star Wars: The Last Jedi.[41] Similarly to The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, "Episode VIII" will be included in the film's opening crawl, although not in its official title.[70]
Pre-sale tickets went on sale in the United States on October 9, 2017, and as with The Force Awakens and Rogue One, ticket service sites such as Fandango had their servers crash due to heavy traffic and demand.[71]
Marketing
A set of eight promotional postage stamps were released on October 12, 2017 in the UK by the Royal Mail with artwork by Malcolm Tween.[72] On September 19, 2017, the Australia Post released a set stamp packs in the country.[73]
Sequel
Episode IX, the final installment of the sequel trilogy, is scheduled to be released on December 20, 2019.[74] Prior to her death in December 2016, Carrie Fisher had been expected to appear in Episode IX.[75][76] Though Fisher's family granted the rights to use recent footage of Fisher for Star Wars: Episode IX,[77] Fisher will not appear in the film[78][79] and Lucasfilm will not digitally generate new footage of her.[80] Principal photography of Star Wars: Episode IX is set to begin in January 2018.[81][82] On September 5, 2017, Lucasfilm announced that Trevorrow had stepped down as director.[83] A week later, Lucasfilm announced that J. J. Abrams would return to direct Episode IX and co-write it with Chris Terrio.[84]
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