Whether Luke and Rey are father-daughter relationships have always been discussed by movie fans. From left: Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, Ryan Johnson, Lamb Bergman.

Yesterday, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi " (later referred to as "Star Wars 8") held its premiere at Shanghai Disney Resort. Director Ryan Johnson, starring Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill, and producer Lamb Bergman all made their debuts. This is the 8th part of the "Star Wars" series of Lucasfilm in the United States.

According to Boxoffice Mojo data, "Star Wars 8" swept $220 million (about 1.4 billion yuan) on its premiere weekend, supporting half of the North American box office alone. Along with the remaining 34 films, the box office closed at about US$276 million on the weekend, soaring 234% month-on-month. Both the box office numbers and the increase have set a record for the highest 50 weekends so far in 2017. At present, the cumulative global box office of the film has reached US$450 million (about RMB 2.96 billion), with a strong momentum of gold. It is reported that the film will be available in mainland theaters on January 5 next year. In terms of the performance of previous "Star Wars", the box office in mainland China exceeds 1 billion yuan.

"Star Wars 8" plot follows the seventh part of the series "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", which tells the story of the "First Order" of the terrorist regime in the distant galaxy after the attack on the capital of the new Republic of . Although the movie has added a lot of fresh elements, it is still criticized for using "classic elements". As for the 152-minute super long space, many people also "complained" that the video is too long and the rhythm is slow.

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"Star Wars" longest

"Star Wars 8" film long 152 minutes. Although it did not grow to a staggering level, it also set a record of "the longest star war movie". Previously, the length of all movies in the "Star Wars" series was controlled within 2 hours and 30 minutes. According to statistics from foreign media, from the prequel trilogy of "Star Wars" to the four main stories, to the legend "Star Wars Story: Rogue One" released at the beginning of this year, its film lengths are 2 hours and 16 minutes, 2 hours and 2 hours and 2 hours and 2 hours and 2 hours and 1 minutes respectively.

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The villain snooker has a stunning

From the early trailer, it can be seen that Luke still refused to come out in the face of Rey's begging. Whether the two are father-daughter relationships have been discussed by movie fans. Why can Luke keep calm? Johnson admitted that the first thing to do when writing the story of "Star Wars 8" is to figure it out: Luke is definitely not a coward, he is not hiding on the island, but for a certain reason.

"Supreme Leader Snooker" portrayed by Andy Diandian Serkins through motion capture in "Star Wars 7", will start to take real action in this movie, and there will be many more scenes. But Johnson said that the villain's ins and outs will not be explained too thoroughly, "Just who Rey's parents are, the snooker's storyline also serves the entire series, but this story is not his Wikipedia, so it cannot be explained clearly."

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"Samurai Village" shipped to Ireland in the UK

"Star Wars 8" has many scenes similar to the previous movies, and there are also many new ones. Before the film was made, art director Rick Haynridges referenced a large number of Skywalker Farm data and pictures, and created a huge library to study the original design of "Star Wars" by George Lucas . For example, the Jedi Village where Luke is located was designed on a cliff on the west coast of Ireland. Due to actual operation and safety reasons, the production team first created a series of bee cage-shaped huts on the outdoor set of the Pine Forest Studio in the UK based on the island huts where the monks lived, and then transported them to Ireland for reconstruction on the cliffs.

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"Pog Bird" has prototype

early materials will be exposed. The new creature that will appear in the video: Pog Bird. Its appearance is soft and cute. Ryan Johnson said that the appearance was inspired by the puffins living in Skelig Michael Island on the filming site. They live on the planet Actor where Skywalker Luke hides, and are a combination of puffins, owls and seals.

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"Skywalker" mistakenly took Lucas as an assistant

Reporter: As a classic IP, how did you get the opportunity to direct a new movie? How to continue the vitality of this IP and make more young people like it?

Ryan Johnson: I actually don’t know what happened and got this opportunity. I didn’t react at all and was notified to direct it (laughs). At first I felt very stressed and felt that the sky was about to fall, but later I felt it when I got to work. In fact, many of our crew's characters are young people, so I think we should not only look at science fiction and pictures when paying attention to "Star Wars", but also experience the growth and transformation of the characters. This time we have added new special effects, and I hope the audience can pay attention.

Reporter: Rey has a huge force and is also a representative woman in the movie. What do you think of the female power in "Star Wars"?

Daisy Ridley: The director once said that the character Rey is about adolescence and is the first time people start to explore the state of the outside world. When you discover infinite possibilities, you will feel that life has new energy. I don't think she is representing a female role, I just think she is a character about growth. Maybe because my family is three sisters, I have never discovered any different concepts of gender since I was a child. This time Rey's experience follows the previous work. Before playing her, I also had to learn a lot of history and allusions, which is a kind of growth and a challenge for the character and me.

reporter: What is the first memory of "Star Wars"?

Mark Hamill: That's so much! I remember when I was going to audition for the first time, I entered a house and saw a man sitting not far away. I didn’t recognize who he was. Later, I asked the person next to me who was his assistant? They told me in great surprise that it was George Lucas. (Laughs)

reporter: Do you have any guest roles in the new film? This time, Prince Harry even invited to make a guest appearance. Is there anything interesting during this period?

Ryan Johnson: I played a guest appearance in "Star Wars Legend: Rogue One" in "Star Wars Story: Rogue One". I was really excited to show my face. As for whether I have a cameo appearance, it still needs to be kept secret, just like what role Prince Harry has. Many celebrities and celebrities like to play roles in "Star Wars". Almost everyone wants to play Storm Soldiers, but this is really too difficult. It looks handsome, but the armor is too heavy, and it feels very uncomfortable to wear it whether it is sitting or walking (laugh).

Reporter: Among fans, you are called a "Internet addicted teenager". If Luke also started using social media, what would he post?

Mark Hamill: To be honest, I feel that every time I use social media, I feel like I am managing a news organization, publishing news and content every day, which is really quite tiring. Don't blame me if some of the opinions I express on social media are different from you (laughs).

Beijing News reporter Zhou Huixiaowan Shanghai report

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