'Star Wars Episode VIII' spoilers and updates: Fight scene between Rey, Luke, and Kylo Ren leaked
Although Rian Johnson's "Star Wars Episode VIII" is more than a year away, principal photography for the movie has officially wrapped. Right now, Lucasfilm is more keen on directing the audience's attention to this year's incoming "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." A possible action scene from "Episode VIII" has leaked and it shows that Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) is still pretty amazing when it comes to wielding a lightsaber.
According to Trailer Addict, the fight scene will be Luke and Rey (Daisy Ridley) against Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and the Knights of Ren. The Knights have been teased back in "The Force Awakens" with Rey's "Force Vision," and it looks like they're here to finish what a couple of Stormtroopers couldn't do.
The scene describes the fight happening at a cliffside overlooking the sea. The sun has just come down and it has started raining. Kylo Ren, still wielding his crossguard saber, goes right after Rey. He wants to get back at her for humiliating him in the previous movie. This time, he's not wearing his mask.
The Knights then go after Luke. Luke Force-pushes one of them off the cliff before wielding his green lightsaber. He then goes after them one by one. He defeats the Knights himself, and Kylo, knowing just how powerful Luke is, flees the scene.
It's tough to tell whether the scene is official or not. For one, it could very well be deleted by the time the movie is finished with the editing process. Nevertheless, fans are happy to hear that Luke will still be taking part in the action. After minimal presence in the first movie, fans are waiting to see just how much the hero of the original "Star Wars" trilogy has changed.
No official title for the movie has been revealed by Lucasfilm yet, but one leak says that the title will be "Star Wars: Fall of the Resistance." It may not be the real title but it does strike the same beat as "The Empire Strikes Back."
"Star Wars Episode VIII" comes out on December 2017.