There has hardly been any news about Star Wars: Episode 8. While there were some insights in the last few months, according to the cast members, the team is working hard to keep things under wrap. They do not want the viewers to find out what’s in store for them.
Mark Hamill, who plays the role of Luke Skywalker spoke to Game N Guide about the secrecy that the team of Star Wars: Episode 8 is following. Hamill joked that working on Episode 8 of Star Wars felt like working for the CIA.
The cast members have been asked not to talk about the upcoming film so that they do not let out secrets. Even the scripts that the actors work with are kept back from them once they step out of the set. There are instances of scripts getting leaked and the Star Wars: Episode 8 team will avoid that at all cost.
All information that might leak any details about Star Wars: Episode 8 is under tight security. The actors have to enter the set with security lines, where there’s thorough checking of all belongings. They also have to wear monk-like outfits so that the paparazzi cannot take a photo of their costumes.
Star Wars: Episode 7 left a lot of queries and viewers are hopeful that director Rian Johnson will deal with them in the upcoming film. While no news is forthcoming from the upcoming movie, many believe that Episode 8 will answer the relationship between Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver).
Fans feel that Luke and Rey might share a father-daughter relationship, but critics feel that the Kenobi ancestry is closer to Rey. With hardly any news on Star Wars: Episode 8, fans have found that lightsabers will once again become a common means of a battle between two characters.
Star Wars: Episode 7 The Force Awakens showed Rey in possession of a lightsaber, which Kylo Ren claimed was his. It is likely that he will seek out Rey once again in Star Wars; Episode 8 to get his hands on what he believes is rightfully his.
Star Wars; Episode 7 hinted at the fact that Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber that reached Rey. However, rumors suggest that the weapon may have been retrieved by Maz Kanata instead and this angle will be crucial to how Star Wars: Episode 8 proceeds.
According to Movie Pilot, Star War theory hints that Maz Kanata might have stolen the blue lightsaber from Kylo Ren. Viewers know that Luke loses his hand during his fight with Darth Vader on Bespin and subsequently loses his lightsaber as well.
Viewers know that Maz Kanata had safely kept it before the lightsaber chose Rey. However, we never found out how Maz Kanata got her hands on the lightsaber, and this aspect of the plot is likely to be explored in Star Wars: Episode 8.
HNGN reported that Kylo Ren might have acquired Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber from a prosperous man and ends up losing it. When he sees Finn wielding it, he shouts and tells him that it belongs to him.
Fans have deduced that Kylo Ren might have lost the lightsaber during the battle between the Seven and the Knights of Ren. It was after this fight that Maz Kanata found the lightsaber and kept it with her.
Fans have been wondering how Maz Kanata could have been present during the battle and what her connection is with Luke Skywalker. Star Wars: Episode 8 will throw light on Maz Kanata’s link to the Jedi Council.