User blog:ARTaylor/Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker Released

Today is the release of Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker. The film from Lucasfilm is the twelfth theatrically released feature in the Star Wars franchise, the ninth in the "Skywalker Saga", and the third in the sequel trilogy. The film follows the heroes of the Resistance and the villains of the First Order as they discover that Emperor Palpatine is still alive and both their efforts to put a stop to this new threat.

The story was based on the characters created by George Lucas. The film features the talents of Oscar Isaac as X-Wing fighter pilot and main hero Poe Dameron, Mark Hamill as the spirit of Jedi Luke Skywalker, Samuel L. Jackson as the spirit of Jedi Mace Windu, Olivia d'Abo as the spirit of Jedi Luminara Unduli, Jennifer Hale as the spirit of Jedi Aayla Secura, and Greg Grunberg as X-Wing pilot Snap Wexley.