Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker has nod to Leia in Rey’s outfit

Star Wars: The Rise of the Skywalker sees the nine-episode Skywalker Saga lastly come to an finish, with Rey taking centre stage.

It revealed the function performed by General Leia (Carrie Fisher) in Rey’s coaching, however did you see that Rey’s costume additionally incorporates a touching nod to Leia?

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In the upcoming The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker e-book, the unique idea artwork for Rey’s costume is revealed, with chief costume idea artist Glyn Dillon explaining how he referenced Leia in Rey’s look.

“I thought white would look great,” he defined (through Insider). “And then we added a hood to offer it extra of a Jedi vibe.

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“It’s additionally a little bit of Leia; from the facet, I based mostly it on the Leia hood from A New Hope.”

While Rey’s last look within the movie differs barely from the idea artwork, the hood remained a part of her costume.

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In The Rise of Skywalker, Carrie Fisher’s daughter Billie Lourd, who performs Lieutenant Connix, additionally stood in for her late mom in a flashback scene.

In the sequence, a youthful Leia trains as a Jedi with brother Luke. Lourd performed the physique double together with her mom’s youthful face pasted over hers.

Speaking concerning the filming, Lourd stated: “Being back has been incredible, painful, surreal, all of the adjectives you can come up with probably I felt.”

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is accessible to pre-order on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K now.

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