Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 film by J. J. Abrams
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| February 2025 | The previously cancelled Marvel Comics adaptation of the film has been scheduled for release. |
| 2023 | At Star Wars Celebration Europe, a new Star Wars film was announced, directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, which will feature Daisy Ridley returning as Rey and focus on her attempts to rebuild the Jedi Order after the events of The Rise of Skywalker. |
| 2022 | Kelleran Beq appears in The Mandalorian, rescuing Grogu during the events of Order 66 with assistance from the Royal Naboo Security Forces. |
| 2022 | Novel 'Shadow of the Sith' was released, exploring the backstory of Luke and Lando investigating the world of Exegol. |
| November 2021 | Kathleen Kennedy discussed potential future plans for sequel trilogy characters in an Empire interview, indicating ongoing conversations about the characters' potential developments. |
| October 26 2021 | The film won multiple Saturn Awards, including Best Science Fiction Film, Best Director (J. J. Abrams), Best Music (John Williams), Best Make-up, and Best Special Effects. |
| July 22 2021 | Won multiple Golden Trailer Awards, including Best Original Score, Best Fantasy Adventure TV Spot, Best Home Ent Fantasy Adventure, and Best Fantasy Adventure Poster |
| March 14 2021 | John Williams was nominated for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media at the Grammy Awards for the film's score. |
| 2020 | Ahmed Best portrays Kelleran Beq in the web-based children's game show Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge, first introducing the character to audiences. |
| September 6 2020 | The film won Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie at the Dragon Awards. |
| August 1 2020 | The film's writers Chris Terrio and J. J. Abrams were nominated for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form at the Hugo Awards. |
| May 4 2020 | The film was released on Disney+ streaming platform, approximately two months earlier than its previously planned release date. |
| May 2 2020 | Nominated for Favorite Movie at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards |
| April 21 2020 | Junior novel and audiobook adaptation by Michael Kogge was released. |
| April 21 2020 | Junior novel and audiobook adaptation of 'The Rise of Skywalker' by Michael Kogge was released. |
| March 31 2020 | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released the film's DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K Ultra HD versions, including the film in 'The Skywalker Saga' Ultra HD Blu-ray box set. |
| March 19 2020 | Official novelization of 'The Rise of Skywalker' by Rae Carson was released in hardcover and audiobook formats. |
| March 14 2020 | The film's score by John Williams was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media. |
| March 13 2020 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was released on Digital HD four days early due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ahead of its originally scheduled March 17 release date. |
| March 11 2020 | Conclusion of the publication of the 'The Rise of Kylo Ren' graphic novel by Marvel Comics. |
| February 9 2020 | The film was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Original Score (John Williams), Best Sound Editing (Matthew Wood and David Acord), and Best Visual Effects (Roger Guyett, Neal Scanlan, Patrick Tubach, and Dominic Tuohy). |
| February 2 2020 | The film was nominated for three British Academy Film Awards: Best Sound, Best Original Score, and Best Special Visual Effects. |
| February 1 2020 | Nominated for Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film at the Art Directors Guild Awards for Rick Carter and Kevin Jenkins |
| January 30 2020 | The film's casting team (Nina Gold, April Webster, Alyssa Weisberg, and Angela Young) won the Zeitgeist Award at the Artios Awards. |
| January 28 2020 | Nominated for Excellence in Fantasy Film at the Costume Designers Guild Awards for Michael Kaplan's costume design |
| January 22 2020 | Won the Lumiere Awards for Best 2D to 3D Conversion |
| January 14 2020 | The film crossed the $1 billion mark at the box office, becoming Disney's seventh film of 2019 to achieve this milestone. |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker experiences a review bombing campaign on Rotten Tomatoes, with its 'Want to See' percentage dropping to as low as 5% within a day prior to its trailer release, driven by negative sentiment towards the previous film The Last Jedi. |
| 2019 | Rotten Tomatoes temporarily changes the 'Want to See' feature to a number and eventually removes the feature altogether in response to review bombing campaigns targeting films like The Rise of Skywalker and Captain Marvel. |
| 2019 | John Boyega accidentally left a copy of the film's script in his hotel room, which was subsequently listed on eBay for approximately £65. A Disney employee identified and purchased the authentic script. |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker film was released, directed by J.J. Abrams and serving as the final installment of the Skywalker Saga. |
| December 25 2019 | The film made $32 million on Christmas Day, the second-best total ever for the holiday after The Force Awakens. |
| December 20 2019 | The film's opening day grossed $89.6 million, including $40 million from Thursday night previews, marking the sixth-highest opening day of all time. |
| December 20 2019 | Official US theatrical release date, after swapping with Aladdin's original slot. |
| December 20 2019 | Official soundtrack album released by Walt Disney Records. |
| December 20 2019 | The film was released in the United States. |
| December 18 2019 | Marvel Comics began publishing the prequel graphic novel 'The Rise of Kylo Ren', written by Charles Soule and illustrated by Will Sliney, which tells the story of Ben Solo's transformation into Kylo Ren. |
| December 16 2019 | The Rise of Skywalker premiered in Hollywood, Los Angeles. |
| December 14 2019 | Trailer for the video game Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga was released to coincide with the film's launch. |
| December 14 2019 | Fortnite Battle Royale released Star Wars-themed cosmetics including character outfits for Rey, Finn, a Sith Trooper, Kylo Ren, and Zorii Bliss, along with Star Wars-themed gliders and in-game items. |
| December 14 2019 | Epic Games hosted a live in-game event in Fortnite, previewing Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker on a theater screen, which concluded with a message from Palpatine. |
| November 2019 | Todd Fisher revealed Carrie Fisher was originally planned to be 'the big payoff' and 'the last Jedi' in the final film. |
| November 2019 | Post-production for the film was completed. |
| November 25 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker completed post-production, marking the final technical stage of the film's creation before release. |
| October 2019 | A final round of reshoots occurred at Bad Robot Productions between late September and mid-October. |
| October 21 2019 | Pre-sale tickets for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker went on sale, breaking ticket sales records on Atom Tickets by selling more tickets in the first hour than Avengers: Endgame. |
| September 2019 | Additional reshoots began at Bad Robot Productions, continuing into mid-October. |
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