“STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI” RETURNS TO PH CINEMAS

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WALT DISNEY STUDIOS 

“STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI” RETURNS TO PH CINEMAS JAN 8

MANILA, Jan. 08, 2018 – The Force makes a spectacular return as Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi finds its way back to Philippine cinemas starting Monday, January 8.

Photo credit: Lucasfilms

The film bounces back after a two-week hiatus, giving fans and moviegoers an opportunity to catch the action-adventure again or for the first time.

In Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Skywalker saga continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join the galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past.

The film stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio Del Toro.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is written and directed by Rian Johnson and produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman.

The Last Jedi has surpassed 2008’s The Dark Knight and 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story to become America's sixth-highest domestic grosser of all time, with $539.4 million after 19 days.

The film has also become the 17th-largest global release of all time with over $1.1 billion, passing Transformers: Age of Extinction and Skyfall.

Now playing in Philippine cinemas, Star Wars: The Last Jedi is distributed by the Walt Disney Company (Philippines).