“Star Wars” returns to Hollywood Boulevard in spectacular fashion for the world premiere of the final installment of the latest trilogy, “The Rise of Skywalker.'
Roberto Gomez, of Puerto Rico, dressed as Darth Vader, attends the world premiere of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, in Los Angeles
Fans formed a living tribute to the franchise alongside the blue carpet on Hollywood Boulevard where series stars Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver and others would arrive. Fans dressed as Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia dotted the crowd, eagerly awaiting the event’s start among an assortment of Stormtroopers, bounty hunters and an imposing Darth Vader.
Fans cheered the early arrivals, which included the droids C-3PO and R2-D2, a two-column march of Stormtroopers and Billy Dee Williams, Richard E. Grant and Ian McDiarmid. Disney paid more than $4 billion to acquire the Star Wars franchise in 2012 and the recent trilogy started with J.J. Abrams’ “The Force Awakens” in 2015. While it returned beloved characters from the original trilogy to the big screen for the first time since 1983, the story has focused on a new generation of characters played by Ridley, Driver, Boyega and others.
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