Lifestyle Events Premieres Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker premiere red carpet photos The stars came out in a galaxy far, far away. By James Hibberd James Hibberd James Hibberd is the former editor at large at Entertainment Weekly. He left EW in 2021. EW's editorial guidelines Published on December 16, 2019 09:51PM EST Close 01 of 42 Daisy Ridley and John Boyega Charley Gallay/Getty Images Returning as Rey and Finn, respectively 02 of 42 Daisy Ridley Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Disney 03 of 42 Kelly Marie Tran Rich Fury/Getty Images Returns as Rose Tico 04 of 42 John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran Rich Fury/Getty Images 05 of 42 Mark Hamill Rich Fury/Getty Images Reprises his role as Luke Skywalker 06 of 42 Adam Driver and Joanne Tucker Rich Fury/Getty Images Driver returns as Kylo Ren 07 of 42 Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell Rich Fury/Getty Images Russell plays Zorii Bliss in the new film 08 of 42 Oscar Isaac Rich Fury/Getty Images Returns as Poe Dameron 09 of 42 Naomi Ackie Jesse Grant/Getty Images Ackie plays Jannah in the new film 10 of 42 Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver 11 of 42 Joonas Suotamo Ethan Miller/FilmMagic Reprises his role of Chewbacca 12 of 42 Chewbacca Matt Baron/Shutterstock 13 of 42 Director J.J. Abrams Rich Fury/Getty Images "I hope [fans] feel a version of that thing I felt when I was 10 — and that’s that feeling of infinite possibility and hope," Abrams said on the red carpet. 14 of 42 Anthony Daniels Rich Fury/Getty Images Out of costume as C-3PO 15 of 42 Richard E. Grant Matt Baron/Shutterstock Plays a new character, Allegiant General Pryde 16 of 42 Billy Dee Williams Rich Fury/Getty Images Returns as Lando Calrissian 17 of 42 Harrison Ford Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage Played Han Solo in the Star Wars saga 18 of 42 Billy Dee Williams and Harrison Ford Charley Gallay/Getty Images 19 of 42 Ian McDiarmid Rich Fury/Getty Images Returns as Emperor Palpatine 20 of 42 Greg Grunberg Rich Fury/Getty Images Reprises his role as Snap Wexley 21 of 42 Harrison Ford and Adam Driver Charley Gallay/Getty Images Ford reunites with Driver, his on-screen son 22 of 42 R2-D2 and C-3PO Matt Baron/Shutterstock 23 of 42 BB-8 and D-O Jordan Strauss/Shutterstock 24 of 42 Jon Favreau Rich Fury/Getty Images Showrunner of The Mandalorian 25 of 42 Steven Spielberg Rich Fury/Getty Images 26 of 42 Pedro Pascal Rich Fury/Getty Images The Mandalorian unmasked 27 of 42 Gina Carano Ethan Miller/FilmMagic Plays Cara Dune in The Mandalorian 28 of 42 Ming-Na Wen Plays Fennec Shand in The Mandalorian 29 of 42 Emily Swallow Rich Fury/Getty Images Plays the Armorer in The Mandalorian 30 of 42 Dominic Monaghan Rich Fury/Getty Images Has a role in The Rise of Skywalker 31 of 42 Ava DuVernay Rich Fury/Getty Images 32 of 42 Ahmed Best Michael Buckner/Shutterstock Played Jar-Jar Binks in The Phantom Menace 33 of 42 Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Naomi Ackie, Kelly Marie Tran, Anthony Daniels, and Oscar Isaac Charley Gallay/Getty Images 34 of 42 John Boyega, Marilou York, Mark Hamill, and Kelly Marie Tran Rich Fury/Getty Images 35 of 42 Joonas Suotamo, Ian McDiarmid, and Richard E. Grant Charley Gallay/Getty Images 36 of 42 Daisy Ridley Rich Fury/Getty Images Ridley interviews a young fan dressed as her character, Rey 37 of 42 Kelly Marie Tran Tran hugs a fan dressed as her character, Rose Tico 38 of 42 Tonya Lewis Lee and Spike Lee Rich Fury/Getty Images 39 of 42 Gaten Matarazzo Rich Fury/Getty Images 40 of 42 Drew Scott and Zooey Deschanel Rich Fury/Getty Images 41 of 42 Danny DeVito Rich Fury/Getty Images 42 of 42 Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith Rich Fury/Getty Images