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The cast of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker are taking it to the sky… literally!

The Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker cast and filmmakers posed in front of United Airlines’ Star Wars-themed Boeing 737-800 aircraft, created to celebrate the upcoming film-the conclusion of the Skywalker saga.

Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Keri Russell, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Kelly Marie Tran, Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, Joonas Suotamo, Ian McDiarmid and writer-director J.J. Abrams and more were all in attendance to celebrate the launch of the plane.

United worked with Lucasfilm on the exciting exterior design, which features THE RESISTANCE on one side of the aircraft and the First Order on the other. Inside the plane, passengers will be treated to custom headrests embossed with emblems of the film’s dueling factions, THE RESISTANCE and the First Order. The special-edition Star Wars aircraft will operate for a limited time, and fans can track the plane with its tail number (N36272) on FlightAware, where it will display as a special Star Wars icon.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker opens in U.S. theaters on December 20!

Harrison Ford suits up for the premiere of the new movie Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker on Monday night (December 16) in Hollywood.

While the actor is not in the new movie, he still stepped out to support his former co-stars, including franchise vets Mark Hamill, Ian McDiarmid, Billy Dee Williams, and Anthony Daniels.

Also in attendance were co-stars Joonas Suotamo, Dominic Monaghan, Richard E. Grant, and Greg Grunberg, among others. Composer John Williams was seen posing for photos with the guys as well.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker hits theaters on Friday!

The final trailer for the upcoming movie Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has arrived and you can watch it right here!

The highly anticipated trailer debuted during halftime on ESPN’s Monday Night Football on Monday night (October 21).

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, directed by J.J. Abrams, is the riveting conclusion of the seminal Skywalker saga, where new legends will be born and the final battle for freedom is yet to come.

The film stars Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong’o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran, with Ian McDiarmid and Billy Dee Williams.

Tickets to public screenings of the movie are now on sale. The movie hits theaters on December 20!

Hayden Christensen looks so handsome while hitting the carpet at the “40 Years of Star Wars” panel held during the 2017 Star Wars Celebration on Thursday (April 13) at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.

The 35-year-old actor, who played Anakin Skywalker in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, reunited with co-star Ian McDiarmid and director George Lucas on the panel.

Hayden talked about how he struggled to film the lightsaber battle scenes because he always would make lightsaber noises with his mouth while on set!

“I had been conditioned from a very young age to make the sound effect when I swing the lightsaber… but it was a difficult habit to break,” Hayden said. “I remember on a couple of occasions, George, you would come over after we had filmed a fight scene, and in a very encouraging way you would say, ‘Hayden, that looks really great, but I can see your mouth moving. You don’t have to do that. We add the sound effects in afterwards.’”

“I was just so focused I wasn’t aware I was even doing it,” he added.