Star Wars 8 The Last Jedi running time CONFIRMED: Is it longer than The Force Awakens?
STAR WARS 8 The Last Jedi running time has been revealed. How does it compare to The Empire Strikes Back and The Force Awakens?
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With just three months to until Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi is released, excitement among fans could not be higher.
Aside from speculation surrounding the new movie’s plot, another aspect to consider is just how long The Last Jedi will be.
Its predecessor, Episode VII: The Force Awakens came in at 135 minutes, but will it be longer.
Star Wars theorist Mike Zeroh has managed to spot the new Star Wars movie’s run time on Cineworld’s website.
Star Wars 8 The Last Jedi running time CONFIRMED: Is it longer than The Force Awakens?
The UK cinema chain lists The Last Jedi as having a running time of 150 minutes.
At 2 hours and 30 minutes, the Star Wars sequel is also longer than both other middle movies in the prequel and original trilogies.
The Last Jedi is eight minutes longer than Episode II: Attack of the Clones and 26 minutes more than Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
In his new YouTube video, Zeroh commented: “It’s needed. A lot of new characters are coming into this film. You’ve got DJ, Vice Admiral Holdo, Rose.”
Cineworld is listing Star Wars: The Last Jedi as having a run time of 150 mins
The Star Wars theorist added: “Also there’s going to be a lot of shocking revelations in this film, alongside the main battle at the very end of this movie, between Luke Skywalker, Kylo Ren and Rey. Which is going to be very epic.”
Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi will be released in UK cinemas on December 14, 2017.