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In Pictures: Star Wars fans celebrate in Japan as new film announced

Fans react to the opening act during the Star Wars Celebration (Hiro Komae/AP)

Fri, 18 Apr, 2025 - 11:07

Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press

The Force was with many Star Wars fan in Japan at an event where Lucasfilm announced that the next instalment in the franchise will hit theatres in May 2027.

Appearing on stage before a lightsaber-waving crowd at Makuhari Messe centre outside Tokyo, Ryan Gosling showed a photo of his childhood bedsheets, plastered with illustrations from the space epic created by George Lucas.

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