Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will feature the Knights of Ren

Photo credit: Lucasfilm
Photo credit: Lucasfilm

From Digital Spy

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is set to finally unleash the Knights of Ren after some much talked-about build-up.

This elite force of dark side warriors has been shrouded in mystery ever since briefly appearing in The Force Awakens and being referenced again in 2017's The Last Jedi.

Think of them as the Star Wars version of Lord of the Rings' Ringwraiths. We think...

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The news of their inclusion comes via Vanity Fair, so hopefully they'll stick around for longer than a couple of minutes this time around.

Back in 2016, director JJ Abrams revealed that he'd be interested in seeing a Knights of Ren spin-off.

Speaking about possible anthology entries to the franchise, he suggested: "I feel like there isn't something that I'd love to see... I guess the one thing I would say is there's a Knights of Ren story that I think would be pretty cool to tell."

Photo credit: Jeffrey Mayer / WireImage - Getty Images
Photo credit: Jeffrey Mayer / WireImage - Getty Images

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With this in mind, it doesn't surprise us that JJ is the one to finally put these Sith acolytes front and centre on the big screen.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will be released on Thursday, December 19 in the UK and Friday, December 20 in the US.



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