One of the first official images the world ever saw from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was the awesome wrap photo shared by director J.J. Abrams. However, the picture revealed so much more about the cast than we thought. Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, and John Boyega spoke about the iconic pic and what it truly meant for everyone working on Episode IX.
The cast recently spoke to Yahoo about Abrams' photo and Ridley claims it wasn't even taken on their last day of work.
"That wasn't when we wrapped, that's how much we love each other. The day of wrap we were in London, and John wrapped just before me. And I was a hot mess. 'Cause it's like, the character and everything, but the group of people I've been able to work with, I've been so lucky. I said to them this morning, ‘Imagine if we didn't like each other?'" she said.
Although it wasn't the last day of filming, Isaac confirmed that they were pretty close to wrapping when the picture was taken.
"That was towards the end of filming in the desert, we still had a bit to go back in London," he stated. "I just think that's an example of how close we got, and how much we genuinely love each other. For me, one of the great things about this film is I got to work so much more with John Boyega, and I just really love him deeply as a person. So I think that comes across. It will come across in the film."
Interestingly, Boyega says the photo captures the cast doing something they felt they had to do because they were working on the last movie in the new trilogy.
"An ordinary moment just goes to show every day just felt emotional," he revealed. "I guess there was a sense throughout the whole film that this was the last one. So we'd hug each other after a long day when we struggled and we achieved a lot."
It's certainly awesome to see how much the cast has bonded in the past few years. Needless to say, that bond could prove to be one of the best things to look forward to in Episode IX.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will premiere on December 20.