'Star Wars: Episode 8' Production update: Rian Johnson shares picture of Dejarik on Millennium Falcon

Rian Johnson continues to tease photos from the production set of “Star Wars: Episode 8.” While some of the fans are not happy with the pictures he is sharing, others can’t get enough. The latest set of pictures he shared online includes one of the Dejarik game from the Millennium Falcon.

[Spoiler alert]

The iconic ship Millennium Falcon will be back in the next movie. With Han Solo (Harrison Ford) dead, and his son commanding Star Destroyers of the First Order, the ownership of the ship may effectively be transferred to Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) and Rey (Daisy Ridley).

Johnson shared a picture of the Dejarik game from the Millennium Falcon set. The game first appeared in the 1977 movie “A New Hope.” In the movie R2-D2 played the game against Chewbacca, and almost won. When Han Solo suggested that Wookiees can get violent after losing, C-3PO suggested that his fellow droid lose the game.

Credit: Instagram/ Rian Johnson

The Dejarik was also featured in “The Force Awakens.” Finn (John Boyega) accidentally activated the game, and Chewbacca noticed that it was the same game he played years ago. Will R2-D2 be able to complete that game in “Star Wars: Episode 8”?

Johnson also shared many other pictures from the set. However, the pictures do not reveal anything substantial from the movie. The director has also been teasing information and production updates on his account in Twitter.

Credit: Instagram/ Rian Johnson

Credit: Instagram/ Rian Johnson

The upcoming movie will pickup from right where “The Force Awakens” ended, a first for the franchise. Luke (Mark Hamill) and Rey will be found in Ahch-To in the movie. Rey is expected to begin her training to become a Jedi.

Credit: Twitter/ Rian Johnson

“Star Wars: Episode 8” will be released on Dec. 15, 2017 in Australia. While some of the cast members are already done with the filming, others are expected to wrap by the end of this month.