Screen Rant

  • Yesterday, Disney released the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. 1 / 7

  • The trailer has already been viewed many millions of times, as one might expect. 2 / 7

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  • Star Wars fan Dharma Bhagalia noticed that a scene in the trailer was familiar. 3 / 7

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  • A scene with Rey resembles a famous scene from an Alfred Hitchcock movie. 4 / 7

  • That movie is 1959's North by Northwest, starring iconic actor Cary Grant. 5 / 7

  • The scene involves Grant being chase by a crop duster, and is often referenced. 6 / 7

  • The Rise of Skywalker director J.J. Abrams is clearly a big Hitchcock fan. 7 / 7

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