Star Wars 9 ‘leaks’: Shock ANAKIN SKYWALKER bombshell? 'Luke to stun Rey with big secret'

With the clock ticking down to the release of the trilogy finale at the end of the year, purported leaks continue to emerge online. Of course they’re all to be taken with a pinch of salt pending any more official details from LucasFilm, but this latest report certainly takes the curse off one moment in 2017’s The Last Jedi that left some fans unhappy.

Luke Skywalker’s arc in that movie was particularly divisive among many followers of the Star Wars saga – including, it seems, actor Mark Hamill himself.

But JJ Abrams’ plans for Episode 9 apparently include a shock reveal that will frame Luke’s final showdown slightly differently.

In The Last Jedi, he never physically left his spot on Ahch-To, despite the best efforts of Rey (Daisy Ridley).

In the final act, he appeared on Crait to help the Resistance and face Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) – but he did so as a Force Projection; a process that ultimately killed him.

Now, Mike Zeroh – a popular Star Wars YouTuber who has a mixed track record for accuracy – has spilled on details of a fact about that Crait appearance, that will seemingly be revealed in Episode 9.

He says that one scene will see the Force Ghost of Luke with Rey, as they stand “on a Jedi mosaic, where Luke is giving a lecture about the Force.”

He adds: “The conversation transitions to a discussion about Anakin, initiated by Rey asking about Luke’s father.

“Luke’s Force Ghost reveals to Rey that his father had learned many powers in the netherworld – including the Doppelgänger Technique, also known as Force Projection.

“While Luke was using the power in Last Jedi, Anakin was reaching out to Luke and guiding him on how to use the power correctly.

“It’s said that Luke explains to Rey that those in the netherworld of the Force hold great abilities that can be taught to a mortal.”

In the novelisation of The Last Jedi, Zeroh explains that Luke hears a voice telling him to “let go” while he uses the Projection.

And while that voice has been speculated in the past to be that of Obi-Wan Kenobi, could it in fact have been Anakin instead?

We still have a while to wait and find out if this new alleged leak is in fact true, but it would certainly give an interesting new detail for Anakin – who has, elsewhere, been rumoured to appear in the film as a Force Ghost himself.

Star Wars 9 is still without a title – it is thought that Star Wars Celebration in April is the latest possible point at which it will be unveiled.

Elsewhere, Oscar Isaac – who plays Poe – said on TV this week that Anthony Daniels’ C-3PO has lots of “fun” sequences to play out.

Star Wars 9 is out on December 19 in the UK.