Summary
- Star Wars trailers have become an art form under Disney, perfectly edited and constructed, despite some shots being cut from the final movies.
- Shots of Kylo Ren igniting his lightsaber and his dialogue with Rey were absent from respective trailers of the sequel trilogy.
- Rogue One's trailers featured several exciting shots that were not part of the film, including Jyn's encounters with AT-ACTs and TIE Fighters.
The various trailers for modern Star Wars have tended to include a handful of exciting shots that were not part of the movie being advertised. Since Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012, Star Wars trailers have become somewhat of an art form. Regardless of the criticisms, divisive reactions, and different rankings of each Star Wars trilogy, many would agree that every trailer released for Disney's Star Wars films has been perfectly edited, scored, and constructed, something that will likely continue with upcoming Star Wars movies.
That said, Star Wars trailers of the modern era – specifically the prequel trilogy onwards – have fallen victim to some traits of Hollywood marketing. Across the various marketing videos published for each different Star Wars movie, there have been several shots that excited fans of a galaxy far, far away that ended up being cut from the theatrical release of the movie they were promoting – a common trait with modern franchise filmmaking. With that said, here are 15 of the most exciting shots from various Star Wars movie trailers that were left out of the respective film’s final cut.
