Magic in fiction

The “Last Jedi” trailer gives a new life to a classic fan theory

fter the twists of the new Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer released on Monday, a durable fan theory suddenly feels like it might have gone legit. Will Rey, hero of the Force Awakens, turn to the Dark Side of the Force? Before the trailer, fans were worried about Luke Skywalker’s bad attitude about training her as a Jedi. But now everyone is worried about Rey.

Jediism, the new religion, and George Lucas is the prophet (vid)

A Jedi Church was spawned from the Star Wars series. The religion received press coverage following an international e-mail campaign in 2001 that urged people to write “Jedi” in response to their religion classificaiton on their country’s census. The majority were assumed to have claimed the faith as a joke, but there was enough of a rise to put Jediism on the map of world religions.