Star Wars: The Last Jedi Director To Throw First Pitch At Dodgers Game

Dating back decades, there’s a stigma that anyone who’s a fan of nerd culture is bad at sports, but on July 7, The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson hopes to prove that sitmga only to be a myth. To commemorate The Los Angeles Dodgers’ “Star Wars Night,” the director will be throwing out the ceremonial first pitch.

Taking to Twitter, the director shared the news with his fans about the honor bestowed upon him. The pressure of a full stadium watching his physical feat is clearly overpowering, as he claimed he was “legit more nervous about this than the premiere of the movie.”

The director continued to share his thoughts about the occasion, in which he jokingly said it might be the last time he is “ever seen in public.”

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In response to the announcement, many of Johnson’s Twitter followers shared GIFs of some of their favorite opening pitches, with a wide variety of Star Wars related images.

Even director Chris Miller, who recently parted way with the Han Solo spin-off film, recalled his experiences of throwing out the opening pitch.

The ritual has a long history with the sport, originating with a guest of honor tossing a baseball from their seat in the crowd to the pitcher or catcher to kick off the game. It was an unscheduled appearance at a baseball game by then-president Ronald Reagan who made the first pitch from the field itself, which the sport has now adopted as the official “first pitch” location.

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The Last Jedi will hit theaters December 15.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the second film in the new Star Wars sequel trilogy that began with Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015. The film will deal with Luke training Rey to become a, and possibly the last, Jedi. Meanwhile, the Resistance, including Poe Dameron and First Order defector Finn, continues to fight against the First Order, led by General Hux, while Supreme Leader Snoke and his Dark Side follower Kylo Ren continue their mysterious plot.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is written and directed by Rian Johnson and stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Andy Serkis, Benicio Del Toro, Laura Dern, and Kelly Marie Tran.