Finn’s Space Horse Revealed As New Species In The Last Jedi

The Star Wars series has always explored new and exotic locations rich with unique and charming flair and fauna. The prospect of seeing beloved characters in alien-yet-familiar worlds is always a highlight in every film.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens might have played it a little safe, with the new planets looking similar to locales previously shown on the screen, but the next film in the saga looks to continue the tradition established in the Original Trilogy and was followed up in the prequels.

Making Star Wars followed up on a report from last year in which they published set photos for Star Wars: The Last Jedi which depict John Boyega as Finn and Kelly Marie Tran as Rose on the gambling planet known as Canto Bight.

The sequence features a wild chase scene in which Finn and Rose escape from some guards on a speeder after they steal a “space horse” from a stable. The horse is reportedly used for racing, with space jockeys riding them in competition.

Now Making Star Wars has learned the name of the alien species, calling them “falthiers.”

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In the spirit of Banthas Tauntauns, Dewbacks, and many more, it looks like the Star Wars saga will have another memorable entry in the database of ridable animals.

The picture in filming seems to show that the horse has prosthetics used during filming, but it’s likely to be altered via CGI in post production. Maybe we’ll get a better glimpse of the new animals in another trailer before Star Wars: The Last Jedi releases in theaters on December 15.

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi, from writer/director Rian Johnson, is in post-production now for a December 15, 2017, release. The film follows-up and continues the story of the next generation of the saga as Rey, Poe, Finn, and Kylo Ren find their place in the galaxy and follow the legacy of Luke Skywalker, Leia, and Han Solo. Daisy Ridley returns to star as Rey, with other returning stars John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Peter Mayhew, Andy Serkis, Anthony Daniels, Lupita Nyong’o Mark Hamill, and Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa. Benicio Del Toro and Laura Dern join the cast in as-yet-unrevealed roles.