‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Premiere Security Airtight

Guests were greeted by bomb-sniffing dogs and a two-story AT-AT

ATAT Star Wars Last Jedi Premiere
Tim Molloy

Guests at Disney’s premiere of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” Saturday night were greeted by bomb-sniffing dogs and security officials using mirrors to look under their cars. And they weren’t falling for any Jedi mind tricks.

The film, one of the most anticipated of year, drew thousands of people to the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Guests took a circuitous route around USC, the alma mater of “Star Wars” mastermind George Lucas, to reach a series of security gates and personnel. Attendees also passed through airport-style security detectors. But once they cleared all of that, they were greeted by a two-story AT-AT holding court over the Shrine.

John Boyega, who plays “Finn,” almost missed the excitement. Saturday morning he tweeted that he was stuck in Atlanta because of heavy snow, writing, “Wow ATL. Looks like no one’s leaving! Guess I’ll start a family now….”

A few hours later, he announced, “I made it! Without luggage but wooooooooohoooo!. As if weather can stop a Nigerian kmt.”

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

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” which is on track for a cosmic $200 million-plus opening weekend, according to first estimates, opens in theaters on Dec. 15.

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