Early raves for Last Jedi after glittering premiere

Los Angeles

STORMTROOPERS, droids and celebrities from galaxies near and far hit the red carpet in the shadow of a giant AT-AT assault vehicle on Saturday at the glittering world premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi - although one star almost didn't make it.

John Boyega, who plays the heroic stormtrooper-turned-rebel Finn, had tweeted that he feared missing the big event because a snowstorm had gridlocked air travel out of Atlanta.