Rico Rodriguez Brings Mini Lightsaber to 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Premiere

Rico Rodriguez Brings Mini Lightsaber to 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Premiere

Rico Rodriguez stands ready to fight at the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker premiere held at the El Capitan Theatre on Monday (December 16) in Hollywood.

The 21-year-old actor was joined by his sister Raini Rodriguez, as well as his Modern Family co-star Nolan Gould.

Earlier in the day, Rico shared that he and Raini watched all of the Star Wars movies before going to the premiere to watch the final film.

“Last night, @Raini_Rodriguez and I concluded our @starwars movie marathon. We watched the entire saga, (including the stand alone movies) in A WEEK! All to prepare us for tonight’s premiere of #TheRiseOfSkywalker! I’m beyond excited to attend! #MayTheForceBeWithYou,” he shared on Twitter.

Also in attendance were Gaten Matarazzo, who met up with Star Wars star John Boyega, Derek Hough, Cameron Monaghan, grown-ish stars Trevor Jackson and Jordan Buhat, as well as Vanessa and Veronica Merrell.

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