Some North American theaters offered special limited advance showings on the evening of December 17th rather than the traditional midnight showing. The Force Awakens was released on Decemin the United Kingdom, Mexico, Latin America, and Asian countries Decemin North America and Januin China. Lucasfilm later announced that the film would be an original story not beholden to the continuity of the Star Wars Expanded Universe, which was rebranded as the non-canon Star Wars Legends. Disney and Lucasfilm officially announced Episode VII and the sequel trilogy the same day. The acquisition was finalized on October 30, 2012. They are opposed by villains such as Kylo Ren, a dark warrior with a mysterious past and General Armitage Hux, the commander of Starkiller Base.ĭespite initially claiming that the Star Wars story ended with the redemption of Anakin Skywalker in Return of the Jedi, and after spending years refuting speculation that there would be another film, Star Wars creator George Lucas began work on Episode VII in 2011 in order to increase the value of Lucasfilm before he sold it to The Walt Disney Company, although Disney would later elect to not use Lucas' story. They are aided by Han Solo in their search for Skywalker and their mission to destroy the First Order's new superweapon, Starkiller Base, which targets the New Republic and the Resistance for destruction. In the midst of this search, new heroes rise in the form of Rey, a 19 year-old girl and a Force-sensitive scavenger from Jakku Finn, a stormtrooper who defected from the First Order and Poe Dameron, the best pilot in the Resistance. The First Order has risen from the ashes of the Galactic Empire and is opposed by General Leia Organa and the Resistance, both of which seek to find the missing Jedi Master Luke Skywalker. The story begins thirty years after the events of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. The original actors are joined by a host of new actors including Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, and Oscar Isaac. The film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, and Peter Mayhew reprising their original roles. It is the first part of the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Abrams co-written by Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan, and Michael Arndt and produced by Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and Bad Robot Productions. Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, marketed as Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is a 2015 film directed by J.J. Have you felt it?' ―Supreme Leader Snoke - Listen ( file info) Update: The headline of this story has been updated.' There's been an awakening. The Force Awakens is playing in theaters now and has far surpassed Jurassic World and Titanic as one the biggest grossing movies at the domestic box office.

What this means for the future of Luke's character is uncertain, and there wasn't any revelations within the script itself, but at least there's a name for where Luke and Rey left off. There isn't much information about Ahch-To online, but according to Heroic Hollywood, the planet was the location of the first Jedi temple and comes from the junior novelization. Pablo Hidalgo, the creative executive of Lucas Story Group, confirmed on Twitter that the name of the planet mentioned at the end of the script, Ahch-To, is accurate. Now, after the film's alleged script was leaked online, a Lucasfilm employee has confirmed the name of the planet Luke stationed himself on. In The Force Awakens, audiences don't get a glimpse of Luke Skywalker until the last few moments of the film, when Rey discovers the planet he's been hiding on and tracks him down. Still, the grace period for spoiler warnings is still on, so consider this your official spoiler warning for anything that follows. Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been in theaters for a couple of weeks now, and conversation about certain things that happen in the movie have popped up in conversation on various forums.

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