How The Force Awakens Remixes the Star Wars Expanded Universe

And with the First Order, a genocidal outfit that’s risen from the ashes of the Empire, there’s a military force that might even be worse than its predecessor.

They weren’t waiting for Darth Vader, or even the new Star Wars film’s villain, Kylo Ren, but for more than 800 guests lucky enough to get invited to the Irish premiere of the most eagerly awaited blockbuster of the year, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which hits cinemas nationwide today. “BB-8, a whirling soccer-ball-like droid that plays like WALL-E’s mouthier cousin, might be best of the bunch-he’s a new high for cinema’s expressive machines (and a nod to Lucas’s love for gearhead invention)”.

Nanyang Technological University professor Liew Kai Khiun, 42, who has research interests in pop culture, told The Straits Times: “Director J.J. Abrams managed to pull off the flawless multi-generational story, with both the old cast and a brand new generation of actors”.

“I’m a boy from Peckham and I’m in a Star Wars movie”, he enthused to vlogger Jim Chapman, adding: “I’m here to celebrate, dammit”.

Preperations for the “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” European premiere in Leicester Square on December 15, 2015 in London, England. But I stopped watching trailers for “The Force Awakens” after the first one arrived, and I’m pleased to have done so. By then everyone assumed it would be awful based on the previous two films, and while the final fight sequence was interesting and the CGI was finally up to standards, fans hoped to see a great conclusion which would lead us into the first Star Wars from 1977. Consider this product and cry with us: Star Wars Chicken Hot Dogs with Built-in Ketchup.

With just four days until “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” flies into theaters, ticket sales have taken off at the speed of light. If there were any worries about the future of “Star Wars” resting with the 23-year-old British actress, let them go.

They met through their fandom on the Star Wars New Zealand website, which Matt runs. Captain Phasma, played by Gwendoline Christie, is also an important new character in the Star Wars universe. The last three decades have not been kind to Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Princess – now General – Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher). Instead, Abrams has restored the humor born out of stressful and ridiculous situations and the warmth of genuine camaraderie – I can’t think of a franchise that allows heterosexual men to hug each other with such obvious delight as the “Star Wars” movies do. When The Force Awakens ends, it feels bittersweet simply because you so badly want to get to the next chapter. In The Force Awakens, that role is played by Rey, whose parentage, for now, remains a mystery.

“The real key here is where we are in March”, says Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box office data firm Rentrak.

Similarly, with the upcoming release of the seventh part of the series, it seems that the tech giant has been working excessively hard to make sure it targets all fans by unveiling preorders for the original soundtrack for The Force Awakens on iTunes which is scheduled to debut this week.