Daisy Ridley & John Boyega Bring ‘Star Wars’ to London!

Star Wars fans across the area are expected to line up through Thursday to see the new “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” premiere. As affable and charming as the original trilogy’s three heroes.

John Boyega, who grew up in Peckham, south-east London, plays redeemed stormtrooper Finn in Stars Wars: The Force Awakens, which is set to become the biggest blockbuster of the year.

There’s one main character in particular who left me frustrated.

Think about buying tickets for the Cardinals season opener, rushing out to buy you and your kid matching Cardinals jerseys and waiting with childlike anticipation for the starting lineups and national anthem.

The force has been awakened for Sheffield’s Star Wars fans, who queued in the “dark side” to see the eagerly-awaited latest instalment. “Me and Daisy were thrust right into it”.

The top hashtags feature also showed the ongoing #starwarsatchangi campaign, which features a life-sized T-70 X-wing and TIE fighter, as well as character appearances at Changi Airport, among the top 10 Star Wars related hashtags in Singapore.

Sean Tinney, 31, from Greenock attended the midnight showing dressed as Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back, a costume he said he put together for Halloween and made a decision to wear again. But it was all about the spectacle, the characters, and yes, the much-quoted reveal: “No, I am your father“, often misquoted as: “Luke, I am your father“.

Here’s hoping that guy gets at least one “Force Awakens” gift this year. Abrams brings a long-overdue mix of diversity and gender equity to the Star Wars universe, and he deserves all the credit in the world for doing so.

The new Star Wars was shot on Kodak film, and thanks to a number of other major productions using Kodak as well, Kodak says it may be profitable starting next year. Kylo Ren is a great villain, and his master – Andy Serkis’s Supreme Leader Snoke – is seen just enough to have his presence felt and leave the door open to learn more about him in future films.

As much as The Force Awakens will remedy the near-terminal Prequel-itis of some fans, it’s hardly without its flaws, many of which can be recognized as signature of the very man who will be justly lauded for reviving yet another sci-fi franchise: director and co-writer Abrams. Abrams’ direction is flashy throughout (far more so than any previous Star Wars film) and that’s never clearer than in these thrilling sequences.

But he said he was more interested in the fans’ reaction to the movie than any potential best picture Oscar nomination.