Curtain rises on first ‘Star Wars’ film in a decade

“As if by magic, a spotlight hit the actor, who promised the audience that there was plenty more where that came from, and asked us to keep our lips sealed”.

The IMAX 3D release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of an IMAX Experience with proprietary IMAX DMR (digital re-mastering) technology. Watch our guide to the key locations above…

It is set to be a star-studded red carpet with Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, John Boyega and Daisy Ridley set to attend.

“Each client has to dress up in their best Star Wars costume as well… some of us may dress up too, a few of the guys want me to dress up as Princess Leia, but it gets pretty hot in [the studio]”.

Ladies and gentlemen, be upstanding for the first major female villain in Star Wars – Gwendoline Christie of Game of Thrones fame plays Captain Phasma. Even a 1977 Star Wars cardboard box touting an “Early Bird Certificate Package” went for $20,000 because it was only one of five in existence. Star Wars taught me to be fierce and detailed in my convictions, even if it would be 15 years before those convictions became my trade. “He knows how to make your heart soar, like no one else”.

Somebody heard you loud and clear, Nick, and that’s “The Force Awakens” director J.J. Abrams and the top brass at the Walt Disney Company, which are releasing the film.

Will the hero of the first trilogy, Luke Skywalker, be back?

Six years ago, J.J. Abrams took a series that was deemed dead in the water – “Star Trek” – breathed new life into it, and turned it into a critical and commercial favorite again. The film also will premiere Monday night at the Dolby and El Capitan theaters.

“The Force Awakens” cast counts more women than previous renditions.

Abrams saw Star Wars when he was 11 and never outgrew his passion for the film. Although the prequels (1999-2005) made billions, they left a bad taste in the mouth of many long-time fans. Starting at 2 a.m. Thursday, the Majestic is showing all seven “Star Wars” movies in the story’s chronological order, from “The Phantom Menace” to “The Force Awakens” at 7 p.m.