Fans line up for Sydney Star Wars premiere

Wendy Schollum at the Premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at Sylvia Park.

Nyong’o was only told Abrams was working on a “big movie”, and didn’t even get to read from the Star Wars script during the audition, only reading substitute pages from a different screenplay instead. It was a series of stories inspired by and paying tribute to a childhood love of other stories.

London Star Wars fans started gathering early on Wednesday (December 16) in the heart of Britain’s capital to see their favourite stars walk the red carpet ahead of the “The Force Awakens” premiere.

The first full reviews for the new Star Wars film The Force Awakens have hailed it as “a triumph” and “a classic”.

The only question was whether he could stay on target. Their sense of can-you-believe-this-is-actually-happening is never more endearing and believable than when they’re around Han Solo (Harrison Ford), the man they believed to be a myth.

What an apposite Christmas gift for everyone who is invested in its success – The Force Awakens is indeed entertainment of the first order.

When asked if he had a message for fans, he said: “I hope they enjoy the movie”. Kiwi actor Jay Laga’aia was one of the only people at the premiere who had actually been in a Star Wars movie, playing Captain Typho in episode II – Attack of the Clones and episode III – Revenge of the Sith. But now, with George Lucas stepping aside for a new generation of filmmakers, we’ve got a first for the saga – a STAR WARS film by fans, for fans. So it’s 12:02 am and now I can finally talk about the most eagerly anticipated film of the year.

The fiercely guarded plot of “The Force Awakens”, co-written and directed by J.J. Abrams, centers on scavenger Rey’s (Daisy Ridley) search for her lost family and rogue Stormtrooper Finn’s (John Boyega) desire to escape his past. The Force Awakens has been reported to feature its own cantina song, though Williams declined to pen the track; leading director J.J. Abrams to call on the creator of Broadway hit Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda. The movie opens everywhere Thursday night. “What is really interesting is that this film takes place after Return of the Jedi”.