‘Star Wars’ director faces hype, history in ‘Force Awakens’

That said, he is expected to attend the film’s L.A. and London premieres, so we’ll soon get the verdict from the man himself once the red carpet press catches up with him. While in the United Kingdom the film will be released on the 17th of December. As fans around the country eagerly await an adventure in a galaxy far, far away, hype in South Florida at the University of Miami is quickly intensifying.

It turned Ford, Fisher and Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) into stars overnight. “When you think of me, the first thing you think is: ‘huge Star Wars fan, ‘” Kaling said dryly. Glimpses of them on Rey’s home planet, Jakku, have been seen in trailers released by Disney. That secrecy is another hallmark of this new Star Wars era, one Abrams has tried to uphold from the beginning.

“Director J.J. Abrams also revealed that “there are no Ewoks” in the film either, before Carrie Fisher joked, “… The subject came up when Abrams was on stage for a Star Wars: The Force Awakens press conference held today in Los Angeles. But ever since Kathleen Kennedy took charge as the new president of Lucasfilm, she’s repeatedly voiced the importance of having bigger, better roles for women in the Star Wars universe.

Daisy Ridley with Star Wars: The Force Awakens cast member John Boyega. Yes, we tried many approaches, and we finally landed on just what the film needed.

“Being here now means we’re actually finished with the movie, which is a relief”, Abrams said with Jedi calm.

It should be noted that this is coming from the guy who notoriously lied about the villain in “Star Trek Into Darkness”. Clearly, some gossips (aka The Sun) don’t want Lupita to be great, but they’re just going to have to stay mad.

The excitement of moviegoers is apparent by the number of tickets for the film that have already been sold. Those of you who have been following updates and stories about Star Wars: The Force Awakens for a while will note that this dispels a rumor that has been going around for the last few months.

Rieley has been fanatic follower of the franchise since seeing the first movie in the theater about four decades ago.