Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailers to appear before movie

Gwendoline Christie plays Captain Phasma in J.J. Abrams’ “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens”. Ford snuck into the theater as fans watched the opening minutes of the film. The London premiere is on December 16. I wanted my little lad to see A New Hope and its original cast of characters – Luke, Han, Vader and crew – before he learned any more friggin’ spoilers, or got hyper interested in the new movie before he’d had the chance to start at the beginning. The city is already blocking off streets to set up the red carpet and logistics for what will be a massive, star-studded event that the trades are saying is even bigger than the Oscars.

Star Wars fans in Australia failed to spot Harrison Ford walking in to the cinema as they were treated to a ten-minute preview of The Force Awakens yesterday. “Finally, we will be able to exhale”, the 40-something said.

He acknowledged that The Force Awakens debut is “triple the magnitude of a typical premiere”. He will be accompanied for the back-to-back screenings by his mother and his wife, also avid fans.

After all, shortly in cinemas close by, The Force Awakens. After intense negotiations between The Walt Disney Co. and Lucasfilm, and certainly much courting of George Lucas, the creator of what can only be called the worldwide “Star Wars” industry, Disney purchased Lucasfilm in 2012 for a cool
$4.1 billion.

Those in the movie industry are already predicting that the latest installment of the franchise will easily have box office returns of $1 billion – and $2 billion if it’s really good.

“We just want to show our appreciation and the love that we have for Star Wars”, he said, sitting near fellow fans outside the theatre after taking a nap under blankets on the pavement.