“As a 26-year-old, I now recognize that Episode 1 is a awful movie, and probably the worst of the Star Wars films – but back in 1999, when I was 12 years old…”
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As to the mercenary units that players will have access to, player vs player conflicts on the planet of Takodana, will battle for two new Star Wars: The Force Awakens inspired mercenary units: The Dowutin Hunter, and Luggabeast Munitioner.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the seventh film in the sci-fi series, sold more than 200,000 pre-sale cinema tickets within the first 24 hours of release – more than any other film, including James Bond adventure Spectre.
Actors thought to have auditioned for the role include Kick-Ass’s Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Whiplash’s Miles Teller and Now You See Me’s Dave Franco.
“The casting team is said to be looking for someone who looks at least a bit like a young Ford (now 73, he was 35 when the original Star Wars was released) and can be amusing and charming as well as handle the expected action scenes”. Harrison Ford and John Boyega both told us they saw it: Boyega liked it and expects to see it many more times once it comes out in his native London, and Ford reports that it’s “a big movie”.
Videos like this are a flawless example of why the Star Wars fictional universe has such staying power.
According to those who have already got it up-and-running, the first clip or “experience” features the BB-8 droid on the world Jakku.
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Ford will, of course, reprise his role in J.J. Abrams’ new sequel “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, E! The character proved so popular, in fact, that there is now a spin-off film in the works, for which 2,500 actors have auditioned, hoping to play a younger version of Solo. “‘I’d rather come up with our stuff'”.
