Fans of Han Solo, Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker are counting the days, hours and minutes until they can see “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, the continuation of the epic created by George Lucas. “This will be the only time that it’s really one right after the other because our whole slate got upended a little bit when J.J. and I needed to postpone (the release of) Episode VII from summer to Christmas”, she explained.
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Some are making the 18,000-kilometer (11,200-mile) round trip from Los Angeles in one day, taking a bus from Charles de Gaulle airport outside Paris to a nearby cinema to see the movie, before returning to the United States the same evening. She and several friends who drove up from Orange County wanted an out-of-this-world experience. “I think she will be relevant to audiences today – she embodies that sense of self-reliance and independence”.
Several fans began holding court outside the theater last weekend.
Then there’s Star Wars’ first-ever female “baddie”, Captain Phasma, played by 191cm Gwendoline Christie of Game of Thrones fame (Brynne of Tarth), who is again decked out in shining armour – this time a remodelled storm trooper outfit.
Most of them, of course, are dressed up as characters from the film, which surely keeps things interesting during the long wait.
The Star Wars universe is exactly that.
On Friday, dozens of workers were busily erecting a mammoth opaque tent lining four blocks of Hollywood Boulevard.
While speaking to Collider, the filmmaker was quizzed on the original cut of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and whether the inevitable trimming led to any deleted scenes cropping up on the floor of the editing room. And indeed, the embargo specifically requests that critics refrain from detailing spoilers or plot details in their reviews and coverage. They are also busy working on “Star Wars” spinoff films.
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Jenal said extra vehicle patrols and more officers on foot are being assigned to the area, with several streets blocked to traffic. For Star Wars isn’t just a franchise: it’s a cult. The plan is for a new trilogy, but Daniels wouldn’t say if he’ll be in the next two instalments. Ballard said the Krewe arranged for a private showing for 100 of its officers at a local theater.
