The victor will receive a seven-year movie pass and “Star Wars” swag.
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“This theater has a lot of history with ‘Star Wars, ‘” he said. “When you turn the clock back to 1977, it was groundbreaking, we’d never seen anything like that before”, he said. “It’s absolutely incredible. So the buzz is huge”. The first wave hit in September but there will be more toys released after “The Force Awakens” because they are tied to some of the big surprises in the movie. About 500 tickets have already been sold to the eight sessions that will screen each day. For those that survive the 16-hour marathon without nodding off, “The Force Awakens” will then play repeatedly until one fan remains awake. The face value of a marathon ticket is $50. Try trading them for a black Royal Guard Burger, or a BB-8 rice krispy treat – some of the new food offerings.
As of Friday afternoon, marathon seats were only available on the first two rows, the theater said.
Anyway – Abrams, Daisy Ridley and John Boyega make a case for why you should try to seek out the real IMAX experience for The Force Awakens by talking up how incredible the IMAX cameras are and hinting at the sequence they shot with them, which involves Boyega’s Finn.
A long time ago, in a cinema far, far, away, Star Wars was born.
THR also notes that no “Star Wars” movies were released in Russian Federation during Communist rule. “It’s generational. Over the last three decades, it has been introduced to multiple generations, so there’s a built-in audience and a built-in awareness”.
In New Orleans, a “Star Wars“-inspired Mardi Gras marching club is organizing a Wednesday night pajama party-marathon screening of the first three “Star Wars” films”. With actors Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher returning, The Force Awakens promises to deliver the film fans have been waiting for since 1983’s Return of the Jedi.
Lastly, a word on Knights Of The Old Republic. The top grossing franchise is the “Marvel Cinematic Universe”, followed by “Harry Potter”, “James Bond” and “Lord of the Rings”, according to the trackers.
Based on what little we know about “The Force Awakens”, this passing-of-the-torch film will have little connection to Lucas’ 1999-2005 prequel trilogy.
How big could Star Wars be in IMAX?
The Star Wars Launch Bay is now open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, considered the new hub for fans to celebrate all things Star Wars.
“What’s great about loving Star Wars is that you don’t have to speak the same language”.
“Finally, we will be able to exhale”, the 40-something said.
We just can’t help ourselves, we HAVE to know what’s up with these characters. We really enjoy that.
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So there you have it. Now I must go, as there are AT-ATs advancing on the power generators and someone needs to man the air speeders.
