The Indiana Jones star generously praised the new kids on the Star Wars block. “So good”, Oakley said.
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If you’ve peeked at social media today, you’ve seen the digital force of Star Wars coming from the movie’s galaxy of fans and the countless marketing campaigns trying to capitalize on the launch of the year’s biggest movie – The Force Awakens.
It’s a night “Star Wars” fans worldwide have been anticipating for years.
He shot to fame playing Han Solo in the original Star Wars in 1977.
Online ticket seller Fandango said on Thursday that the new movie, which has received glowing reviews, has already broken its record for the most tickets sold for any film’s entire theatrical run.
Brothers Brian and Steve Swanson, of West Dundee, said they saw the original movie at Cinema 12, then known as Meadowdale Cinema. Fans and critics alike were disappointed with the prequels’ quality, and many hoped Thursday’s release would bring a redeemable chapter to the franchise.
The force has finally awakened.
While New Haven resident Hugh Corley got into the spirit wearing a Darth Vader-like cape to the first showing at the Bow Tie Criterion Cinemas on Temple Street, he was nearly immediately told he had to take it off. But that didn’t dampen his excitement for the show. Daisy Ridley and Boyega represent nothing less than the future of the Star Wars franchise, so it’s no surprise they had to audition for seven months before getting the news they’d won out over so many other young actors.
The husband and wife were first in a line of just two as of 2 p.m. on Thursday, but theater employees expected more to come.
The theaters were open early for the first showing so people could go ahead and pick their seats. If The Force Awakens doesn’t shatter records and do exactly what people think it needs to do, it could very well be thought of as a failure or disappointment – and thus the conundrum of the cultural climate we live in. A sign in the window outlined the rules: no face coverings, no face paint, no capes, no cloaks, no simulated weapons. “It’s a very collaborative enterprise… to make this story thing and that’s what I love doing”.
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Chicago Tribune’s Tracy Swartz contributed.
