In addition to main character Rey, played by Daisy Ridley, the film also stars Lupita Nyong’o as pirate Maz Kanata and Gwendoline Christie as evil Phasma – as well as female Stormtroopers and pilots.
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So, our best advice to anyone heading to the theater is to err on the side of arriving (very) early if you’re seeing “The Force Awakens” anytime over the next couple of days.
Again, it’s all enough to drive pretty much anyone who’s not a “Star Wars” nerd insane.
“We always wrote Rey as this central character, but as we started casting this movie it just felt like one of the things we knew we wanted to do, and make the film look and feel the way the world looks and feels”.
It’s been called the most anticipated movie release of our time.
“I have hope that these guys know what they are doing and I’m sure they do”, said Kyle Mello. Also that it was practical.
The Columbia College Chicago student had plans to see the movie twice Thursday night despite having final exams this week.
George Wentworth, 26, Charlotte: “I asked my wife if I could wear a wookie outfit, but she told me she’d divorce me”. In honor of the release of The Force Awakens, EA is holding a special event this weekend. “I’ve been into science fiction my entire life”. “It’s going to be a lot, though”. Thus we see so much polarization today.
Chauncey DeVega’s fondest childhood memory was waiting outside a CT theater for several hours with his mother to see “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi” in 1983. “But to have my image here and Daisy’s was a weird experience – especially as we’re two proud Londoners”.
“We only got, what, four and a half hours of sleep?”
“I was here at 11 a.m. (Wednesday) and I was second in line”, said Fresno’s Elijah Beukers, who was joined by his younger brother, Noah.
“I’m seeing it tonight with my friend”.
Although the film has already screened in a number of countries, Abrams is still keen to prevent plot details leaking out.
Besides, the franchise is an important part of their lives, they said.
“People who come here and wait in line share the same passions as you do”, Ms. Westcott said.
He explained: “There’s an interesting thing”.
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So can we be unified by the “Star Wars” movies? So when we got the chance to get the 411 on the series’ (re)awakening from Harrison Ford, aka Han Solo himself, you bet your Stormtrooper suit we used the Force.
