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Behind the scenes of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

Amongst the many, many, many elements of Star Wars: The Force Awakens that have been harped on in the run-up to the film’s imminent release, it’s use of IMAX has not been particularly stressed.

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A student will have stars in her eyes when she hits the red carpet at this year’s biggest movie premiere. “I don’t worry about it now because it’s just going to be whatever it is”. In just one year and six days, the first spinoff will be released, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which is set between Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. Ridley said: “She’s completely self-sufficient and does everything for herself, until she meets [Finn] and an adventure begins”. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk are producing with Tommy Harper and Jason McGatlin serving as executive producers.

East Durham College student Jennifer has one of the hottest tickets in town after winning the chance to interview the stars of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

If your little ones simply can’t wait for their Star Wars fix, the Tesco store at the Brookfield Centre is running a specially-themed event from 9am to 5pm tomorrow (Saturday, December 12) and from 10am to 4pm on Sunday (December 13). “I did think for a moment that I must be the funniest comedy writer ever to make Robert De Niro laugh, but it turns out I’m not!” Director J.J. Abrams and cast members Harrison Ford, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley and Carrie Fisher have appeared as guests over the last few weeks. While the other jewel in Disney’s live action crown has thus far only created a handful of standalone franchises, the Star Wars galaxy’s enormous catalogue leaves a lot of universe to be explored.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” isn’t even in theaters yet, but 2,500 actors have already auditioned for the role of young Han Solo in the Disney’s next “Star Wars” installment, due out in 2018.

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Instead, Ren was given a classic black cloak, in the style of the Star Wars canon’s legendary “Sith” lords, Darths Sidious, Tyranus, Maul and Vader.

Star Wars film saga retold in a three-minute video