The Hollywood star will reprise his role as hero Han Solo in the eagerly anticipated Episode VII – The Force Awakens. (Though all we see is Han readying his gun, an explosion of smoke and Greedo slumping over).
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Announced in July, the 2018 spin-off will tell the story of “how young Han Solo became the smuggler, thief, and scoundrel whom Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi first encountered in the cantina at Mos Eisley”.
Ridley and Boyega revealed their reactions to watching the movie on yesterday’s “Good Morning America” show, with Rey admitting that she cried on the way to the airport after seeing the next film in the “Star Wars” saga.
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, for those of you not in the know, hits theaters everywhere on December 18th. They all look nerdy enough to begin with, then you add the fact that they’re robot and space-related and there’s virtual reality involved, and it’s like all the stars have aligned for the ultimate geeky gadget. “I don’t have a dream role after this”, she says.
Even Star Wars fans will benefit from the video by YouTube user Eclectic Method, as memories will likely be hazy given George Lucas’ first film came out in 1977.
“Well, it’s not a religious event”.
Such skepticism is still likely shared by those waiting to hear from people who didn’t make, act in or produce the movie. THR quotes an agent as stating: “This has been the easiest movie to audition for”. But the Star Wars-themed headsets that go with Disney’s new mini-VR experience are the single most adorable headsets I have ever seen.
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The native of Westminster, U.K., said she feels that “for the last couple years I feel like I’ve been living in the Twilight Zone” as her acting career has absolutely taken off. It was certainly one for the books.
