It’s the Saturday before Star Wars: The Force Awakens finally arrives in theaters and you’d think there’d be a hush in the press as the first people not directly involved with the picture will finally get to see the film on Monday at the Hollywood premiere.
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Moreover, Chewbacca and the Hispanic actor Oscar Isaac are also missing, all of which have led to severe criticism among Star Wars fans, both in China and overseas, especially on social networking sites. “I am so excited about the movie that I can put up with just about anything for a week or so”, said Scott Allen, 51, a software technician in Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, fans began lining up Hollywood Boulevard outside Mann’s Chinese Theater 12 days before its release.
The star-studded event is expected to be one of the largest and most secretive Hollywood premieres ever. The more hours a fan banks in the queue, the sooner they will get to choose their seats.
Old and new worlds collide in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Yes, there have been other “Star Wars” movies since 1983’s “Return of the Jedi” wrapped the original trilogy, perhaps the most beloved in cinematic history.
It’s unclear simply the place the group might be when Lucasfilm’s newest “Star Wars” installment has its worldwide premiere on Monday night time.
The sheer expectations are enough to give director J.J. Abrams mini panic attacks.
“It’s like this volcano is rising up”, said Anthony Daniels, who portrays robot C-3PO in the Star Wars film series, describing the anticipation for the film when he sat down with CBC News earlier this week.
“The Force Awakens” opens to the public Friday and some expect the film to break box office records, as it has already with presale tickets. Imax receipts account for a third of pre-release sales for this movie.
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”. American Tourister has a line of “Star Wars” luggage, and the Disney Store has a backpack shaped like a Stormtrooper helmet.
There are going to be a lot of different ways to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens next week, but based on the video above, the best possible option will be on IMAX screens!
New villains rise and new heroes join the old to combat them in the return of the epic Star Wars saga.
“I’m chasing around trying to find bags of Darth Vader apples”, Sansweet said.
What’s more, the 178,000 weekly searches for the movie on Google is more than three times as high as “Jurassic World”, which had 51,800 weekly searches a month from release, according to Moviepilot.
Here’s the thing: NOTHING can live up to that level of hype.
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But at its heart, “The Force Awakens” is a passing of the torch.
