The new characters in the box set, for instance, have new companion characters that were rumored to be included in the film. This will apparently chronicle the birth of the new Empire the heroes in The Force Awakens will face. Here are some initial things to note: Kylo Ren now replaces Darth Vader in the upper right-hand corner, the Millennium Falcon looks phenomenal with the new rectangular radar dish (as the old one was knocked off in Return of the Jedi), and we see Poe Dameron’s orange-and-black X-Wing. Fight Director Christopher Harper says “It is so much fun to be able to recreate these iconic fights, and we can’t wait to share them on Sunday”. A few of which, is the first time we’re seeing or hearing about them. On Wednesday, the LEGO/Star Wars fansite, From Bricks to Bothan, has posted images of the packaging for an upcoming Millennium Falcon playset. We see the normal crew of Han, Chewey, Finn, Rey and BB-8. But the set also includes two other figures: an anonymous member of the so-called Kanjiklub gang, and a bearded individual named Tasu Leech. Now that raises the question if those are the characters that some of The Raid cast will be playing. We already know from the trailers that the Empire has now become the First Order. What is known for now is that the film will star Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver (“While We’re Young”, “Hungry Hearts”), Lupita Nyong’o (“12 Years a Slave”, “Non-Stop”), Gwendoline Christie (“Game of Thrones”), Oscar Isaac (“Ex Machina”, “A Most Violent Year”), Harrison Ford (“Age of Adeline”, “Ender’s Game”), Carrie Fisher(“Wishful Thinking”, “Fanboys”), Andy Serkis (“The Hobbit”, “Rise of the Planet Apes”), and Peter Mayhew.
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To help fill in some of the narrative gaps, the company has commissioned a series of novels that will be set in the decades between the end of the original trilogy and the new trilogy.
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The 45-year-old Hot Fuzz actor’s involvement was revealed in new behind-the-scenes footage released at San Diego Comic-Con – but it seems Daniel didn’t get the memo.
