CBS’s 60 Minutes ran a segment last night (Dec. 13) on The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams.
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Roads near the theatre have been closed to traffic, and Los Angeles police have deployed extra officers for what analyst Jeff Bock termed “the biggest opening in decades”.
This week is a very special week for Star Wars fans.
Could the Academy Awards be coming early to Hollywood? In 2012, Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace first released in 2D in 1999, was converted to 3D and re-released, but then Disney tabled plans to re-release 3D versions of the other two films in the series.
As you might have heard, Netflix and Disney struck a deal to bring Star Wars: The Force Awakens to Netflix Canada in 2016, according to Variety.
“I always have a bad feeling about this – that still doesn’t stop me”, Reiser said. The film’s premiere is tonight, though it is not officially released until this Thursday, 17 December. With The Force Awakens out this week, fans are getting ready to once again delve into the world of Star Wars with new planets, fortresses and more.
Cars drive past a building decorated with a mural depicting stormtroopers from “Star Wars” in Moscow, Russia, yesterday.
“Oh, J.J.is terrified”, Spielberg said.
Without spoiling the video for you, we’re just going to quote SNL’s YouTube description for the video: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens toys are great for everyone ages 6 and up – way up”. The new actors Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Billy Lourd, Gwendoline Christie and Domhnall Gleeson are also expected on the red carpet. “Well, in the ’70s nobody knew what to anticipate”, Ford said in an interview with Starwars.com. It’s such an uplifting piece of music, and hopefully the movie will feel us with as much pride as Luke, Han and Chewie had when they got their medals from Princess Leia. “I’m not a religious man, but if I had one, it’d be ‘Star Wars'”.
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All the writing has been under the watchful eye of Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm and an executive producer on “The Force Awakens”.
