J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens doesn’t begin rolling out in the US until Thursday night, and already the movie boasts more ticket sales than any title in Fandango’s 15-year history. A time when my father forced me to watch this film called Star Wars because my favorite movie at that time was Spaceballs and he said this was going to be so much better.
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While “Star Wars” did not receive any Globe or SAG nominations, likely due to the fact that voters would not have seen the film, which has been shrouded in secrecy, its AFI nomination makes it a potential contender for February’s Oscars ceremony. This weekend’s premier of Episode VII: The Force Awakens has crushed box office pre-sale records and promises to pack theaters around the world with people dressed as Boba Fett, Slave Leia, or “too-excited dad”. For John Boyega, who shot “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” with Daisy Ridley in Abu Dhabi, that means developing his impression of her.
“It never gets old, it’s hard to believe the excitement after all of these years”, he said.
Filled with incident, movement and speed, dusted with light layers of tarnished “used future” grime, it captures the kinetic energy that made the first film, from 1977, such a revelation to filmgoers who marveled at Lucas’ mashup of B movies, Saturday morning serials, Japanese historical epics and mythic heft.
We’ve had (size small) Yoda condoms, we’ve had lightsaber dildos and now comes the report that a Star Wars porn parody has seen a massive 500 per cent spike in the last two weeks. “I’m very proud of it, thank you”.
It’s like there’s a party on Hoth and only your mouth is invited with “The Force Awakens” ice cream cakes!
JEDIS and Chewbaccas are storming Cairns cinemas as eager fans rush to see the newest Star Wars blockbuster.
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In a recent interview with Vulture, The Force Awakens co-writer Lawrence Kasdan talks about the challenge of having to cast a young Han Solo by saying that they weren’t looking to cast someone like Harrison Ford; instead, they wanted his essence to come through. Isn’t that what we all wanted anyway?
