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ItsStar Wars: The Force AwakensBlu-ray week. Heres the third installment… In July of last year, Fleetwood was given two months to live. Credit: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Disney He beat that prognosis by a few months, passing away in his sleep on Nov. 10. Justfive days before that, he was shown a rough version of the movie. And the filmmaker revealed something unexpected there were many terminally ill people who got to see the film early....

When’s the trailer coming? When’s the trailer coming? When’s the trailer coming? Credit: Lucasfilm Fans are hyperventilating like Finn. Over, and over, and over, and over again. And over again, and over some more. Official Lucasfilm sources are keeping their lips zipped, apart from the vague promise of: Soon. Some fellow Twitter users were quick to question if he meant director J.J. Abrams or Jar-Jar Binks. That led to a follow-up response from Boyega, amounting to a perturbed emoji with a slanted mouth....

J.J. caught me watching the movie, Grunberg says. Hes like, Cut! He comes over to me hes like, Dude, youre watching the movie as Im shooting the movie. Credit: Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic You cant do that. Im around a table and theres Harrison and theres Carrie and you know, Carrie Fisher is the greatest. Harrison is great too. I mean come on, it was a dream, Grunberg says. They saw the firstStar Warsfilm,A New Hope, together when Grunberg was 12 years old....

ThisStar Wars: The Force Awakenspost contains many, manyspoilers. If the plot ofThe Force Awakensseems familiar, theres an explanation for that. (Its bigger.) Credit: Lucasfilm And Kylo Rens resemblence to a certain dark lord of the Sith isnt a coincidence. The bad guy with major Skywalker connections is desperate to live up to his grandfathers legacy and his wardrobe. (Although, the parallels do ultimately holdThe Force Awakensback a bit.) That being said, lets take a look at the ways thatEpisodes IVandVIImirror each other....

But it has high-end torque like a tractor that needs to haul a trailer. 3 This Desert Life Its a lonely existence scrounging for sustenance on a junkyard planet. Shes been alone for a long time, Ridley says. Lucasfilm “When something triggers when youre 5, you know what went on but you dont understand the reasoning. She’s hopeful for what lies ahead, whether that involves the past or not.” So why hasnt abandonment made her bitter, angry, and… prone to the Dark Side?...

The Zion Church in Berlin held aStar Wars-themed service asEpisode VIIcontinues todominate the box office. The wait is over the Force has awakened! vicar-in-training Ulrike Garve exclaimed in opening the 500-person Protestant service, according toReuters. Credit: Tobias Schwartz/Getty Images We wanted to make churchgoers aware of these analogies. Priest Eva-Maria Menard echoed these sentiments in light of some aggressive remarks to the service on social media. We need to address contemporary issues or our faith will not be able to carry us through it....

This piece contains spoilers aboutStar Wars: The Force Awakens Daniel Craig lied to me. Why would I ever bother doing something like that?Craig sputtered. Play an extra in another movie. Credit: Lucasfilm Abrams, slipping out of his Tom Ford suit and donning the white plastic helmet. He did it for shs and grins, says one of the people with knowledge of the actors performance. For anyone who has not seenThe Force Awakens, the below description of Craigs cameo containsSPOILERS....

1 No need to freeze-frame the newStar Wars: The Force Awakenstrailer. Fasten your goggles against the dust. After all these months, we finally see her ply her trade on the scorched land of Jakku. Lucasfilm It’s unclear if she’s searching for something specific, or just exploring. It doesn’t seem that she has a specific mission in mind. Sometimes, a person is just a wanderer. For the lucky, adventure finds them....

When you think about it that way, the makers ofThe Force Awakenswere moving a lot faster than lightspeed. The good news: Its almost here. As Yoda says, Patience you must have. Credit: Jules Heath/2015 Lucasfilm Ltd & TM. All Rights Reserved. This story talks to the major players and reveals never-before-seen images from the film. Where Is Luke Skywalker? We cant answer that question. Jules Heath/2015 Lucasfilm Ltd & TM. All Rights Reserved....

Abrams-directed film and, apparently, hes a fan. She said he is also scheduled to attend the Los Angeles and London premieres ofThe Force Awakensthis month. They decided they were gonna go do their own thing,he added. Credit: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic They werent that keen to have me involved anyway. But at the same time, I said if I get in there Im just going to cause trouble. Because theyre not going to do what I want them to do....

Phasma does not show skin. Its not even clear how much if at all well see Christie without her helmet. The silver armor also isnt sculpted around the female form. Credit: David James/Lucasfilm; Anthony Harvey/Getty Images It was an interesting acting experience as well as a fangirls dream. ShesStar Wars first female villain, Christie says. Its incredible, its timely, and Im very proud to be a part of it. Although the character is ice cold, the role roused some powerful emotions for Christie....

Reys parents are not inEpisode VII, he told the audience. So I cant possibly say in this moment who they are. But I will say it is something that Rey thinks about, too. Credit: David James/2015 Lucasfilm LTD. Reys story picks up again in Rian Johnsons still-untitledEpisode VIII, arriving Dec. 15, 2017. Read on for more highlights from Rock and Abrams sit-down. In the wrong hands it could have been the corniest s ever, but you did it so artfully....

The fearsome Jakku law enforcement officerConstable Zuvio…? There were a bunch of things we ended up not using. (you’re able to tell its Fisher because of the distinctive ring.) Credit: Lucasfilm Or was it merely the standard edits and alterations that every film endures? The answer, according to Abrams, is the latter. They just took these scenes out during the tightening of the movie. That can be a hard realization for a writer-director....