It was 88 seconds of Force-fueled nostalgia as Disney and Lucasfilm released the first look at footage from Star Wars: The Force Awakens in a teaser trailer.
The trailer was screened on Friday in 30 select cinemas across the US. At the same time, it premiered online in Apple’s iTunes store and later made waves on video streaming sites like YouTube.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan & Abrams, features a cast including actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o, Gwendoline Christie, Crystal Clarke, Pip Andersen, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow. They will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker.
The film is being produced by Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk, and John Williams returns as the composer.
Being the Episode VII in the Star Wars Saga, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has some amazing VFX and other CG elements in the film which all the fanboys will get to witness in the winter of next year, the film opens in theaters 18 December, 2015.
May the force be with all of us!
