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"There's been an awakening. Have you felt it?"
―Supreme Leader Snoke — (audio) Listen (file info)[6]

Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, marketed as Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is a 2015 film directed by J.J. Abrams; co-written by Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan, and Michael Arndt; and produced by Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and Bad Robot Productions. It is the first part of the Star Wars sequel trilogy. The film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, and Peter Mayhew reprising their original roles. The original actors are joined by a host of new actors including Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, and Oscar Isaac.

The story begins thirty years after the events of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. The First Order has risen from the ashes of the Galactic Empire and is opposed by General Leia Organa and the Resistance, both of which seek to find the missing Jedi Master Luke Skywalker. In the midst of this search, new heroes rise in the form of Rey, a 19 year-old girl and a Force-sensitive scavenger from Jakku; Finn, a stormtrooper who defected from the First Order; and Poe Dameron, the best pilot in the Resistance. They are aided by Han Solo in their search for Skywalker and their mission to destroy the First Order's new superweapon, Starkiller Base, which targets the New Republic and the Resistance for destruction. They are opposed by villains such as Kylo Ren, a dark warrior with a mysterious past; and General Armitage Hux, the commander of Starkiller Base.

Despite initially claiming that the Star Wars story ended with the redemption of Anakin Skywalker in Return of the Jedi, and after spending years refuting speculation that there would be another film, Star Wars creator George Lucas began work on Episode VII in 2011 in order to increase the value of Lucasfilm before he sold it to The Walt Disney Company, although Disney would later elect to not use Lucas' story. The acquisition was finalized on October 30, 2012. Disney and Lucasfilm officially announced Episode VII and the sequel trilogy the same day. Lucasfilm later announced that the film would be an original story not beholden to the continuity of the Star Wars Expanded Universe, which was rebranded as the non-canon Star Wars Legends.

The Force Awakens was released on December 17, 2015 in the United Kingdom, Mexico, Latin America, and Asian countries; December 18, 2015 in North America; and January 9, 2016 in China. Some North American theaters offered special limited advance showings on the evening of December 17th rather than the traditional midnight showing. The film received widespread critical praise upon its release and was a massive box office success, becoming the highest grossing film of all time in North America when not adjusted for inflation. Worldwide, the film was the third highest-grossing film of all time at the time of its release (behind Avatar and Titanic). It is currently the fifth highest-grossing film of all time (behind Avengers: Endgame, Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, and Titanic).

Opening crawl[]

Episode VII
THE FORCE AWAKENS
Luke Skywalker has vanished.
In his absence, the sinister
FIRST ORDER has risen from
the ashes of the Empire
and will not rest until
Skywalker, the last Jedi,
has been destroyed.

With the support of the
REPUBLIC, General Leia Organa
leads a brave RESISTANCE.
She is desperate to find her
brother Luke and gain his
help in restoring peace
and justice to the galaxy.

Leia has sent her most daring
pilot on a secret mission
to Jakku, where an old ally
has discovered a clue to
Luke's whereabouts....

Synopsis[]

Attack on Tuanul[]

"We got company."
―Poe Dameron[6]
Flametroopers destroy Tuanul

Flametroopers open fire on the village of Tuanul.

Approximately 30 years after the destruction of the second Death Star, Luke Skywalker, the last known surviving Jedi Master has disappeared. Both the First Order, a successor to the fallen Galactic Empire, and the Resistance, a military force backed by the New Republic led by Luke's twin sister, General Leia Organa, scour the galaxy in an attempt to find him.

Leia sends Resistance pilot Poe Dameron on a secret mission to the village of Tuanul on the desert planet Jakku, to meet with village elder Lor San Tekka, who has obtained a map to Luke Skywalker's location. During the meeting, First Order stormtroopers under the command of Kylo Ren and Captain Phasma attack the village. Poe and his astromech droid BB-8 attempt to flee in their T-70 X-wing starfighter, but a pair of stormtroopers disable the engines with their blasters. With no alternative, Poe gives the map to BB-8 and orders the BB unit to flee. Poe remains behind to cover BB-8's escape.

After stormtrooper FN-2187 is deployed, FN-2003 is hit with blaster fire by Poe. FN-2187 goes to help his squadmate, but FN-2003's wound proves fatal, and in his final moments, FN-2003 smears his blood on FN-2187's helmet before dying, deeply affecting FN-2187. After securing the area, the remaining villagers are herded into the town square. Tekka is captured and brought before Kylo Ren, who demands to know where the map leading to Luke is. Tekka responds that he knows who Ren used to be, and chides Ren that he cannot escape his real identity. Growing impatient, Ren kills Tekka by striking him down with his lightsaber.

Poe takes a shot at Ren from cover, but Ren casually stops the blaster bolt in mid-air with the Force. Poe is captured, and Ren decides to interrogate him further back on their ship. Before leaving, Phasma asks what to do with the crowd of captive villagers, and Ren orders them all slaughtered. Stormtrooper FN-2187 is horrified as the massacre plays out in front of him, remaining motionless and not firing his weapon.

Return to the Finalizer[]

"The Resistance will not be intimidated by you!"
―Poe Dameron to Kylo Ren[6]
Kylo tortures Poe Dameron

Kylo Ren probes Poe Dameron for information about the map.

Returning to the Resurgent-class Star Destroyer Finalizer, FN-2187 is overwhelmed with emotions because of the death of his squadmate and the massacre of the villagers. He ducks inside an empty shuttle to take his helmet off, breathing heavily, but Phasma notices him and tells him to submit his blaster for inspection, having earlier noticed that he did not fire a shot. Knowing he would be punished and re-evaluated for not firing on the villagers, and with his faith in the First Order severely shaken, he decides to desert. Meanwhile, after failed attempts of torturing Poe for vital information about the map of Luke Skywalker's location, Ren uses his mind probe Force power to pry the information from Poe's mind. Ren learns that the map is located within a BB series droid that fled the village, and informs General Armitage Hux of the new information.

Encounter with the scavenger[]

"Classified. Really? Me too. Big secret."
―Rey to BB-8[6]
Rey encounters BB-8 Ver2

Rey encounters BB-8 in the deserts of Jakku.

Elsewhere on Jakku, a scavenger named Rey traverses the corridors of a downed Imperial-class Star Destroyer at the Graveyard of Giants. Scavenging through the Imperial Star Destroyer, she finds a valuable piece of salvage and drops it in her satchel. Rey heads to Niima Outpost, and hauls the sack of salvage throughout the town. She then goes to Unkar Plutt to exchange her scraps for foodstuff, and he offers her a quarter portion for her salvage. After taking the foodstuff, Rey heads to her home, a downed AT-AT, and prepares a meal for herself. After finishing her meal, she watches a starship depart from the planet and then notices a distant sound. She immediately runs off with her quarterstaff to investigate.

There, she encounters BB-8 struggling against being captured by a green-skinned humanoid scavenger named Teedo. She frees the droid and gives it directions to Niima Outpost and sends it on its way, but BB-8 insists on traveling with her. Rey goes to Unkar Plutt to again exchange her salvage for foodstuff, and the Crolute offers to buy BB-8 for sixty food portions; while tempted, Rey declines the offer. Plutt then sends two thugs to steal BB-8.

Escape from the Finalizer[]

"You do exactly as I say and I can get you out of here."
―FN-2187 to Poe Dameron[6]
Finn and Poe Escape Finalizer

FN-2187 and Poe Dameron walk through the halls of the Finalizer to escape.

Needing a pilot to escape, FN-2187 frees the captured Poe Dameron from his cell, and the two steal a TIE/sf fighter. FN-2187 mans the guns, killing several of his former comrades in the hangar, and then disables the Finalizer's turbolasers on the outside of the vessel. During the escape, Dameron asks the stormtrooper his name, to which he explains that he has been raised from birth to be a stormtrooper, and the serial number "FN-2187" is the only designation he has ever had. Not content with calling a man a number, Dameron names the trooper "Finn", from the FN in his name. Finn likes the name, and goes on to use it. Dameron also tells him that the map vital to the Resistance was located within his astromech droid. Before they can continue their conversation and escape, the TIE is hit by a missile fired from the Finalizer, sending it spiraling towards the planet below.

Phasma reveals to Hux that this was FN-2187's first offense of non-conformity. A technician then informs Hux that the TIE fighter was projected to crash on Goazon Badlands, a canyon zone on Jakku. Realizing that Poe and Finn were going after BB-8, Hux sends out a squadron of search teams to the area.

Escape from Jakku[]

""What about that ship?"
"That one's garbage!"
"
―Finn and Rey about the Millennium Falcon[6]
Finn and Rey Jakku Escape

Finn and Rey observe nearby Stormtroopers that are looking for BB-8.

Finn and Dameron eject from the TIE shortly before it crashes, each landing separately some distance from the wreckage. Making his way to the crash, Finn finds Poe's jacket, but no other sign of the man, and the fighter sinks into the sand. Believing Dameron to be dead, Finn begins wandering through the desert, discarding his stormtrooper armor along the way and eventually arriving at the nearest settlement, thirsting for water.

While Finn staggers to an animal trough to desperately slake his thirst, he notices thugs attempting to steal a BB unit droid, which Finn recognizes as BB-8, from a woman, Rey, but she fends them off with her staff. BB-8 notices Finn, wearing his master Dameron's jacket, prompting Rey to chase after him. Rey attacks Finn, believing him to be a thief. Finn explains that he had met and helped Poe escape the Resurgent Star Destroyer, but that Dameron had apparently perished during their crash. The First Order tracks Finn to the settlement, and launches an airstrike in attempt to search for BB-8 and the map. Rey, Finn, and BB-8 attempt to flee towards a Quadjumper, but TIE/fo fighters destroy it. With only one option left, the trio manages to escape in the Millennium Falcon. Rey flies it through the Graveyard of Giants, while Finn fires on and destroys the pursuing TIE fighters. With the TIE fighters destroyed, they escape into space.

Back aboard the Finalizer, Lieutenant Dopheld Mitaka informs Kylo Ren that the droid escaped on a stolen freighter and that it was aided by the deserter FN-2187. Ren activates his lightsaber and lashes out in a rage-fueled tantrum, slashing at an instrument panel uncontrollably. Mitaka tells Ren that they also appear to have been helped by a local scavenger girl. Kylo grows even more livid, using the Force to pull the officer by his throat across the room in order to choke him with his bare hands, and asking him what girl it was.

Reunited with the Falcon[]

"Chewie, we're home."
―Han Solo to Chewbacca[6]
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Han and Chewie are reunited with the Millennium Falcon once again.

While Finn and Rey celebrate their escape from Jakku, the Millennium Falcon breaks down. The ship is in major need of repairs, so Finn, Rey and BB-8 begin working to fix it. While they are working on repairs, the ship is caught in a tractor beam by a freighter. Although they initially believe themselves to be captured by the First Order, they soon meet their real captors: Han Solo and Chewbacca, the former owners of the ship. Upon boarding their old vessel, Han and Chewie go about inspecting their ship and find the two stowaways, Rey and Finn, who he assumes were the thieves that had stolen the Falcon. When Rey and Finn explain that they were going to take a droid named BB-8 to the Resistance because it has a map that would reveal Luke's location, Han and Chewie agree to help them.

Skirmish aboard the Eravana[]

"Your game is old. There's no one in the galaxy left for you to swindle."
―Bala-Tik to Han Solo[6]
Han and Chewie Eravana

Han attempts to talk his way out of a confrontation between two gangs.

Unfortunately, Han's freighter, the Eravana, is boarded by two notorious criminal factions, the Guavian Death Gang and Kanjiklub, both of whom want their money back from Solo. Not wanting Rey and Finn to be involved, Han hides both of them in the lower corridors of the freighter while he and Chewie go meet with the criminals, with BB-8 accompanying them. Han tries but fails to convince both parties that he would fix things eventually, with the Guavian Death Gang negotiator, Bala-Tik, recognizing the BB-8 astromech droid from a First Order bounty placed on it. They demand that Han hand over the droid and any stowaways he might have on board. As the scuffle continues, Rey accidentally releases three rathtars. The rathtars provide a distraction for Han and Chewie to escape, but one catches Finn and drags him around the freighter. Rey finds a control panel and shuts a blast door on the rathtar, freeing Finn. The two join Han and Chewie and successfully jump to hyperspace in the Falcon. Bala-Tik then orders his men to inform the First Order that Han Solo and the BB unit are aboard the ship.

Meeting with the Supreme Leader[]

"Our strategy must now change."
―Snoke to General Armitage Hux[6]
Kylo Ren and Snoke

Kylo Ren and Supreme Leader Snoke discuss the recent turn of events.

At Starkiller Base, a planet converted into a superweapon, powered by draining the energy of a star, and capable of destroying star systems, Kylo Ren and General Hux are summoned by Supreme Leader Snoke, who appears as a large remote hologram projection. Hux suggests using the Starkiller superweapon to destroy the government of the New Republic and the Resistance, and Snoke grants him the permission to do so. Snoke reveals to Ren that the astromech droid containing the map now resides in the Millennium Falcon - along with his father, Han Solo. Ren insists that his father means nothing to him, and with Snoke's training, he would not be seduced to the light side of the Force.

Journey to Takodana[]

"Want to get BB-8 to the Resistance? Maz Kanata is our best bet."
―Han Solo to Finn and Rey[6]
Maz Kanatas Castle Takodana

Han, Rey, Finn, and BB-8 arrive at Maz Kanata's castle.

During the travel in hyperspace, the Falcon experiences a problem with its hyperdrive, but Rey demonstrates her knowledge of ships by bypassing the compressor and fixing the issue. Meanwhile, Finn attempts to bandage Chewie's arm, which was wounded while fighting on the Eravana. After fixing the ship, Han questions Finn and Rey, wondering why they are fugitives. Rey explains that the First Order is after the map located within BB-8 and that Finn is with the Resistance.

After BB-8 displays a projection of the map, Han explains that after Luke disappeared, there were many parties that went searching for him. Luke had tried to rebuild the Jedi Order, but an apprentice of his turned to the dark side, destroying all that Luke had built and killing the other padawans that Luke had trained. Feeling responsible and blaming himself for the failure, Luke went into exile. Han also explains that he heard rumors that Luke went searching for the first Jedi Temple.

Solo explains that he was able to find the Millennium Falcon soon after it entered space because he and Chewbacca were scanning for its signature. This was also why the criminal gangs were able to track it down so quickly, and meant the First Order could track it as well. In order to bring BB-8 to the Resistance, they needed to switch to a clean ship, which Han says he can obtain from an old friend.

Solo takes Rey, Finn, and BB-8 to the planet Takodana to meet with Maz Kanata at her castle. Han says that she has maintained her castle for over a thousand years, where she runs a bustling cantina. Unbeknownst to all, spies from different sides take notice of the group. GA-97 alerts the Resistance that the BB unit has been located, while Bazine Netal informs the First Order of the same.

The conflict within[]

"Forgive me. I feel it again... the pull to the light. Supreme Leader senses it. Show me again, the power of the darkness, and I will let nothing stand in our way. Show me, Grandfather, and I will finish what you started."
―Kylo Ren to Darth Vader's helmet — (audio) Listen (file info)[6]
Kylo Ren Vader Helmet Chamber

Kylo Ren seeks guidance from his grandfather, Darth Vader.

Attempting to seek guidance from his grandfather, Darth Vader, Kylo Ren sits quietly in his meditation chamber. In front of him is the burned helmet of Vader, recovered from the funeral pyre on Endor. With the re-emergence of his father and Snoke's orders to kill him, Kylo feels an internal struggle within himself. He reveals to Vader's burned helmet that the light is pulling him in again and that even Snoke could sense it. He then asks his grandfather to show him the power of the darkness again, to pull him back to the dark side of the Force and help him overcome his future trials.

A call from the Force[]

"Rey... these are your first steps."
―The voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi during Rey's vision[6]

Han and Chewie speak with Maz. Finn arranges with Sidon Ithano and his first mate Quiggold that he will work as payment if they will fly him to the Outer Rim. Rey implores Finn not to leave, but instead to help her find the Resistance. Finn, however, insists on leaving, and that there is no way to defeat the First Order. He also admits that he lied about being in the Resistance. He tells his story that he was a stormtrooper in the First Order. He had deserted after his first battle because he didn't want to kill unarmed villagers, for the First Order.

After Finn leaves, Rey hears the screaming of a young girl. She follows the screams. She descends deeper and enters a chamber that contains many relics from the past. The Force calls her to Maz's curio box, an ancient Wroshyr wood chest. Inside it, she finds the lightsaber that had previously belonged to Anakin Skywalker and his son Luke.

Force Vision of Jedi Massacre TFA

Luke Skywalker and R2-D2 as seen in Rey's Force vision.

Upon touching the lightsaber, she receives a series of visions. Rey sees Cloud City and sees that there Luke duelled Darth Vader. She sees Luke placing his metallic hand on top of R2-D2 near a fire, (presumed to be Luke's burning Jedi temple). Next, she is lying on the ground, in the rain at night. Corpses lay around the Knights of Ren who slaughtered these victims. Kylo Ren notices and comes toward her. Before he reaches her, she sees herself as a child yelling, to her parents to stay on Jakku. When her parents were leaving Jakku, Unkar Plutt told her to quiet herself. Next, she sees Ren is chasing her in a snowy forest, in the future. Rey pulls herself out of the vision in terror. After the vision, she finds Kanata standing outside the room. Kanata explains to her the lightsaber's history and that it was calling to her. Kanata then reveals that she herself is Force-sensitive; although she was never a Jedi, she can simply close her eyes and feel the light of the Force within herself, and recognizes that Rey can do this too. Frightened by her vision, Rey runs into the woods with BB-8.

Hosnian Cataclysm[]

"Today is the end of the Republic! The end of a regime that acquiesces to disorder!"
―General Armitage Hux[6]
Hux and Starkiller Base

General Hux commands the firing of the Starkiller superweapon.

After gaining Supreme Leader Snoke's permission to fire the Starkiller superweapon, Hux chooses the Hosnian system, which hosts the capital of the New Republic, Hosnian Prime, as well as the New Republic Defense Fleet, in order to demonstrate the power of the First Order in an attempt to wipe out the "illegitimate" government of the New Republic in one fell swoop. The test is a success and Hosnian Prime, the current elected home of the Galactic Senate, all other astronomical bodies in the system, and an unknown percentage of the New Republic fleet are annihilated by the First Order's superweapon. The destruction of the Hosnian system is visible from the surface of Takodana. Shaken by the destruction, Finn re-evaluates his choice to leave.

Battle of Takodana[]

"I need a weapon!"
"You have one!"
―Finn and Maz Kanata[6]
Pirate castle sacked

Rey watches as Maz Kanata's castle is fired upon by the First Order.

The First Order, tipped off to BB-8's presence, arrives and attacks Maz Kanata's castle. Flying in with TIE fighters and Atmospheric Assault Landers, the First Order swiftly assaults the castle and levels it, killing many of its inhabitants. Maz gives Luke's old lightsaber to Finn for safekeeping, telling Han she doesn't have time to tell him how she retrieved it. BB-8 follows Rey into the forests surrounding the castle, and the First Order is unable to locate the droid until a stormtrooper officer reports to Kylo Ren that the astromech had been sighted in the company of a girl.

During the fighting at the castle, Finn wields the lightsaber to kill one stormtrooper before he is overpowered by FN-2199, a former squadmate of Finn's. His life is narrowly saved by Han, who uses Chewbacca's bowcaster to blast FN-2199 at the last second. Han and Chewbacca also kill multiple stormtroopers, but are captured along with Finn by the First Order. However, Resistance T-70 X-wings led by Poe Dameron, who is now revealed to still be alive, arrive to fight the First Order. A fierce dogfight ensues and results in the destruction of many First Order TIE fighters and the deaths of many stormtroopers from X-wing strafing runs.

Rey encounters Kylo Ren at the woods, and fires at him with her blaster pistol, but Kylo restrains her using the Force. Probing her mind, he discovers that she has seen the map he's been looking for all this time, and orders the First Order to pull out, saying they had what they came for and no longer need BB-8. As the battle rages on above the castle, the remaining First Order troops board their ships and retreat, and Han witnesses his son carrying an unconscious Rey away. The Resistance is victorious, freeing Finn, Han, and Chewbacca. Han and Leia are reunited, and Han reveals to Leia that he saw their son.

Reunited at the Resistance Base[]

"If Luke couldn't reach him, how could I?"
"Luke is a Jedi, you're his father."
―Han and Leia[6]
Resistance Base with Map

Leia, Han, C-3PO, and the Resistance leaders observe the recovered map.

Han, Chewbacca, and Finn are brought to the Resistance base on D'Qar. BB-8 encounters the astromech droid R2-D2, who, as C-3PO explains, has been dormant since Luke's disappearance. With the recovered map from BB-8 displayed on hologram, 3PO reveals that it is only partially complete, and that the map matches no charted system on record. It is revealed that Han and Leia are aware that their son is Kylo Ren, and that their son's fall to the dark side, despite Luke's efforts to guide him, caused them to separate, with Han returning to his smuggling business and Leia spearheading the activities of the Resistance.

Upon finding the location of the Resistance base, the Starkiller begins draining the power of the sun to destroy D'Qar. Meanwhile, the Resistance plans an attack of their own. Finn gives them the Starkiller's blueprints, which reveal that the Starkiller drains the energy of a star in order to charge its primary weapon, and that it requires a thermal oscillator, which sustains the energy on the planet, in order to function. If the thermal oscillator were destroyed, it would de-stabilize the planet's core and implode the base. However, they would need to do it before the First Order charges the Starkiller weapon and destroys D'Qar. Finn, Han, and Chewie volunteer to disable the base's defensive shield from the inside. Before departing to Starkiller Base, Han and Leia embrace, and Leia pleads Han to bring their son home.

Rey's capture[]

"You're afraid... that you will never be as strong as Darth Vader!"
―Rey to Kylo Ren[6]

Rey is brought to Starkiller Base and interrogated by Kylo Ren, who wants information on the map to Luke Skywalker. Ren takes off his helmet and shows her his face. Initially, Ren is able to see into Rey's mind, mentioning an island surrounded by water. However, the dark warrior has a difficult time probing her mind, and Rey is even able to push back into Ren's mind. After a mental struggle, Rey announces that she can sense fear in him - fear that he will never be as powerful as Darth Vader. Humiliated, Kylo storms out of the room to seek audience with Snoke.

Rey and Stormtrooper

Rey uses a mind trick on a stormtrooper to aid her escape.

Left alone and aware of what just happened, Rey realizes it is as Kanata told her: she truly is Force-sensitive. She attempts to use a Jedi mind trick on her stormtrooper guard, to make him release her and leave the door open. It doesn't work, but Rey tries again: this time he walks over and tells her he will tighten her restraints instead of undoing them. Concentrating, Rey tries one last time, and the stormtrooper listens to her demands. She quickly also remembers to have him drop his blaster as he leaves so she can arm herself. Rey then makes her way through Starkiller Base, honing her Force abilities while using stealth. She also draws on her experience climbing through wrecked Imperial starships to make her way through the bowels of the installation's machinery. Meanwhile, Kylo reveals to Snoke that Rey is strong with the Force but untrained, and Snoke commands Kylo to bring Rey to him. When Kylo discovers that Rey escaped, he throws another fit of rage, slashing at her empty restraint chair.

Battle of Starkiller Base[]

Battle of Starkiller Base

The battle over the trenches of Starkiller Base.

Han Solo pilots the Millennium Falcon to Starkiller Base accompanied by Chewbacca and Finn. Finn's main objective is to rescue Rey from captivity. Since the Starkiller's shields have a fractional refresh rate, Han pilots through the shields at lightspeed, and the Falcon makes a rough landing at the edge of a cliff. Han, Chewbacca, and Finn sneak into the main base and capture Captain Phasma, whom they force to disable the shields before disposing of her in a garbage chute. They reunite with Rey, who had already escaped on her own. With the shields down, Blue Squadron and Red Squadron led by Black Leader Poe Dameron commence their assault. They fire on the Starkiller's hexagonal oscillator structure, but fail to destroy it as the First Order sends TIE fighters to stage a counterattack and throw the Resistance into chaos.

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Han attempts to convince his son to abandon the dark side.

Seeing this, Han, Chewbacca, Finn, and Rey try to create an opening by planting thermal detonators inside the base. Sensing his father's presence, Kylo goes to meet Han. Han then confronts his son, Kylo Ren, calling to him by his birth name, "Ben". They approach each other on a bridge over a large pit, and Han pleads with his son to reject Snoke and return to the light side of the Force. Ben, removing his mask and seeming regretful and scared, holds out his lightsaber to Solo, asking for his father's help. Han replies that he would do anything for him, but when he tries to retract the lightsaber from Ben's hand, he resists. Ben then twists the angle of the hilt and ignites the weapon through Han's torso. Witnessed by Rey, Finn, and Chewbacca, Han strokes his son's face for the last time, before falling to his death. Enraged, Chewbacca, Rey, and Finn start firing at Ren and the stormtroopers. As the firefight rages, back on D'Qar Leia has to sit down when she feels Han die through the Force, squeezing her eyes shut against the tears. Chewbacca injures Ren with his bowcaster, but Ren chases them out of the base and catches up to Finn and Rey in the forest.

Kylo Ren duels Finn

Kylo Ren locks sabers with the former stormtrooper.

Rey calls Ren a monster and then proceeds to shoot him with her blaster, but Ren knocks Rey out by Force pushing her into a tree. A desperate and terrified Finn comes to her aid immediately. Ren angrily accuses Finn of being a traitor, and Finn pulls out Luke's old lightsaber and attacks him in a rage. Ren is already badly injured, bleeding out of his abdomen from the bowcaster wound, but even so is too much for Finn. Finn manages to deal him a glancing wound, but nonetheless Ren quickly overpowers the former stormtrooper and deals him a grievous injury to his back. Ren tries to use telekinesis to pick up the lightsaber his grandfather built, but it resists his pull and instead flies to Rey, who has awakened from her stupor.

Poe blowing up Starkiller Base

Poe flies in and destroys the Starkiller's thermal oscillator.

During this time, Chewie detonates the thermal detonators in the base, allowing Poe to lead a squadron of X-wings into the trenches of Starkiller Base. Poe finds an opening in the thermal oscillator and enters, while a following TIE crashes, unable to execute the same flight maneuver. Inside, Poe fires volley after volley of torpedoes into the oscillator, destroying the Starkiller's thermal oscillator thirty seconds before it finishes draining the sun to completely charge its primary weapon. This causes a chain reaction to go off, which destroys the base and levels the entire planet's terrain - without the weapon to dissipate it, the stored solar energy begins tearing the planet apart from the inside.

Kylo Ren duels Rey

Rey and Kylo Ren duel on Starkiller Base.

Rey and Ren continue fighting: Ren has taken even more wounds, from Chewbacca, Finn, and Rey, but even so initially holds the advantage, drawing on his rage to ignore the pain. Ren becomes so impressed with Rey that he tries to tempt her, complimenting her strength with the Force and offering to complete her training if she joins him. This backfires, however, as it only serves to reassure Rey of her own power, she begins to draw on the Force to hone her attacks, and the tide of the duel shifts. Ultimately, Rey is able to overpower Ren and deal him a severe wound to his face while severing his lightsaber in two. By this point, Kylo has taken too many wounds to continue standing, but he still struggles in vain to rise again. Before Rey can move in to finish him off, a large trench forms between them as the base begins to fall apart.

Rey returns to Finn, despairing that Finn is not waking up and that they are trapped on the rupturing planet. However, Chewbacca arrives with the Millennium Falcon to rescue them. Inside the main base, chaos reigns as General Hux has already fled, and the other officers rush to abandon the installation as well. Hux, meanwhile, reports to Snoke, who orders him to rescue Ren and flee the base, so Ren can finish his training. The Millennium Falcon and the remainder of the Resistance fleet manage to escape Starkiller Base as it erupts into a ball of fire. They then enter hyperspace to return to D'Qar.

Locating Luke Skywalker[]

"May the Force be with you."
―Leia to Rey[6]

The Resistance celebrates their victory while Leia, Chewbacca, and Rey mourn Han's death. R2-D2 suddenly awakens and reveals that he holds the map to Luke's location, with the only piece of the map missing being the one BB-8 was given by Poe. Together they complete the map and reveal the location of Ahch-To, the planet on which Luke Skywalker sought out the first Jedi Temple. As the unconscious Finn recovers in the medical unit, Rey kisses him on the head and thanks him for everything.

Luke and Rey on Ahch-To

Rey finds Luke Skywalker on the oceanic planet of Ahch-To.

With R2-D2 and Chewbacca in tow, Rey leaves on the Millennium Falcon and follows the map to the distant planet, a water world dotted with islands, which she had previously seen in her visions. Rey pilots the starship to a particular island with a large, ancient stone village on it. She climbs the rock-carved steps to the top of the island, where she finds Luke Skywalker. Without exchanging any words, Rey presents him with his father's lightsaber.

Development[]

"I keep telling J.J. Abrams this is a $4 billion movie. We need to treat this very special. It's an unbelievable privilege and unbelievable responsibility to take a jewel and treat it in a way that is respectful of its past but brings it into the future."
―Bob Iger[7]
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The Disney acquisition of Lucasfilm from George Lucas paved the way for the creation of Star Wars: Episode VII.

On October 30, 2012, The Walt Disney Company announced that it had purchased Lucasfilm Ltd., the production company behind the creation of the Star Wars franchise, from its owner, Star Wars creator George Lucas, for $4.05 billion.[8] The acquisition came in the wake of Lucas's announced retirement on May 31,[9] and the subsequent June 1 announcement that veteran film producer Kathleen Kennedy was succeeding Lucas as Lucasfilm's Co-Chair.[10] As part of the merger, Disney revealed that it planned to produce a sequel trilogy of films beginning in 2015, with Kennedy serving as executive producer.[8] Episode VII had already been in development for several months as of the Disney–Lucasfilm merger, and Lucas had written the story treatments for each of the three upcoming films.[11]

Writing[]

"J.J. and I sat down to do it under a lot of pressure, did the first draft quickly but then I've been writing it ever since! So that's almost two-and-a-half years that we've been writing the thing, and the thing that's never changed was the idea that there is a spirit to the original trilogy that we wanted to restore."
Lawrence Kasdan, in December 2015[12]

Lucasfilm confirmed on November 9 that pre-production had begun on Star Wars: Episode VII, and that screenwriter Michael Arndt would write the script for the film.[13] By this time, Arndt had already turned in a forty- to fifty-page story treatment[14][15][16] At some point, Lucas's story outlines were set aside,[17] and a writer's room of sorts was assembled at a Santa Monica hotel. Those present included Arndt (still writing the script), Kiri Hart, Lawrence Kasdan, Kathleen Kennedy and Simon Kinberg.[18][19][12] According to Kasdan, the sessions went on for months with little progress.[18] Abrams later described them as "a ton of ideas and outlines, a lot of cards on the wall, a lot of writing on whiteboards."[20] Lucas was asked to be a consultant,[8] but he stepped away due to Disney's decision to take the story in a different direction than his original outlines.[21][22] He later elaborated in an interview with Stephen Colbert: "The original saga was about the father, the children, and the grandchildren. I don't think that's a secret to anybody—that's in the novels—and the children were in their 20s and everything. But they've taken it in a different direction, and I'm excited—they didn't use my story, so I don't know what they're doing."[23]

Arndt worked on the script throughout 2013.[24] Arndt was told to focus on the female lead, but he had difficulty balancing this with the prominence of Luke, so the creative team decided to remove Luke from most of the film and make him the character everyone was looking for.[25] Eventually, Arndt was let go, and Kasdan was asked to co-write the script with J.J. Abrams (who had been announced as the film's director[26]), for which they were allowed creative freedom to come up with a story.[27] In November 2013, Abrams and Kasdan started a new script, incorporating ideas that they each liked from the think tank. As Abrams told Vanity Fair, "We said, Blank page. Page one. What do we desperately want to see?"[20] Referring to the writer's room sessions, Kasdan told craveonline.com "…for nine months you talk about something, and then you go off and start from scratch again. You don't flush, you know?"[12] Their writing process involved meeting up at cafes and restaurants and going on long walks through various major cities around the world—during which Abrams recorded their conversations on his phone.[28][20] They had put together a script by January 2014, though they were still working on major story elements even after production began that May.[20] They were under pressure to deliver a script in a relatively short period of time, and some of the higher-ups reportedly requested that the film be delayed into 2016.[24] (Kennedy was among those who objected to the original May 2015 release date.[20]) Kasdan's son Jon had uncredited writing contributions to the script,[29] and Episode VIII director Rian Johnson requested Abrams change the ending by having R2-D2 (not BB-8) come to Ahch-To and for Luke not to be floating boulders as originally intended.[30][31]

Production[]

"I've learned to be very careful about Star Wars. If I say, 'There will be no skateboards in Star Wars'... that gets headlines."
―Alan Horn, Disney Chairman[32]
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The cast of Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The Force Awakens began preliminary shooting in April 2014,[33][34] with second-unit work taking place in Iceland and Abu Dhabi.[35][36][37] On April 25, Lucasfilm announced their plans for a new continuity that excluded the existing Expanded Universe, and confirmed that Episode VII and its sequels would not adhere to any existing continuity.[38] This was followed on April 29 by the official release of the cast list for the movie. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, and Anthony Daniels would return to reprise their roles as the main characters of the original trilogy, and they would be joined by a number of new actors in leading roles: John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow.[39] Hamill remarked on returning to Star Wars: "Part of the experience of [Star Wars] in my life was coming down from that, putting it behind me. We had a beginning, middle, and an end. And I certainly, in a million years, never expected to return. I thought, even if they do more trilogies, my story is over."[40] Denis Lawson was asked to reprise his role as Wedge Antilles from the original trilogy, but declined, initially stating that it would have "bored" him,[41] but later claiming that he had been busy on another project.[42]

Principal photography was announced on May 10, 2013, and began on May 16, 2014 at the UK's Pinewood Studios.[43][44][45][46] For visual inspiration, Abrams looked at films directed by John Ford, Akira Kurosawa, and Terrence Malick.[47] Daniel Mindel—who had previously worked with Abrams as director of photography—returned to collaborate with the director on the film.[48] Reportedly, one sequence was shot with IMAX cameras.[49][50] Although Peter Mayhew was able to reprise the role as Chewbacca,[51] some scenes had to be shot with a stunt double, due to Mayhew's age and physical health.[52] On June 11, the 71-year old Harrison Ford broke his left leg when a hydraulic door at Pinewood Studios fell down and hit him, and was airlifted to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.[53] His recovery forced him to drop out of filming for eight weeks.[54] Abrams also sustained a minor back injury when he tried to help lift the door off of Ford's leg.[55] On June 28, actor Andy Serkis confirmed that The Imaginarium Studios would be involved with performance capture on the film, as well as all future Star Wars projects. Serkis also confirmed that the character he plays in the film would utilize performance capture.[56] On July 6, Lucasfilm confirmed that actors Crystal Clarke and Pip Andersen were cast in the film through open casting calls in the United Kingdom. They also revealed that production would take a two-week hiatus in August to accommodate Harrison Ford's leg injury. Afterwards shooting would resume, and conclude later in the fall.[57]

On November 6, 2014, the official Star Wars Twitter account announced that the film had completed principal photography. The post gave the official title for the film as Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and was accompanied by a title card for the new name that, like the original trilogy, excluded the "Episode" subtitle.[58] The film had gone through several titles, including Shadow of the Empire, similar to Shadows of the Empire.[59][60]

Design[]

Michael Kaplan, who had designed the costumes for Abrams' Star Trek films, also signed on to costume Episode VII.[61] Kaplan designed new stormtrooper uniforms for the film, as it was determined that the original costumes would not stand up to modern scrutiny. These new uniforms were inspired by Apple products.[62] The production team built a new C-3PO suit to accommodate Anthony Daniels,[63] while the R2-D2 model was provided and overseen by members of the R2-D2 Builders Club.[64]

Supervising sound editor Matthew Wood brought in former cast and crew members of Star Wars: The Clone Wars to record various background dialogue.[65] Ewan McGregor and Frank Oz also recorded new lines for the scene of Rey's Force vision. McGregor's recording was combined with audio of the late Alec Guinness, and pre-existing Yoda audio was ultimately used in lieu of Oz's new recording.[66]

Music[]

During a concert with the Young Musician's Foundation Debut Orchestra on February 9, 2013 composer John Williams stated that he was hoping to get the chance to write the musical scores for the new trilogy.[67] Abrams made further statements on this at a Star Trek Into Darkness conference on April 29, stating, "Again, for Star Wars, it's very early days, but I believe that, going forward, John Williams will be doing that film because he was there long before I was."[68] On July 27, 2013, a video of Williams confirming he would score the new film was screened at Star Wars Celebration Europe II.[69] On March 21, 2015, Lucasfilm revealed that John Williams would conduct the score for The Force Awakens in Los Angeles. Williams's previous Star Wars scores were recorded in the United Kingdom with the London Symphony Orchestra.[70] The sessions lasted from summer through fall of 2015.[71]

Release[]

"We're living in such a different age now. It's like a competition to see who can leak information faster than the next guy. I don't get it. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they don't get a copy of the script and leak the whole thing on the Internet."
―Mark Hamill[72]
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The first teaser trailer—released early due to both fan demand and Abrams' request[7][73]—was announced via the Bad Robot Productions Twitter account, with a note from Abrams saying fans will see a "tiny peek at what we're working on."[74] The 88-second teaser premiered in 30 theaters across North America and was released online on November 28, 2014.[75][76] The teaser was shown in theaters around the world beginning in December 2014.[75] Character names were revealed shortly thereafter in online mock collector cards.[77] Earlier that November, J.J. Abrams made a cameo on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, in which he could be seen directing R2-D2 on the set of The Force Awakens. When a fish from Oliver's salmon cannon falls on the script that he's holding, Abrams gets frustrated and quits the film.[78]

A second teaser was released on April 16, 2015.[79] The June 2015 issue of Variety featured a cover story on The Force Awakens, with interviews with cast and crew and images from an Annie Leibovitz photo shoot.[80] The August 2015 issues of Entertainment Weekly and Empire also had the film as their cover stories.[81][82][83] The Force Awakens had a presence at 2015's San Diego Comic-Con and D23 events.[84][85] At the latter, it was revealed that Drew Struzan had returned to create poster art for the film, including a poster exclusive to the event.[86] A third, shorter teaser was released on the Star Wars Instagram on August 27.[87] On September 23, Facebook released a 360-degree panoramic video clip of a speeder driving across Jakku.[88] The official one sheet was released on October 18, 2015,[89] while the full-length trailer debuted on October 19 with ESPN's Monday Night Football.[90]

The cast and crew appeared on various TV programs, including Good Morning America,[91] Live! with Kelly and Michael,[92] and 60 Minutes.[93][94] Abrams, Boyega, and Ridley participated in a Saturday Night Live sketch featuring cast members and guest celebrities in a series of fake auditions. Among the subjects parodied were racist reactions to Boyega's casting, Lucas's comments about not being involved, and Abrams's involvement in the rival franchise Star Trek.[95][96] (More of these later aired on June 1, 2016.[97]) Abrams and the cast appeared on a Star Wars–themed episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on November 23.[98] Harrison Ford spoke about his injury during shooting on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon by destroying a Han Solo action figure.[99]

Some members of the cast and crew also participated in an official press conference on December 5.[100] The film had its red-carpet premiere on December 14 at Hollywood Boulevard.[101] The event was streamed live on StarWars.com.[102] The cast (including the droids) participated in an a cappella medley of the music from the series with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots on The Tonight Show.[103] Ford and Abrams participated on a sketch on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert depicting what convinced Ford to return: Colbert allegedly almost convinced Abrams to recast the role of Han with him.[104] Later, when he appeared on Conan, he was asked to sign producer Jordan Schlansky's LEGO Millennium Falcon and "accidentally" dropped it.[105] Abrams made a cameo on a May 2016 episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden, in which he appeared in the backseat of a car and directed "Chewbacca Mom" Candace Payne on how to properly use a Chewbacca mask.[106]

Charity[]

On May 21, 2014, Disney, Lucasfilm, and Bad Robot announced "Force for Change," a charity campaign "dedicated to finding creative solutions to some of the world's biggest problems"; initially, the campaign was focused on contributing to UNICEF. Each person who donated was entered to win a set visit to and appearance in Episode VII.[107] On August 11, Denver, Colorado resident D.C. Barns was announced as the contest's winner.[108] J.J. Abrams later released a YouTube video in which he announced that the contest had raised $4.26 million.[109] In August 2014, several of the film's cast and crew participated in the "Ice Bucket Challenge," an Internet phenomenon whereby one pours water onto one's head as a pledge to donate to the ALS association.[110] On April 21, 2015, Abrams appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where he performed the "Twizzler challenge" with Chewbacca, in honor of Autism Awareness Month.[111] In August 2015, Lucasfilm and HP began a two-month program called "Art Awakens," in which people submitted art inspired by The Force Awakens, of which a certain number were chosen for an art exhibit, the proceeds of which went to "Force for Change."[112] On November 5, 2015, director J.J. Abrams screened an unfinished version of the film for Daniel Fleetwood, a 32-year-old Star Wars fan with an aggressive form of cancer, who was likely to die before the film's release. The campaign for him to see the film was supported by several of the film's stars, including John Boyega, Mark Hamill, and Gwendoline Christie. Fleetwood passed away on November 9 or 10, 2015.[113] The film was also made available for viewing by astronauts on the International Space Station.[114] On November 28, it was revealed that R2-KT, the droid built in honor of Katie Johnson, would make an appearance in The Force Awakens.[115] Albin Johnson, founder of the 501st Legion and father of Katie, had constructed the droid after she was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. In addition to R2-KT's appearance, a variation of the 501st's logo was featured as a flag outside Maz Kanata's castle.[116]

Merchandising[]

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Teaser poster from the D23 Expo

Following Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm in 2012, its "imagineers" began developing Star Wars–themed expansions to the various Disney theme parks. However, Bob Iger halted work on these expansions until The Force Awakens and other future Star Wars films had reached a point in their development that elements from those projects could be included.[7] On August 15, 2015, it was announced that plans were moving forward for a Star Wars-themed section of the Disney parks, which would include content based on The Force Awakens.[117]

Disney's merchandising campaign for the film began on September 4, 2015—dubbed "Force Friday."[118] Lucasfilm has published a series of books and comics that connect Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens.[119][120] A novelization was released,[121] as well as a number of other titles directly connected to the film, such as an art book,[122] a character anthology,[123] and Ultimate Sticker Collection.[124] Content from The Force Awakens was also featured in the video games Disney Infinity 3.0, Star Wars Battlefront and LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[125][126][127] The company partnered with eight major brands: Covergirl & Max Factor, Duracell, FCA US, General Mills, HP, Subway, and Verizon.[128] Beginning in August 2015, Target stores held a campaign called "Share the Force," which included TV ads, exclusive in-store merchandise, and an online program in which Star Wars fans could submit images and videos that captured their memories of the franchise.[129] Some of Japan's All Nippon Airways airplanes were painted to reflect elements from The Force Awakens.[130]

The merchandise garnered criticism as it lacked Rey's presence: Hasbro announced it would re-release its Force Awakens Monopoly set to include her after it excluded her in favor of Darth Vader, who is not in the movie. Abrams said he was not involved much in the merchandising, and that when "I read that she wasn't in the Monopoly game and was quickly making phone calls about this because if it were true — and it is true, and now Hasbro, of course, has said they're going to put Rey in — it doesn't quite make sense why she wouldn't be there."[131]

Home media[]

The Force Awakens was released in a Blu-ray combo pack and on DVD on April 5, 2016, with a digital version available four days earlier on April 1. Special features included deleted scenes, featurettes, and a feature-length documentary, Secrets of The Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey. Various retailers also included exclusive content and/or packaging,[132] and one deleted scene was exclusive to the digital download.[133] On March 23, 2016, the film was leaked online prior to its original Blu-ray release and was downloaded more than two million times in twelve hours.[134] A 3D Collector's Edition was also released in late 2016, containing Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, Digital HD and DVD versions of the film. It included all of the bonus features from the original release, as well as an audio commentary by J.J. Abrams, additional deleted scenes, and additional behind-the-scenes conversations with cast and crew.[135]

The film made its television debut on the Starz channels, beginning September 10, 2016.[136]

Reception[]

Theater tickets became available for pre-order on October 19th,[89] with many online retailers experiencing outages due to heavy demand, including top sites such as Fandango.[137][138] By the time of the film's release, over $100 million in pre-release tickets were sold, bypassing the previous record, held by The Dark Knight.[139]

Some theater chains limited the types of cosplay allowed at screenings of the film. For instance, fans at AMC and Cinemark weren't allowed to wear masks or face paint, or carry simulated weapons. Some chains also banned the carrying of lightsaber toys.[140]

The film carries a 93% fresh score at the review-aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, with 434 reviews and an average score of 8.26/10.[141][142] Manohla Dargis of the New York Times stated that "The big news about 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' is — spoiler alert — that it's good!" and that the film "takes off with a battle and closes on a meaningful moment of quiet."[143] John Wenzel of the Denver Post graded the film at 3 1/2 stars out of 4, calling it a "masterful symphony" and praising the film's emphasis on "practical effects and honest-to-God sets."[144]

On January 6, 2016, the film broke the record for the highest box-office gross for a film in the United States, beating the previous record of $760.5 million held by the 2009 epic science-fiction film Avatar by James Cameron. The record was reached less than three weeks after release.[145] Adjusted for ticket price inflation, The Force Awakens is the most successful sequel of all time, narrowly beating Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back.[146] On February 7, 2016, the film was reported to have crossed the threshold of $2 billion in ticket sales.[147]

The Force Awakens was nominated for five Oscars at the 88th Academy Awards (the largest number of award nominations for a single Star Wars film since A New Hope), held on February 28, 2016. The film was nominated in the categories of Best Film Editing for Maryann Brandon and Mary Joe Markey; Best Original Score for John Williams; Best Sound Editing for Matthew Wood and David Acord; Best Sound Mixing for Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, and Stuart Wilson; and Best Visual Effects for Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan, and Chris Corbould.[148] The general public voted The Force Awakens Movie of the Year at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards; Daisy Ridley was also voted Best Breakthrough Performance, while Adam Driver won Best Villain.[149]

According to Robert Iger's 2019 memoir The Ride of a Lifetime, George Lucas was not pleased with the film, feeling that it lacked creativity or innovation. On his part, Iger explained that his company intended to make a film that was familiar to what had come before.[150] Kathleen Kennedy later commented on this to Rolling Stone: "He may not agree with every choice J.J. made. He may not agree with every choice Rian made. But he appreciates the film-making. That I know."[151]

Abrams admitted one problem with the film, namely Rey and Leia hugging at the end, although it is not established that they know each other. Abrams explained Chewbacca was preoccupied with getting Finn medical attention, while Rey and Leia had spoken via transmitter off screen. He said, "Had Chewbacca not been where he was, you probably wouldn't have thought of it. But because he was right there, passed by Leia, it felt almost like a slight, which was definitely not the intention."[152]

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  64. StarWars R2-D2 is in Star Wars: Episode VII, and he's Fan-made on StarWars.com (backup link)
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  70. StarWars John Williams to Record Star Wars: The Force Awakens Score in Los Angeles on StarWars.com (backup link)
  71. International Musician John Williams - Back Again to a Galaxy … on www.afm.org (archived from the original on December 31, 2015)
  72. Mark Hamill on joining new 'Elf' and returning to 'Star Wars' by Bill Zwecker on chicago.suntimes.com (December 15, 2014) (archived from the original on November 7, 2016)
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  74. TwitterLogo Bad Robot Productions (@bad_robot) on Twitter (screenshot)
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  76. SWYTlogo Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser Trailer on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
  77. 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' character names revealed -- exclusive by Breznican, Anthony on ew.com (December 11, 2014) (archived from the original on July 1, 2020)
  78. J.J. Abrams And R2-D2 Cameo On John Oliver's Last Week Tonight by Geller, Eric on www.theforce.net (November 10, 2014) (archived from the original on April 12, 2016)
  79. SWYTlogo Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2 on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
  80. The Cast of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on the Cover of Vanity Fair by Leibovitz, Annie on www.vanityfair.com (May 3, 2015) (archived from the original on May 3, 2015)
  81. StarWars Entertainment Weekly Previews Star Wars: The Force Awakens on StarWars.com (backup link)
  82. Exclusive Empire Star Wars Cover Revealed by Dyer, James on www.empireonline.com (August 21, 2015) (archived from the original on August 22, 2015)
  83. Exclusive Empire's Second Star Wars Cover Revealed by Dyer, James on www.empireonline.com (August 21, 2015) (archived from the original on September 5, 2015)
  84. StarWars Star Wars: The Force Awakens and More Coming to San Diego Comic-Con 2015 on StarWars.com (backup link)
  85. StarWars 8 Cool Star Wars Things at D23 Expo on StarWars.com (backup link)
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  87. StarWars New Footage of Star Wars: The Force Awakens Debuts on Instagram! on StarWars.com (backup link)
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  93. John Williams & J.J. Abrams To Appear On 60 Minutes by Holoka, Chris on www.theforce.net (December 11, 2015) (archived from the original on July 30, 2019)
  94. J.J. Abrams Gives 60 Minutes A Sneak Peek Into Star Wars: The Force Awakens by Roberts, Dustin on www.theforce.net (December 11, 2015) (archived from the original on July 30, 2019)
  95. SNL reveals Star Wars: The Force Awakens auditions from Jon Hamm, Emma Stone & more by Rosen, Christopher on ew.com (November 22, 2015) (archived from the original on May 28, 2019)
  96. YouTube Star Wars Auditions - SNL on the Saturday Night Live YouTube channel (backup link)
  97. YouTube Bonus Footage: Star Wars Auditions (Daisy Ridley, Matthew McConaughey & John Boyega) on the Saturday Night Live YouTube channel (backup link)
  98. J.J. Abrams and Star Wars cast to visit Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Nov. 23 by Snierson, Dan on ew.com (October 30, 2015) (archived from the original on July 6, 2017)
  99. YouTube Harrison Ford Demos His Star Wars Injury Using a Han Solo Doll on the The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon YouTube channel (backup link)
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  102. StarWars Watch the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Red Carpet Live at StarWars.com on StarWars.com (backup link)
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  104. YouTube Harrison Ford Almost Wasn't In "Star Wars: The Force Awakens on the The Late Show with Stephen Colbert YouTube channel (backup link)
  105. YouTube Jordan Schlansky Asks Harrison Ford To Sign His Millennium Falcon on the Team Coco YouTube channel (backup link)
  106. YouTube Chewbacca Mom Takes James Corden to Work on the The Late Late Show with James Corden YouTube channel (backup link)
  107. StarWars Star Wars: Force for Change on StarWars.com (backup link)
  108. SWYTlogo Star Wars: Force For Change Winner Reveal on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
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  110. 'Star Wars: Episode VII' Cast Takes Ice Bucket Challenge on Huffington Post (August 26, 2014) (archived from the original on November 25, 2016)
  111. J.J. Abrams & Chewbacca took the Twizzler Challenge on Kimmel and basically remade Lady and the Tramp by Dornbush, Jonathon on ew.com (April 22, 2015) (archived from the original on July 6, 2017)
  112. StarWars Lucasfilm and HP Celebrate Star Wars: The Force Awakens with "Art Awakens" Program on StarWars.com (backup link)
  113. Terminally ill Star Wars fan Daniel Fleetwood dies aged 32, his wife confirms by Deen, Sarah on metro.co.uk (November 10, 2015) (archived from the original on March 2, 2020)
  114. ISS Astronauts Will Watch New Star Wars Movie in Space by Chan, Melissa on time.com (December 13, 2015) (archived from the original on May 30, 2018)
  115. TwitterLogo Albin Johnson (@tk210) on Twitter: "It's official, R2-KT is in The Force Awakens. We just received permission to share the news. #R2KTinStarWars @ArtooKatee #StarWars" (screenshot)
  116. Facebook icon 501st Legion on Facebook: The 501st Legion on Facebook (December 20, 2015): "As we lift our restrictions on spoilers, we thought it might be appropriate to express thanks for this "Easter egg" in #TheForceAwakens. A variation of the #501st logo flies proudly on a flag at Maz Kanata's castle on the planet Takodana. Thank you to J. J. Abrams and all of the crew at Lucasfilm and Disney for honoring our contributions to the Star Wars franchise. #StarWars #BadGuysDoingGood" (screenshot)
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  118. StarWars Star Wars: The Force Awakens Products to Arrive on 'Force Friday,' September 4 on StarWars.com (backup link)
  119. StarWars "Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Publishing Program Coming Fall 2015 on StarWars.com (backup link)
  120. Star Wars to release 20 books in journey to The Force Awakens -- exclusive by Breznican, Anthony on Entertainment Weekly (March 10, 2015) (archived from the original on May 25, 2020)
  121. Star Wars Celebration: Alan Dean Foster Writing The Force Awakens Novelization by Osborn, Alex on www.ign.com (April 18, 2015) (archived from the original on July 26, 2020)
  122. Amazon-Favicon The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Amazon.com (backup link)
  123. Amazon-Favicon Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Character Anthology on Amazon.com (backup link)
  124. Amazon-Favicon Ultimate Sticker Collection: Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Amazon.com (backup link)
  125. StarWars Star Wars Comes to Disney Infinity 3.0! on StarWars.com (backup link)
  126. StarWars EA Previews the Battle of Jakku in Star Wars Battlefront! on StarWars.com (backup link)
  127. StarWars Calling All Jedi Masters and Master Builders: Announcing LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens on StarWars.com (backup link)
  128. With the force of 'Star Wars,' Disney tightens grip on toy universe by Harwell, Drew on www.washingtonpost.com (August 17, 2015) (archived from the original on April 21, 2017)
  129. Target Captures Star Wars Fan Memories From 1977 to Today by Rodriguez, Ashley on adage.com (August 25, 2015) (archived from the original on September 28, 2017)
  130. New ANA 'Star Wars' planes feature R2-D2 and BB-8 by Grinberg, Emanuella on edition.cnn.com (August 19, 2015) (archived from the original on January 9, 2020)
  131. J.J. Abrams addresses 'preposterous' lack of Rey toys for Star Wars: The Force Awakens by Abrams, Natalie on Entertainment Weekly (January 9, 2016) (archived from the original on July 15, 2020)
  132. StarWars Star Wars: The Force Awakens Comes to Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital on StarWars.com (backup link)
  133. 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens': Exclusive first look at deleted scenes by Breznican, Anthony on ew.com (March 23, 2016) (archived from the original on January 9, 2020)
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  135. StarWars Star Wars: The Force Awakens 3D Collector's Edition Coming This Fall on StarWars.com (backup link)
  136. 'Star Wars' To Run On Starz Channels Beginning September 10 by Lieberman, David on Deadline Hollywood (July 15, 2016) (archived from the original on August 7, 2020)
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  138. 'Star Wars' Advance Ticket Demand Crashes U.K. Theater Websites by Ritman, Alex on www.hollywoodreporter.com (October 19, 2015) (archived from the original on August 7, 2020)
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  148. Oscar Nominations: The Complete List on www.hollywoodreporter.com (January 14, 2016) (archived from the original on August 9, 2020)
  149. "The Force Awakens" wins big at MTV Movie Awards 2016 on CBS (April 10, 2016) (archived from the original on July 3, 2016)
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  151. Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy on 'Rise of Skywalker' and the Future of 'Star Wars' by Hiatt, Brian on Rolling Stone (November 19, 2019) (archived from the original on February 25, 2020)
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