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Luke and Leia are both 53 years old in the film. Mark Hamill was 62 and Carrie Fisher was 58 during [...]
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As of this film, eleven actors have appeared in Star Wars and James Bond films; Sir Christopher Lee [...]
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The last Star Wars film to feature Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca.
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Disney actually allowed quite a few terminally ill people to have an early screening of the movie. I [...]
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In an interview for Entertainment Weekly, J.J. Abrams revealed more about Maz Kanata's backstory tha [...]
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Joonas Suotamo, credited as "Chewbacca double," had no previous acting experience. He is a professio [...]
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The character of Maz Kanata was based on J.J. Abrams' former English teacher, Rose Gilbert, whose la [...]
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The second movie in the franchise to conclude with a moving camera shot (the circling aerial view of [...]
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Domhnall Gleeson and Warwick Davis appeared in Harry Potter e i Doni della Morte - Parte 1 (2010) an [...]
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When John Boyega was cast as Finn, it was rumored that he may be a son of Lando Calrissian, the rebe [...]
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While filming in summer 2014, Harrison Ford broke his ankle on the door of the Millennium Falcon. Ab [...]
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Han talking about Luke and his disappearance and that he had heard a rumor that Luke had went off in [...]
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Mark Hamill receives second billing, despite only being in one short scene with no dialogue at the e [...]
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Michael Arndt was originally hired as the screenwriter, but left the production several months later [...]
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Mark Hamill was the same age during the filming of this film as Alec Guinness was filming Guerre ste [...]
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According to Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy, when Harrison Ford and Chewbacca set foot in the [...]
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Panavision provided two customized, black-painted Millennium XL2 cameras specifically for the produc [...]
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During pre-production, Finn was known by the temporary name "Sam", and Rey was "Kira".
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The second film starring Harrison Ford to contain the word 'Force', after Air Force One (1997).
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The British government committed £25 million ($37 million) to the film, because of the boost it b [...]
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Rathtars, the creatures Han is transporting when he and Chewie find the Millennium Falcon, share an [...]
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Captain Phasma was originally going to be a man, and J.J. Abrams was allegedly looking at Benedict C [...]
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Little is revealed about Rey (Daisy Ridley) and her back story. It is established in the film she ha [...]
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One of the Stormtroopers is played by Daniel Craig, who got this special appearance role through J.J [...]
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Oscar Isaac was nearly forced to drop out of the film due to scheduling conflicts with theater commi [...]
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Rey's instantly rising bread was created practically without the aid of any visual effects. Accordin [...]
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Original concept art for the movie showed Luke and Rey in scuba gear.
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There are distinctive landscapes used in this film that pay homage to episodes IV, V, and VI. On Jak [...]
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In Lor San Tekka's backstory: Tekka was a explorer and a member of The Church of the Force, an under [...]
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Third J.J. Abrams film to introduce Simon Pegg into a big movie franchise. Abrams first added him to [...]
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This is not the first film where Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher have appeared in together since Il ri [...]
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Harriet Walter (Dr. Kalonia) is the niece of Christopher Lee, who played Count Dooku in Star Wars: E [...]
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Harrison Ford's on-set injury put significant strain on the production schedule, to the point that t [...]
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Tickets went on sale on October 19, 2015, 59 days before the movie's release.
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Adam Driver who plays Han Solo's son, previously starred together with Oscar Isaac in the Coen Broth [...]
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When Rey has her first experience of the Force, she hears the voice of Obi Wan Kenobi saying her nam [...]
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The filming process was constantly at the mercy of paparazzi and industry spies. Drones would freque [...]
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In an interview with Daisy Ridley during the press tour, she said "I haven't seen the film yet. I ki [...]
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The large arch seen on the planet Jakku is a design by Ralph McQuarrie that first appeared in the 19 [...]
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The X-Wing fighters have the new engine design with a half-circle intake on each wing. However, the [...]
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James McAvoy and Chiwetel Ejiofor were considered for the part of Poe Dameron.
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The first paragraph of the opening crawl refers to Luke Skywalker as "the last Jedi". On January 23, [...]
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After Han Solo is killed by Kylo Ren, due to disturbance in the force, Leia makes the same facial ex [...]
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When he was interviewed about Il ritorno dello Jedi (1983) on TV-AM in the UK in 1983, Mark Hamill ( [...]
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For the scene where Kylo Ren killed Han Solo, Harrison Ford said that he wanted the character to die [...]
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Contrary to popular belief, the segment of Rey's Force vision with Kylo Ren and the Knights of Ren s [...]
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John Williams' score was recorded over a series of 12 sessions.
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Kylo Ren's ship is a next generation variant of the Imperial Shuttle seen in Il ritorno dello Jedi ( [...]
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Leia speaks the final line in this film and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), the first two Star [...]
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Dayo Okeniyi was considered for the role of Finn. He backed out to star in Terminator Genisys (2015) [...]
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The Aurebesh writing on Poe Dameron's flight uniform reads "Pull to inflate".
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In a real-life parallel to the film Fanboys (2009), Mark Hamill and John Boyega successfully lobbied [...]
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In an interview with Charlie Rose, George Lucas was critical of Disney's creative direction for the [...]
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Kevin Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch visited the set. Smith, infamous for his open and talkative nat [...]
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The prefix of the First Order's Stormtroopers is "FN", as Finn presents himself as FN-2187 to Poe Da [...]
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Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver appeared in A proposito di Davis (2013).
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Luke Skywalker was meant to have a much larger role in the film, but his role was trimmed back out o [...]
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At one point, Han Solo refers to many of the iconic vocabulary from the Star Wars mythos as "mumbo-j [...]
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Max von Sydow was nominated for Best Actor In A Leading Role for his part in Pelle alla conquista de [...]
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The first J.J. Abrams film not to be scored by Michael Giacchino, as the Star Wars franchise compose [...]
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As Story Consultant, George Lucas attended initial script discussions.
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Michael Arndt worked on the screenplay for 8 months but said he needed 18 more to really get it into [...]
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Jakku's backstory: in the aftermath of the battle of Endor, a space battle broke out between the New [...]
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At the end of their duel, Finn manages to injure Kylo Ren's shoulder much like Luke did to Darth Vad [...]
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When Rey, Finn, Han, and Maz eat and talk in the cantina, a bowl of exotic alien fruit can be seen o [...]
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J.J. Abrams and Harrison Ford started their acting careers with roles as delivery and messenger boys [...]
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With this film, Walt Disney Pictures becomes the third studio to release a Star Wars film. The origi [...]
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In summer 2013 it was revealed that Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill had begun a vigorous regimen of di [...]
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Poe flies an X-wing that is black with orange stripes, except for his mission on Jakku, when he uses [...]
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In October 2013 cinematographer Dan Mindel announced that, unlike the prequel trilogy, he and J.J. A [...]
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Kylo Ren's lightsaber blade is the first whose energy blade is always shaking or crackling. It indic [...]
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Rey is nineteen years old, and was born eleven years after the Battle of Endor.
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The first Star Wars film to be distributed by Disney, which purchased Lucasfilm in 2012.
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Simon Pegg: As the alien creature Unkar Plutt, to whom Rey sells her scavenged parts.
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Max von Sydow is the eighth Academy Award nominated actor/actress who has appeared in at least one S [...]
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Released 38 years after the first film Guerre stellari (1977), and released 32 years after Il ritorn [...]
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Grossed $57 million from the Thursday previews in North America, setting a new record for preview sc [...]
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This film was not filmed in native 3-D. It was converted in stereoscopic 3-D in post-production.
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After publicly declining to direct a new Star Wars film, J.J. Abrams was visited at his Bad Robot of [...]
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Some people query why Han said he didn't believe in the existence of the Jedi and the Force, even th [...]
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Emma Stone was one of the actresses who auditioned for the role of Rey.
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After the release of the teaser trailer, many fans were convinced that BB-8 was entirely computer ge [...]
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Disney arranged a screening for troops stationed in Kabul, Afghanistan on Christmas Day at the Unite [...]
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When Rey and Finn are being pursued by the TIE fighters, the Falcon's lower gun turret becomes stuck [...]
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According to Poe Dameron's official backstory, he was born on the moon Yavin IV, the location of the [...]
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The "Starkiller" weapon is similar in design to the Galaxy Gun used in the Star Wars: Dark Empire co [...]
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Daisy Ridley and John Boyega were not allowed to tell anyone about being cast until about three mont [...]
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Just like his character, Han Solo, Harrison Ford also has a son called Ben.
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As of this film, C-3PO and R2-D2 are the only characters to be in all seven live-action "Star Wars" [...]
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Stefan Grube: X-Wing pilot Yolo Ziff (who says, "Black Leader, there's a brand new hole in that Osci [...]
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Daniel Craig: The Stormtrooper on whom Rey performs a Jedi mind trick was played by Daniel Craig, fa [...]
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Star Wars: Battlefront (2015) has some connections with the plot of this film.
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Christina Chong was announced for the film, but her role was deleted in post-production.
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While a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014), J.J. Abrams told Jimmy Fallon that w [...]
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In an interview, J.J. Abrams said about internet rumors, "Some are true. Some are false. I'm not say [...]
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When the X-wings swoop in to attack the First Order Stormtroopers on Takodana, troopers are heard de [...]
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This movie marks the first time we've seen Han Solo at the controls of the Millennium Falcon since L [...]
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The symbols on the flags hanging outside Maz Kanata's castle include Boba Fett's Mythosaur skull, Zi [...]
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There are eight actors from HBO hit show Il trono di spade (2011) who appear in this movie: Gwendoli [...]
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Anthony Daniels hated C-3PO's red arm and was relieved when the golden one was restored.
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This film had already accumulated enough IMDB user ratings (minimum 25,000) to be included in the To [...]
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Every Star Wars movie has had more than one producer. However, this installment bumped it up to 13 c [...]
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During the first conversation between Rey and Han aboard the Millennium Falcon, it is established th [...]
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On first meeting BB-8 on Jakku, Rey asks him where he came from. He says that it's a secret, to whic [...]
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Kylo Ren was born 1 year after the Battle of Endor and is 29 years old.
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Rey's knowledge about the Millennium Falcon is explained in the film's novelization: She used to sne [...]
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During the final battle of the film, in which Kylo Ren tries using the Force to obtain Luke Skywalke [...]
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Part of Rey's hairstyle closely resembles the "top knot" of the Japanese samurai, upon whom the Jedi [...]
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At the start of her vision, Rey finds herself standing in a Cloud City corridor. In the novelization [...]
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Midichlorians, explained as the biological origin of the Force in Star Wars: Episodio I - La minacci [...]
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The First Order drop ship that FN-2187 rides to Jakku strongly resembles a World War II-era Higgins [...]
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Harrison Ford grew his hair out to play the older Han Solo.
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The first shots fired by Stormtroopers are right on target. On average, the First Order troopers are [...]
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During production, the working title was "Shadow of the Empire".
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This movie marks the first time in Star Wars history where a Stormtrooper uses a melee weapon on-scr [...]
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Andy Serkis only has three minutes of screen time
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Poe's fake-out "death" after being rescued by Finn was originally supposed to be genuine, which actu [...]
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Mel Brooks' classic Star Wars spoof Balle spaziali (1987) predicted Disney buying Lucasfilm Ltd. and [...]
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This film takes place approximately 66 years after the events of Star Wars: Episodio I - La minaccia [...]
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This film marks the fourth time that John Williams has received an Academy Award nomination for the [...]
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Mark Hamill admitted in an interview that he was terrified to play Luke Skywalker again.
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Continuing the tradition of the previous six films, there is no dialogue spoken in the final scene.
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Max von Sydow was the basis of the look of Gov. Pre Vizla in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008).
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Directors discussed to helm the film included Matthew Vaughn, Steven Spielberg, Guillermo del Toro, [...]
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Harrison Ford was very impressed by the young actors Daisy Ridley and John Boyega. In an interview o [...]
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The first Star Wars film to not have Kenny Baker cast as R2-D2. He is, however, credited as the R2-D [...]
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Extreme heat was the norm when filming on location in Abu Dhabi, with the temperatures frequently in [...]
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Podracers from Star Wars: Episodio I - La minaccia fantasma (1999) can be seen in the background of [...]
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Carrie Fisher lost 35 pounds to reprise her role as Princess Leia.
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Despite being directed by an American, and production costs paid by a U.S. studio, the majority of a [...]
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In the months following the release of the film, Erik Bauersfeld, who voiced Admiral Ackbar in Il ri [...]
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Early on in the screenwriting process, Lawrence Kasdan came up with the idea of having a stormtroope [...]
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Even after her audition, Daisy Ridley was convinced that her acting career was over, because she was [...]
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In an interview with Daisy Ridley during the press tour, she recounted her first day on-set, where s [...]
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The New York Daily News generated some contoversy when an edition of their comic strip Between The L [...]
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In the climax of the first film in all three trilogies, a major character, who is serving as a mento [...]
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Jesse Plemons, Ed Speleers, John Boyega, Matthew James Thomas, and Ray Fisher were the final candida [...]
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Starkiller Base makes only one shot, completely destroying the Hosnian System. In Guerre stellari (1 [...]
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During the infiltration of Starkiller Base, a stormtrooper can be heard saying, "We think they may b [...]
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BB-8's design appears to have have been inspired by Ralph McQuarrie's original concept art for R2-D2 [...]
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Simon Pegg (Unkar Plutt) once showed his then 3-year-old daughter L'Impero colpisce ancora (1980). W [...]
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When Luke appears, it continues the tradition of at least one "Skywalker" character appearing in eac [...]
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John Boyega dropped out of making Race - Il colore della vittoria (2016) to appear in the film.
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Kylo Ren's interrogation scene of Rey was Daisy Ridley's audition scene. J.J. Abrams was blown away [...]
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Lor San Tekka's name is not spoken by Poe Dameron or Kylo Ren.
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(At around 25 minutes) Kylo Ren and General Hux argue about the First Order Stormtroopers, and Ren r [...]
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When John Boyega watched the film's trailer with his dad for the first time he got real excited and [...]
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Maz Kanata was originally supposed to accompany the heroes back to the Resistance base, which is why [...]
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The Millennium Falcon is actually visible very briefly before the "the garbage will do" quote. As Re [...]
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Oscar Isaac and Domhnall Gleeson appeared in Ex Machina (2014).
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Harrison Ford cried after seeing the film for the first time.
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Brad Bird and Matthew Vaughn reportedly turned down the chance to direct. Bird had already committed [...]
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Captain Phasma never removes her helmet.
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The uniform worn by General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson) is modeled after the uniforms worn by Nazis mixed [...]
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Mark Hamill expressed disappointment in his limited role in the film. He was particularly unhappy ab [...]
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Long before the debut of the film, the name "Captain Phasma" existed way before Disney registered th [...]
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There are actually two female Stormtroopers in this movie. Firstly, there is Captain Phasma, of whom [...]
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Allegedly, Adam Driver did not break character throughout the shoot. He even kept the mask on while [...]
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All Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens products were released on September 4, 2015, known as [...]
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Doctor Who (2005) costars appearing in this movie include Warwick Davis as Wollivan and Simon Pegg a [...]
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The rumbling noises of the Rathtar chasing Han Solo is the very same sound effect as the boulder tha [...]
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Because of the secretive nature surrounding the film, several cast members found out that they had g [...]
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This is the second time Domhnall Gleeson has debuted in the seventh film of a major series, having p [...]
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Finn is the fourth non-Force user after General Grievous (Star Wars: Episodio III - La vendetta dei [...]
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Kylo Ren's lightsaber has the crossguard blades, due to being an ancient design that requires excess [...]
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The Hosnian System is named after film teacher Jim Hosney.
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Michael Arndt penned a script for this film based on an outline by George Lucas for his abandoned se [...]
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Daisy Ridley found out that she was cast in this film while visiting a theater with a friend. When s [...]
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When R2-D2 awakens from his long dream, he shows an almost full Galaxy's map, which is completed by [...]
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Earlier poster artworks for the film were made by Drew Struzan, who previously created the posters f [...]
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Supreme Leader Snoke was originally going to be a female character.
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Rey living on Jakku, a desert planet, was written to mirror the beginnings of the journeys of Anakin [...]
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During the assault on Starkiller Base, Poe Dameron enlists help from X-wing pilots with call signs R [...]
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After he was cast, Oscar Isaac revealed to J.J. Abrams that his uncle is a huge Star Wars fan. As a [...]
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The film had a budget of $245 million, which was the highest of a Star Wars film upon release.
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Max von Sydow is the second actor from Flash Gordon (1980) to star in a Star Wars. Brian Blessed voi [...]
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J.J. Abrams: [Kelvin] Rey mentions "Kelvin Ridge" to BB-8. J.J. Abrams incorporates the name of his [...]
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There was only one pre-release photo of Domhnall Gleeson in the role of General Hux, and during an i [...]
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The flickering, hazy style of Kylo Ren's light-sabre may allude to the fact that, since he didn't ha [...]
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DIRECTOR TRADEMARK: (A mystery box): The box where Rey finds Luke's light-saber. In a childhood trip [...]
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Just after Han, Finn, and Rey meet Maz, a large alien is seen wearing a Trandoshan flight suit. Form [...]
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In a 2017 interview the late Carrie Fisher mentioned the "tremendous difficulty getting myself down [...]
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The third trailer debuted during the halftime slot in the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants ga [...]
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Lando Calrissian's co-pilot from Il ritorno dello Jedi (1983), Nien Nunb, makes an appearance as a R [...]
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As shown in photos, R2-D2 has gathered rust around his head to show age.
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When deciding what to do with Phasma after lowering the Starkiller's shields, Han Solo asks if there [...]
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DIRRTRADE(J.J. Abrams): [New York]: When Han, Chewie, and Finn are searching for Rey some comm chatt [...]
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Arti Shah was among the potential actors to play R2-D2. However, following a costume test, it was di [...]
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Rey continues the tradition of disparaging the Millennium Falcon when she calls it "garbage". In the [...]
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When Rey uses the Force to recover the lightsaber, besting Kylo Ren, the Force theme usually associa [...]
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The Resistance was originally going to have a massive warship called the "Warhammer", which would us [...]
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Domhnall Gleeson also appeared in Brooklyn (2015) the same year. In that film, two characters go to [...]
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First J.J. Abrams film not released by Paramount Pictures.
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Jessica Henwick auditioned for the part of Rey for six months and even was a finalist for the role, [...]
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First Han Solo appearance in a live action Star Wars film in 32 years.
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During a scene as Finn and Rey return to Jakku, she mentions a place called Liwa Outpost. It is a no [...]
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The quote from the trailer, "The Force is strong in my family. I have it... My father has it... My s [...]
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Like all six prior films, the phrase "I have a bad feeling about this" or similar is spoken, this ti [...]
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According to the "Star Wars: The Force Awakens Visual Dictionary," the helmet Rey wears belonged to [...]
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Max von Sydow is the second Swedish-born Star Wars cast member, and the fourth of Swedish ancestry t [...]
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The Stormtrooper who attacks Finn with a big electric Z6 baton on Takodana yells, "Traitor!" when he [...]
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When Harrison Ford returned to the set after his injury, his hair had grown a bit in the intervening [...]
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Adam Driver didn't like wearing the Kylo Ren mask, because his vision was impaired while wearing it.
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Eddie Redmayne said in an interview that he auditioned for the role of Kylo Ren.
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Originally, what would have convinced Finn to leave the First Order would be witnessing numerous Res [...]
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From May to August of 2014 Disney and Lucasfilm collaborated with UNICEF for a charity campaign call [...]
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All three new key characters Rey, Finn, and Kylo, are all first introduced wearing either a mask, ga [...]
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J.J. Abrams: [47] When locating the site of Starkiller Base's shields, Finn mentions "Precinct 47". [...]
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Ben Schwartz was recruited by J.J. Abrams to provide voice effects for BB-8 after the two met and be [...]
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The name Kylo Ren is almost exactly the same as "Kybo Ren", a pirate character who was one of the ma [...]
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J.J. Abrams revealed in an interview published in Entertainment Weekly that he came up with the name [...]
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Only the third live-action Star Wars movie to not have the droid C-3PO in the final shot of the film [...]
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Chewbacca handing Han Solo's jacket back to him was improvised. Harrison Ford's confused reaction wa [...]
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George Lucas on The Daily Show: George Lucas (2012), promoting his film Red Tails (2012), half-jokin [...]
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Rey's outfit is inspired by early drawings from Star Wars concept artist Ralph McQuarrie for Luke Sk [...]
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Daisy Ridley and Max von Sydow share the same birthday, April 10.
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This film marks the first time in the franchise that the episode number matches the film's order of [...]
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This was the first live-action Star Wars movie to be released in December. All previous ones had bee [...]
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Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Anthony Danie [...]
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When Finn bumps against the Dejarik (chess) table, the game that appears is the same game played by [...]
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The first Star Wars film not to feature Anakin Skywalker aka Darth Vader, although his charred and m [...]
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When Han Solo and Chewbacca split up to plant explosive charges on Starkiller Base, each device is o [...]
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The only "numbered" Star Wars film where Emperor Palpatine, aka Darth Sidious, is never mentioned.
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In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, J.J. Abrams explained that the ash pile in which Kylo Ren [...]
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Tom Holland auditioned for the (then unnamed) role of Finn but lost out to John Boyega. Holland beli [...]
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Before the film was released, a 13.5 inch action figure of Finn was available in stores that feature [...]
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The hairstyle of Billie Lourd's character is clearly a homage to her mother Carrie Fisher's famous P [...]
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As a former Jedi apprentice who turned to the Dark Side, Kylo Ren has obvious parallels to his grand [...]
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Nigel Godrich: Radiohead's producer makes a cameo as stormtrooper FN-9330, and composer Michael Giac [...]
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In an early version of the script, Leia was supposed to die instead of Han.
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First Star Wars movie since Il ritorno dello Jedi (1983) to not receive any Razzie Award nominations [...]
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Grossed $247 million in its opening weekend in North America, surpassing Jurassic World (2015), whic [...]
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WILHELM SCREAM: A shot Stormtrooper when Poe and Finn are escaping in a TIE fighter.
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The name of smuggler "Maz Kanata" is very likely a sly nod to "Mas Que Nada", a song popularized in [...]
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Gary Oldman auditioned for the role that went to Max von Sydow. This is the second time he was consi [...]
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The first movie in the saga not to feature a green lightsaber since L'Impero colpisce ancora (1980).
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Daisy Ridley's main influence for her portrayal of Rey was the titular character of the film Matilda [...]
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Daryl McCormack auditioned for the role of Finn.
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The first J.J. Abrams film not to have a musical score by Michael Giacchino. Aptly enough, Giacchino [...]
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Three cast members have previously worked for Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. Domhnall Gleeson appeared in [...]
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It was revealed on September 8, 2015 that the UK release date was to be brought forward a day, and t [...]
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In July 2014 it was rumored that Irish WWE wrestling superstar Stephen Farrelly (aka "Sheamus") woul [...]
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Chewbacca's first meeting with BB-8 mirrors his interaction with the mouse droid in Guerre stellari [...]
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Luke Skywalker's hiding place was filmed at Skellig Michael, an island off the southwest coast of Ir [...]
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The second Star Wars film to be rated PG-13, the first being Star Wars: Episodio III - La vendetta d [...]
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J.J. Abrams revealed to Empire Magazine that Kylo Ren is not actually a Sith. This makes sense, sinc [...]
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Mark Hamill reportedly received $1 million for his role. His total screen time was less than a minut [...]
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General Hux's first name is not mentioned on film, in the end credits, nor in any related material r [...]
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Max von Sydow (Lor San Tekka) played Ming the Merciless in Flash Gordon (1980). Flash Gordon (1936) [...]
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John Williams received his 50th Oscar nomination for scoring this film.
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George Lucas, while maintaining that he was at peace relinquishing his material, admitted to having [...]
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Adam Driver (Kylo Ren) was born in 1983, the same year Il ritorno dello Jedi (1983) was released.
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Mark Hamill grew a beard and lost 50 pounds to reprise his role as Luke Skywalker.
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Chewbacca rescues Rey and Finn at the end of the last battle. This is the only time he ever sits in [...]
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This is the third movie in history to reach the $2 billion mark after Avatar (2009) and Titanic (199 [...]
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J.J. Abrams: [father] Gerald W. Abrams appears as an extra in many of his son J.J. Abrams' projects, [...]
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Han describes Jakku as a "junkyard". Watch carefully as Rey and Finn are running for the quad jumper [...]
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The first time since Guerre stellari (1977) that the gun turret in the Millennium Falcon was used.
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When Finn and Rey meet Han Solo in the Millennium Falcon, she questions if he was the same man who d [...]
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Harrison Ford admitted that he fought for Han Solo not to survive the events of Il ritorno dello Jed [...]
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As of November 19, 2015, the film already made $50 million, just through advance ticket sales. This [...]
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Adam Driver's participation came about after the producers met with HBO to work around his Girls (20 [...]
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George Lucas was initially opposed to anyone else making Star Wars movies after he did, and he was p [...]
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Initially the idea was just to use Anthony Daniels' voice for C-3PO, but the actor insisted on weari [...]
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In the first Star Wars film Leia tells Luke he is a little short for a Storm Trooper. Mark Hamill is [...]
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Mark Hamill was notably absent from the marketing of the film, and his image did not appear in the t [...]
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In Mal Kan's bar a song is being sung by Lin - Manuel Miranda. There's also a second voice, that of [...]
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The possibility of Hayden Christensen reprising his role, as Anakin Skywalker aka Darth Vader, was c [...]
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This film reunites Oscar Isaac with his A proposito di Davis (2013) co-star Adam Driver, as well as [...]
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As of December 19, 2015, this movie had the fastest growing number of IMDb voters, with over 75,000 [...]
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Billie Lourd, Felicity Jones, and Jessica Henwick were among the finalists to play Rey. Henwick got [...]
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Anna Brewster, who has a brief appearance as the spy Bazine Netal, ad-libbed her line (spoken in an [...]
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If measured by ticket sales, rather than dollar gross, this would rank as the 11th most attended fil [...]
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The new version of the X-Wing includes an element that Ralph McQuarrie and Joe Johnston originally d [...]
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Kylo Ren's real name is Ben Solo. Although it is never stated, he may have been named after Obi-wan [...]
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Simon Pegg and Greg Grunberg are two of three actors to appear in both a Star Wars and Star Trek fil [...]
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According to Star Wars The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary, Captain Phasma's chrome armor comes [...]
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"Snoke" is a word: it's a variant of "snook", a kind of fish.
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Anakin Skywalker's blue-bladed lightsaber is the only lightsaber to be seen in all three Star Wars t [...]
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Daniel Craig: The Stormtrooper whom Rey convinces to release her restraints and leave the door open. [...]
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J.J. Abrams previously directed Mission: Impossible III (2006). The original Mission: Impossible (19 [...]
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J.J. Abrams came up with the name BB-8 based on the droid's resemblance to both the number 8 and a c [...]
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The first trailer was released on November 28, 2014. Although more than a year before the film's rel [...]
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Max von Sydow played Ming the Merciless in Flash Gordon (1980) and Dr. Liet Kynes in Dune (1984). Th [...]
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A variation with Chewie's iconic bowcaster, the film goes out of its way to point out its sheer hitt [...]
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Lor San Tekka has seven lines of dialogue, and is never addressed by name.
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This is the first movie where Han Solo appears using Chewbacca's bowcaster.
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Ken Leung and Max von Sydow appeared in the "Rush Hour" franchise. Ken Leung appeared in Rush Hour - [...]
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Finn's trooper name, FN-2187, refers to Princess Leia's cell in Guerre stellari (1977), but also to [...]
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Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian: The two martial arts stars, from The Raid - Redenzione (2011) and The Raid [...]
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J.J. Abrams always wanted General Hux to be played by a young actor. He wanted the character to have [...]
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Advanced movie ticket selling websites reportedly crashed after starting ticket sales.
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Lee Pace auditioned for the role of Kylo Ren that went to Adam Driver.
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Although she is essentially the film's lead, Daisy Ridley is billed fifth.
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Frida Gustavsson first ever audition was for the role of Rey in this film.
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J.J. Abrams: [Greg Grunberg] Almost every project Abrams has ever produced, directed, or been otherw [...]
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The film was released 32 years after Il ritorno dello Jedi (1983), 10 years after Star Wars: Episodi [...]
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Chloë Grace Moretz, Saoirse Ronan, Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Alex Pettyfer, Sul [...]
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On May 4, 2016, J.J. Abrams appeared outside the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway with "Hamilton" [...]
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Harrison Ford plays Han Solo, who flies a spaceship called the Millennium Falcon. Interestingly enou [...]
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X-Wing Blue Squadron makes its debut in The Force Awakens. In the original Guerre stellari (1977), L [...]
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When Kylo Ren insists that Rey's lightsaber belongs to him, he actually does have a measure of legit [...]
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Behind the scenes footage reveals that General Leia originally had a long braid of hair over her lef [...]
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Creator George Lucas stated that the transition from Lucasfilm to Disney was a way to "pass Star War [...]
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Harrison Ford was paid $25 million for his appearance in the film. This is in stark contrast to the [...]
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Michael Arndt worked on the script for eight months, but felt he needed 18 more, such is the complex [...]
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Frank Oz was happy to return as Yoda for the Force sequence, saying he would happily contribute to t [...]
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When Starkiller Base is destroyed, in the explosion, you can see the distinctive concave dish of the [...]
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J.J. Abrams is the only director so far who has directed a Mission: Impossible, Star Trek, and Star [...]
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John Boyega was so nervous and frightened at the prospect of not getting the role that he didn't tel [...]
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In their original incarnations, Finn would have been white, and Poe would have been black.
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Han reveals that his son's real name is Ben. Harrison Ford has a son named Ben in real life. In the [...]
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Daisy Ridley was frequently caught singing on-set, much to the amusement of the cast and crew. She r [...]
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Carrie Fisher and Ellen DeGeneres gave away tickets for the premiere show, dressed up as Princess Le [...]
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Steven Spielberg enjoyed the film so much, he saw it four times.
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Mark Hamill claimed George Lucas nonchalantly told him over lunch a new Star Wars trilogy was going [...]
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Chewbacca's reaction to seeing Han getting killed is similar to Star Wars: Episodio I - La minaccia [...]
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This movie set the following U.S. box-office records: Highest Gross ($934 million). Fastest to Becom [...]
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Simon Pegg said in an interview that while visiting the set with his daughter, she befriended the pr [...]
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Billie Lourd's (Carrie Fisher's daughter) film debut. She wears Princess Leia's buns.
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Daisy Ridley cried the first time she watched the trailer. She captured a video of the reaction, and [...]
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The look of Kylo Ren took the longest of all the new characters to design. Originally simply known a [...]
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During her escape on the Starkiller base, Rey overhears a conversation between two storm-troopers wh [...]
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During the Falcon's second flight, Finn finds the Jedi training remote from Guerre stellari (1977). [...]
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Mark Hamill rerecorded his monologue from Il ritorno dello Jedi (1983) ("the Force is strong in my f [...]
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Parts of Poe's backstory, namely his hailing from Yavin, were suggested by Oscar Isaac and then inco [...]
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Although this is the second Star Wars film to be released in IMAX, it is the first to have IMAX came [...]
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First (and to date, the only) Star Wars movie in which the planet Tatooine is neither seen on-screen [...]
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Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.
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In an early draft of the script, Finn was a cyborg rather than a stormtrooper, and was going to have [...]
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According to Chuck Wendig's Star Wars "Aftermath" book trilogy, General Hux should be about ten year [...]
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Poe Dameron (played by Oscar Isaac) is named after J.J. Abrams' former personal assistant, Morgan Da [...]
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The film's cast includes one Oscar winner: Lupita Nyong'o, and two Oscar nominees: Harrison Ford and [...]
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The name of the First Order's weapon is "Starkiller". This was Luke Skywalker's original last name w [...]
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In a December 2015 New York Times interview, John Boyega was asked if his parents (who were both Nig [...]
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The first Star Wars film where R2-D2 does not save any of the main characters, though he does help p [...]
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When Rey is attempting to escape from Starkiller Base, a conversation can be heard between two Storm [...]
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Like the creator of Star Wars, George Lucas, J.J. Abrams has worked with Harrison Ford before. Ford [...]
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This sequel trilogy of Star Wars (The Force Awakens, Star Wars - Gli ultimi Jedi (2017), and Star Wa [...]
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Seven different BB-8 units were used in the making of the film.
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Plans for filming some parts of a Star Wars film on-location in Iceland date back to at least Il rit [...]
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This film grossed over $1 billion worldwide in twelve days, surpassing Jurassic World (2015) by only [...]
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Elizabeth Olsen, Jennifer Lawrence, and Shailene Woodley were considered for the role of Rey. Olsen [...]
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During their arrival on Starkiller Base, Finn says they'll stop the First Order base by using the Fo [...]
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Denis Lawson, who played X-wing pilot Wedge Antilles in the original Star Wars trilogy, has confirme [...]
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By signing on to direct this film, J.J. Abrams became the first director to direct a Star Trek (2009 [...]
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This is the first Star Wars film without a physical appearance from Anakin Skywalker or Obi-wan Keno [...]
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Every Star Wars film up to this one, with the exception of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008), has bee [...]
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After being released, the second teaser trailer reached more than 20 million views on YouTube in les [...]
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The Rebel base was shot in Greenham Common, which was home to the 501st Tactical Missile Wing of the [...]
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Starkiller Base was originally located on Dantooine, with the First Order converting the old Rebel b [...]
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The only feature to be released in the IMAX 70mm format in 2015.
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This film takes place 30 years after Il ritorno dello Jedi (1983). The film itself was released 32 y [...]
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First Order's stormtroopers are presented as unnamed soldiers with a serial number and a prefix. In [...]
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The highest grossing film of 2015.
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Ahead of the recording of the score, John Williams invited Gustavo Dudamel, the music director of th [...]
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Despite being two of the main characters of the new trilogy, Rey and Poe never interact with each ot [...]
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Simon Pegg's breakthrough role was in L'alba dei morti dementi (2004). His flatmate in that film was [...]
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Max von Sydow played Emperor Ming the Merciless in the film Flash Gordon (1980). The Flash Gordon co [...]
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David Fincher was also considered as a potential director.
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The second trailer for this movie was released during the opening panel for Star Wars Celebration VI [...]
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In November 2016, while a guest on the National Public Radio program "Fresh Air," Carrie Fisher joke [...]
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On January 6, 2016 it surpassed Avatar (2009)'s $767 million gross, to become the highest grossing f [...]
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The starboard bow mandible of the Millennium Falcon exterior set piece had a toy Tumbler Batmobile f [...]
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In an interview with Ellen DeGeneres, Lupita Nyong'o accidentally revealed that for all her scenes i [...]
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As BB-8 flees the massacre of the Jakku village near the beginning of the film, a very obvious puppe [...]
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The droid props in this film are produced by Lee Towersey and Oliver Steeples, who were members of t [...]
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When Obi-wan Kenobi's voice is heard in the Force sequence, it is done by Alec Guinness and Ewan McG [...]
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Only time Harrison Ford has received top billing in a Star Wars film, making him the first non-Jedi [...]
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John Boyega originally played Finn in his natural English accent. But both he and J.J. Abrams felt i [...]
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Gwendoline Christie was eager to take on the role of Captain Phasma, after J.J. Abrams outlined the [...]
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Before Adam Driver was cast as Kylo Ren, Michael Fassbender was considered for the role.
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Joel Edgerton was considered for the role of Poe Dameron, even though he had already appeared in the [...]
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