Today during Star Wars Celebration, director J.J. Abrams and producer Kathleen Kennedy unveiled quite a few new looks at the upcoming sequel Star Wars: The Force Awakens, including new images both of the cast and from behind-the-scenes. They indeed confirm that the movie’s three leads are John Boyega as stormtrooper Finn, Daisy Ridley as Rey, and Oscar Isaac as X-Wing pilot Poe Dameron. Moreover, the behind-the-scenes images offer looks at the return of Chewbacca and the Abu Dhabi set, which stands in for the new Star Wars location of Jakku.
Peruse the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens images below, via Lucasfilm. The film also stars Adam Driver, Domhnall Gleeson, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Gwendoline Christie, Crystal Clarke, Pip Anders, Warwick Davis, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, and Max von Sydow. Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens on December 18th.
Images via The Playlist.
For more from today's Star Wars Celebration, click on the links below:
- New STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Trailer Features Familiar Faces
- STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS: 17 Things We Learned from the Celebration Panel
- First STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Poster
- STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Images: Check out over 40 Screengrabs from the New Trailer
Here’s the official rundown for Star Wars: The Force Awakens:
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, opens in theaters December 18, 2015. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan & Abrams, and features a cast including actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o, Gwendoline Christie, Crystal Clarke, Pip Andersen, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow. They will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker. The film is being produced by Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk, and John Williams returns as the composer. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is Episode VII in the Star Wars Saga
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