

Like the other “Force Awakens” trailers, fans across the board raved about the trailer, which is sure to be dissected frame by frame in the hours to come. And now I’ve got a lump in my throat.” Official poster for the movie Star Wars The Force Awakens.

Dear God…” said someone using the Twitter handle Turi tweeted, “I was going to just hold off on watching the Star Wars trailer like a purist. “Rewound and watched that Star Wars trailer like 3 times,” tweeted many little moments in that trailer have more life & more “Star Wars” than all of the prequels combined.

Reaction was immediate on social media (just hours after there was a virtual run on tickets on sites like ). Abrams prefaced the trailer with a note to fans: “I don’t care if you’re black, white, brown, Jawa, Wookiee, Jedi or Sith. Meanwhile, Kylo Ren is set on finishing what Darth Vader started (one would guess that means wiping out any vestiges of the Jedi at least).ĭirector J.J. Han assures them everything they’ve heard is true. The film is set decades after “Return of the Jedi.” And as the trailer shows, the younger characters aren’t sure the stories about the Jedi are real.

The trailer introduces us once again to Daisy Ridley’s Rey and John Boyega’s Finn, before kicking into high gear with glimpses of Han Solo, Chewbacca and Princess Leia, not to mention the evil Kylo Ren, space battles and all we’re used to seeing from the best “Star Wars” movies. Actor John Boyega is seen in a teaser trailer for the upcoming movie “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” (Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) The latest trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” debuted on ESPN during this week’s Monday night football game, perhaps the most anticipated halftime outside of a Super Bowl. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
