Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens[6] (original English title: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, or Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens) is a film in the American space epic genre in 1999. 2015 directed, written and co-produced by J. J. Abrams. This is a sequel to the movie Return of the Jedi released in 1983, and is also the first film in the sequel trilogy of the Star Wars film series. The film is produced by two film studios, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Bad Robot Productions, and distributed worldwide by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Star Wars: The Force Awakens stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Max von Sydow. It is the first film in the Star Wars franchise not to have production assistance from franchise creator George Lucas.[7] The film is set 30 years after the events of Return of the Jedi, following three new characters, Rey, Finn, and Poe Dameron, in their search for the last Jedi knight, Luke Skywalker, and their fight alongside the Resistance, led by former Rebel Alliance soldiers, against Kylo Ren and the First Order, a remnant of the Galactic Empire.
The Star Wars: The Force Awakens project was announced shortly after The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm in October 2012. The film was produced by J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burk and Kathleen Kennedy. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan, co-writers of The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983), reunited to rewrite Michael Arndt’s original script. John Williams, composer for all the previous films, also returned to score the film. George Lucas, the father of the Star Wars world, served as a creative consultant to the producers in the early days of filmmaking. Star Wars: The Force Awakens began filming in April 2014 in Abu Dhabi and Iceland, with principal photography taking place in Ireland and at Pinewood Studios in the UK. The film wrapped in November 2014. It is the franchise’s first live-action film since Revenge of the Sith (2005) was released ten years earlier.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens received a large amount of anticipated attention from both fans and the media. The film was first premiered in Los Angeles on December 14, 2015, four days before it was officially released worldwide, including Vietnam. There have been many positive reviews from experts for the work, mainly praising the new cast, directorial skills, background music, visual effects and action acting of the cast. , however, others believe that the film is too dependent on the original trilogy. In terms of revenue, The Force Awakens has broken many different box office records, becoming the highest-grossing film in the Star Wars franchise, the highest-grossing film at the box office. in North America, and ranked third in the list of movies with the highest box office revenue of all time with a total revenue of more than 2 billion USD and a net profit of more than 780 million USD.[8 ] The film received five Academy Award nominations, and four BAFTA Award nominations, with the film winning the Best Special Visual Effects category. Two sequel films titled Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker were released in December 2017 and December 2019, respectively.
Content
More than 30 years after the destruction of the second Death Star, Luke Skywalker, the last surviving Jedi knight, has gone missing. The First Order has emerged from the ashes of the Galactic Empire and is seeking to destroy the New Republic. The Resistance, a Republic-backed fighting force under the leadership of General Leia Organa, has roamed the galaxy in an effort to find Luke.
In a village on the planet Jakku, a Resistance pilot named Poe Dameron meets with an elder to retrieve a map showing Luke’s location. Stormtroopers under the command of the mysterious general Kylo Ren landed and destroyed the village before capturing Poe. His droid, BB-8, escaped with the map hidden in its memory. BB-8 later encountered a scrap metal girl named Rey. After Ren used the Force to read Poe’s thoughts about BB-8, stormtrooper FN-2187 betrayed the First Order to help Poe escape. The TIE fighter in which the two escaped crashed on the planet Jakku, and stormtrooper FN-2187, now named “Finn” by Dameron, appeared to be the sole survivor. He meets up with Rey and BB-8, but the First Order quickly attacks them in a village camp and launches an air strike, forcing Rey, Finn, and BB-8 to hijack a plane.
Performer
Main articles: List of Star Wars actors and List of Star Wars characters
Star Wars: The Force Awakens introduces a new cast including (from top to bottom) Adam Driver as dark warrior Kylo Ren, Daisy Ridley as scrap metal girl Rey, John Boyega as stormtrooper deserter Finn, and Oscar Isaac as X-wing pilot Poe Dameron.
Harrison Ford as Han Solo:
A smuggler and conman who was formerly a key member of the Rebel Alliance. Ford said that the character of Han “didn’t want to rise to the level of Obi-Wan, and I didn’t want to become a new-age Alec Guinness. Developing Han was to fit the character, and there were many touching details associated with him… There is still somewhere the deceptive nature left inside Solo. There are things that will never change…”[9]
Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker:
The last Jedi Knight, currently missing. Regarding the three characters Luke, Han and Leia, Abrams said: “They are as mythical as the legend of King Arthur. They will be characters that [the new characters] may have only heard of, or may not. They will be characters that people believe may actually exist, or maybe they are just fairy tales…”[10] Hamill acknowledged that Luke Skywalker’s limited screen time in the final scene of the film was “a big surprise”.[11]
Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa:
Luke’s twin sister, formerly a princess of the destroyed planet Alderaan, later became Commander of the Resistance.[12] Following the events of Return of the Jedi, she is portrayed as a deeply wounded and war-weary woman.[13] Fisher describes Leia as a person who is “Lonely. Enduring a lot of pressure. Dedicated to pursuing her own goals, but I can imagine her being tired and prone to collapse.”[14 ]
Adam Driver as Kylo Ren:
A dark warrior powerful with the Force, leader of the Knights of Ren, and a high-ranking member of the First Order. He is the son of Han and Leia.[15][16] Driver said that the filmmaking team always tried “not to think of him as a bad guy, or evil, or villainous. […] He’s more dangerous and unpredictable, and there’s always a good reason for it.” actions that he thinks are right.”[17]
Daisy Ridley as Rey:
A scrap scavenger abandoned as a child on the desert planet Jakku. She always waits for her family to return one day.[18] Ridley said: “She’s completely independent and will do anything for herself, until she meets [Finn] and a new adventure begins.”[18] Cailey Fleming as Cailey Fleming Rey as a child.[19]
John Boyega as Finn:
A deserted stormtrooper of the First Order.[18][20] About the character Finn, Boyega said: “When we found Finn, he was quite a dangerous person. And the way he dealt with danger changed his life, bringing him into the Star Wars universe. in a completely unique way.”[18] He stated in another interview: “He’s been taught about [Luke], he knows about his past. To him it’s like Like joining the army and then being taught about one of your country’s biggest enemies.”[10]
Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron:
A Resistance X-wing fighter pilot.[18][21] Isaac said: “He’s the weirdest and best pilot in the galaxy… He was sent on a mission by the princess, and then he met [Finn], and their fates were forever. tightly woven together.”[18]
Lupita Nyong’o as Maz Kanata:
A learned character with psychic abilities, the owner of a tavern on the peaceful tropical planet Takodana.[21] J. J. Abrams says Kanata has “lived for thousands of years. She’s owned this lake for a century… and it’s just like any other tavern you can find in any corner of the universe Star Wars.”[22] According to Abrams, the character of Maz Kanata was based on Rose Gilbert, his high school English teacher.[23]
Andy Serkis as Supreme Commander Snoke:
Political leader of the First Order. He is Kylo Ren’s master, very powerful in using the dark side of the Force.[24] Serkis describes Snoke as “a rather confusing character, and at times strangely vulnerable while holding power… He’s big. He looks very tall. […] He’s The bones and facial structure are very distinctive and easy to distinguish.”[25]
Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux:
Commander of First Order Starkiller Base.[26] Gleeson describes Hux as “quite ruthless. A strict disciplinarian […] He’s quite the opposite of Kylo Ren. Their relationship is very personal, and unusual. Each person will be stronger than the other in many aspects. Both characters compete for power.”[27]
Anthony Daniels as C-3PO:
A humanoid droid serving under Commander Organa. Daniels says actors are allowed to experiment
Manufacture
Develop
Filmmaker George Lucas, father of the Star Wars franchise.
George Lucas, creator of the Star Wars franchise, has discussed ideas for a sequel trilogy numerous times, but has denied any intention of making it.[72] In October 2012, he sold his production company Lucasfilm, which included the Star Wars franchise, to The Walt Disney Company.[73] Speaking alongside new Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, Lucas said: “I’ve always said I wouldn’t do anything else and I mean it, because I won’t do it.” anything else, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want to leave it up to Kathy to do.”[74]
As a creative consultant for the film, Lucas attended meetings from the early days to suggest some details of the Star Wars universe.[73] Among the documents he sent to the production team included a story treatment of his for Episodes VII–IX that Lucas requested that only Kennedy, Bob Iger, Alan Horn, and Kevin Mayer read.[ 75] Lucas later revealed that Disney had scrapped his story idea[76][77] and he had no further involvement with the film.[78] Lucas’s son Jett told The Guardian that his father was sad to have to sell the rights to the brand, and that he was “there to guide”, but “he wanted to let it go and become his own”. into a new generation of its own.”[79]
(From left to right) Producer Kathleen Kennedy, director and screenwriter J. J. Abrams and screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan speak at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International event.
The original script for Episode VII was written by screenwriter Michael Arndt.[80][81][82][83] The first drafts of the script had a scene where the character Luke appeared in the middle of the film, but Arndt soon realized that “every time Luke appeared in the film, he would take over the entire work. And then quickly Soon you won’t care about the other main characters anymore.”[84] For this reason, the producers decided that Luke would only appear in the final scene.[84] A number of famous directors such as David Fincher,[85] Brad Bird,[86] Ben Affleck and Guillermo del Toro[87] have all been considered to take on this key position; and after several hints from Steven Spielberg to Kennedy,[88] in January 2013, J. J. Abrams was confirmed to direct the film, with Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg serving as consultants. project.[89][90]
Arndt worked on the screenplay for eight months, but Arndt said he needed another 18 months to complete the entire process, which was more time than Disney and Abrams could allow. [83] The production team later revealed that Arndt had left the project on October 24, 2013, and that Kasdan and Abrams would continue to work on the script.[91] The first draft was completed within six weeks.[92] Abrams said the core of the new film will be the same as the first Star Wars and will focus more on viewer emotions instead of having to explain the issues.[93] In January 2014, Abrams confirmed that the script had been completed.[94] In April 2014, Lucasfilm clarified that Episodes VII–IX would not include stories from the expanded Star Wars universe, although many other elements may appear in the Star Wars Rebels television series.[95 ]
Abrams said he intentionally refused to do some elements of the plot of Episode VII, such as Finn and Rey’s full names or their life histories. Kennedy also admitted that “we haven’t worked out all the details [for the sequel trilogy]”, but she added that Abrams is working with Rian Johnson, the director of Episode VIII, and that Johnson is also working with Rian Johnson. will work with Episode IX director Colin Trevorrow to ensure a smooth transition between films and “people will have something to say about how we go about it”.[96] A fictional language used in the film will be developed by YouTube star Sara Forsberg. She developed this language by learning several other languages such as Hindi and Gujarati.[97]
In November 2015, Lucas recorded an interview with CBS News reporter Charlie Rose in which he stated that Disney did not seem to like his involvement in the project. “If I get involved, I’ll just create more trouble because they won’t do what I want them to do, and I don’t have control over that anymore, and all that,” he admitted. What I can do is shake things up.”[98] He also emphasized: “They want to make the film in a classic direction. I don’t like that. In every film, I try very hard tried to work to make each part different… I created completely different things—different planets, different ships to create something new.”[99][100] In the beginning December 2015, Kathleen Kennedy revealed to The
Pre-period
In May 2013, Episode VII was confirmed to be filmed in the United Kingdom.[104] Lucasfilm representatives met directly with Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne to get approval for the production of Episode VII in this country.[104] Mr. Osborne later entrusted $25 million in public funds for the film, calling it an opportunity to promote British culture and film industry.[105] According to the UK production company’s accounts, Episode VII received a total of 31.6 million GBP (equivalent to 47.4 million USD) from the government budget.[3][4 ]
Starting in September 2013, part of the Bad Robot Productions headquarters was remodeled with new equipment to become a separate production area for the filming of Episode VII in the US.[ 106] The costume designer for this film was Michael Kaplan, who previously worked with Abrams on the films Star Trek and Star Trek: Into Darkness.[107] Editors Mary Jo Markey and Maryann Brandon, both longtime collaborators of Abrams, also signed on to work on the film.[108] In August 2013, cinematographer Daniel Mindel confirmed that he would be responsible for filming on 35 mm film (specifically Kodak 5219).[109] By October 2013, all remaining members of the production team were announced, including sound designer Ben Burtt, director of photography Daniel Mindel, production designers Rick Carter and Darren Gilford, costume designer Michael Kaplan, special effects supervisor Chris Corbould, sound mixing artist Gary Rydstrom, supervising sound editor Matthew Wood, visual effects supervisor Roger Guyett, and executive producer Jason McGatlin.
Actor casting
The cast of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at San Diego Comic Con International 2015 (from left to right: John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford).
The casting process began around August 2013 through face-to-face meetings between director Abrams and potential actors to test their script reading and acting abilities. Castings for two characters provisionally named “Rachel” and “Thomas” were held in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States in November 2013.[114][115][116] Casting became more intense in January 2014 due to changes to Kasdan and Abrams’ script.[117] Screening of the actors continued until at least three weeks before the official announcement was made on April 29, 2014. Actors auditioning for the role had to sign a commitment letter. strictly bound to prevent the possibility of the script being leaked.[118]
Although Lucas revealed in March 2013 that regular cast members from previous films such as Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, and Mark Hamill would all return for the new film,[73] casting of all three remained unconfirmed until more than a year later.[35] Saoirse Ronan,[119] Michael B. Jordan,[120] and Lupita Nyong’o[121] all auditioned for the new characters; Adam Driver plays a villain;[122] and it is unclear which character Maisie Richardson-Sellers will play.[123] In March 2014, actor Dominic Monaghan revealed that Abrams was looking for three new faces to fill the three main roles for Episode VII and that rumors about big-name stars were false.[124 ]
In February 2014, Daisy Ridley was confirmed to be joining the main cast, and later that month a contract was put in place with Driver, and he was guaranteed to be able to stagger his acting schedule accordingly. suitable for the TV series Girls. In March 2014, negotiations with Andy Serkis and Oscar Isaac began and continued until April 2014. Also in April, John Boyega began negotiations with the production team after he was excluded from a biographical work about Jesse Owens.[118] Denis Lawson, who played Wedge Antilles in the original trilogy, refused to return for the new film because it would have made him “boring”.[125] In June 2014, actors Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie were officially confirmed to appear in the film.
To prepare for his role, Hamill hired a personal trainer and a nutritionist at the request of producers to help him become more like the older Luke.[126] Fisher also had to hire a personal trainer and a nutritionist.[126] Abrams initially only considered lending Anthony Daniels’ voice to the robot character C-3PO,[127] but Daniels wanted to return to the role; That’s why the production team built a C-3PO suit that fits him.[128]
In May, Abrams announced a contest to donate items to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) from the Star Wars set in Abu Dhabi; The winner will have the opportunity to visit the set, meet the cast, and appear in the film.[129] In October 2014, Warwick Davis, who played Wald and Weazle in The Phantom Menace and Wicket in Return of the Jedi, confirmed that he would star in The Force Awakens, however he did not reveal any details. revealed his role.[130] In November 2014, Debbie Reynolds revealed that her granddaughter (Fisher’s daughter), Billie Lourd, would have a role in the film.[59] Isaac’s uncle, a Star Wars fan, was invited by director Abrams for a cameo role while he was touring the set.[131]
In December 2015, The Mail reported that the amount of money Ford was paid for participating in the film amounted to 25 million USD, plus 0.5% of the total revenue. Ridley and Boyega each received $460,000, and possibly more if the film surpassed the $1 billion revenue mark. Fisher will receive $1.5 million; Abrams was paid $5.1 million, and 2% of the gross. Meanwhile, for the original 1977 film, Ford was only paid $10,000 (equivalent to about $40,000 in 2016).
Film
The rocky island of Skellig Michael in Ireland (top) and the old military airport RAF Greenham Common in England (below) are two of the locations chosen as the film’s setting.
In February 2014, Abrams stated that Star Wars: The Force Awakens would begin filming in May and that filming would last approximately three months.[93] The official announcement was made in March, when Disney and Lucasfilm confirmed that principal photography would begin in May at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England.[133] That same month, a source revealed that pre-production filming would be held in Iceland before the film officially begins filming in May. This work involved filming many of the landscape scenes that will be used in the sequel. later films.[134] In April, Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn confirmed that the film was secretly shot[135] in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in the U.A.E..[136][137] Later that month, it was reported that some scenes in the film would be shot using 65mm IMAX film instead of just using the usual 35mm film.[138] The film officially began filming in Abu Dhabi on May 16, 2014.[139][140][141] Abrams and the cast have been in Abu Dhabi since early May. Here a large set has been built — including a space shuttle, a tower, and a large market — and also here a bomb crater large was created by setting off small explosions. The actors all trained to be able to drive the vehicles that will appear in the film.[142] Production then moved to Pinewood Studios in June.[143]
That same month, Harrison Ford suffered a leg injury while filming at Pinewood after being hit by a hydraulic door on the Millennium Falcon spaceship model. Immediately after that he was taken to the hospital for treatment. According to Abrams, Ford’s ankle was “broken at a 90-degree angle.”[83] Production was suspended for two weeks to resolve issues surrounding Ford’s accident.[144] Ford’s son Ben revealed that his father’s ankle needed to be treated with a brace and screws, which is why filming will be a bit different as Ford can only be filmed from the waist down. or more, and will continue to do so until his ankle fully recovers.[145] A month later, Jake Steinfeld, Ford’s personal trainer, said that Ford was recovering quickly.[146] Abrams also fractured his vertebrae when he was trying to help Ford lift the door when he crashed.[83] However, he tried to hide this from everyone for a month.[147] In February 2016, the Ministry of Health and Safety brought four criminal charges against Foodles Production (UK), Ltd., a Disney subsidiary, for violating occupational safety and health laws in Ford’s accident.[148] Foodles Production (UK), Ltd. was subsequently fined $1.95 million in October 2016 for two counts of occupational safety and health after the company admitted to violating these two counts.[149]
Storyboard artist Simon Duric said, “The security of this film is a challenge. The script is absolutely secure. Most of the time in a movie you can sit down.” on a table with a copy of the screenplay right next to it. But for this movie, you can’t. This is perfectly fine but gets quite confusing in some places. There are a lot of people controlling the plane right above Pinewood Studios trying to take pictures. It was crazy. If an item needed to be moved we had to wrap it in a big black cover. We were warned. informed via email to [be careful] of those planes.”[150]
In July 2014, filming took place over three days at Skellig Michael, a rocky island on the coast of County Kerry, Ireland, with only two actors, Mark Hamill and Daisy Ridley.[151] [152] Scenes of the planet Takodana were also filmed during July in the Lake District in northwestern England.[153] Filming was suspended for the first two weeks of August 2014 so that Abrams could reshoot Ford’s missing scenes. Ford also returned to health and continued filming in mid-August.[154][155] In September 2014, the former military airfield RAF Greenham Common in Berkshire was used to build a film set containing several starships from the Star Wars universe.[156][157] The ancient Puzzlewood forest in the Forest of Dean, England was used as a backdrop for the jungle scenes.[158][159] The film officially wrapped on November 3, 2014.
Post-production
Bad Robot Productions headquarters in Santa Monica, where director Abrams supervised post-production work for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Cinematographer Daniel Mindel revealed that Star Wars: The Force Awakens will use real locations and scale models instead of using computer simulation technology to make the visuals look similar. with the original Star Wars trilogy.[161] Rian Johnson, director of Episode VIII, reaffirmed that Abrams would limit the use of CGI technology and focus more on basic and practical effects: “I think people are going back to [the practical effects]. It felt like there was a gravitational force pulling us towards it.”[162] Abrams’s intention in prioritizing practical effects was to recreate authenticity and visual realism of the first film, A New Hope.[163] Because of this, droid BB-8 is a real robot developed by Disney Research,[164] then created and controlled by effects artist Neal Scanlan to act directly on set with the actors. [165][166]
In February 2014, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) announced plans to open a new facility in London, using Disney’s Star Wars films as the target of its expansion. The ILM facility in Vancouver was also involved in performing special effects for the film.[167] Abrams supervised post-production on Star Wars: The Force Awakens at Bad Robot Productions’ headquarters in Santa Monica.[83] In August 2015, Abrams gave the film’s running time as approximately 124–125 minutes. Abrams then simplified the film by removing some scenes that had been shown in trailers: “At some point, Maz will continue with the characters back to the Resistance base.” , however we realized that she had absolutely no value there, other than just sitting and sitting.”[168] Also in post-production, the film was converted to 3D format .
Music
Main article: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (soundtrack)
All are continuations of the original ideas. It’s like adding paragraphs to a letter that’s been written for many years. Starting with a completely new movie, a story I didn’t know, characters I’d never met, my path to creating music was completely different—trying to find a unique character, Try to find a uniformity in tone if it’s necessary for the characters, and so on.
—John Williams on returning to the Star Wars universe[170]
In July 2013, composer John Williams confirmed that he would be responsible for the soundtrack of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[171] The music for the film’s first two trailers was recreated from Williams’ previous scores.[172][173] He started working on the film in December 2014, and with daily work, by June 2015 he had almost completed the entire soundtrack.[174] In May 2015, Williams stated that he would reuse some of the themes from previous films, such as Luke, Leia and Han’s music, but in a way that “would sound very natural and appropriate for the times that we chose to make those quotes. There aren’t many, but there are a few that I think are important.” He also said that working with Abrams was quite similar to the process he worked with Lucas on previous films.[170]
Recording for Star Wars: The Force Awakens began in June 2015 at Sony Pictures Studios’ Barbra Streisand Scoring Stage in Culver City, California, with William Ross managing most of the recording.[175] The first recording date was June 1, 2015.[176] Williams participated in the recording sessions and managed the remainder of the recording process.[177][178] Williams said the entire recording process was “absolutely magnificent”, with a total of 12 sessions scattered from June to November. The score was recorded by a free orchestra, with Recording sessions continued to be scheduled and then canceled over that five-month period. The 90 instrumental tracks totaled 175 minutes, although nearly an hour of that was removed, edited, or re-recorded due to Abrams’ re-editing of the film. Williams’ theme music for the character Snoke required the voices of 24 men. Gustavo Dudamel directed the film’s opening and closing music at Williams’ request. Recording work ended on November 14, 2015.[174] The soundtrack album was released by Walt Disney Records on December 18, 2015. Williams’ score lasts over two hours.[174]
Artist Lin-Manuel Miranda and director J. J. Abrams[179] contributed vocals to the songs “Jabba Flow” and “Dobra Doompa” performed by Shag Kava, which play during the mid-film pub scene.[ 180][181] Abrams met Miranda at one of his performances for the Broadway play Hamilton, at which time Miranda joked that if needed he could compose some music for the cabaret scene. Miranda did not know that Williams had previously told Abrams that he would not compose the music for that scene so he could focus more on the film’s orchestral score. Abrams then contacted Miranda, and the two began collaborating on the music for the sequence over a period of two months.[182]
South Korean group EXO collaborated with Star Wars: The Force Awakens to release the song “Lightsaber” in their home country on November 11, 2015.[183] The song was later included in the group’s mini-album Sing for You in a Chinese version,[184] and was also released in Japan.[185] Chinese male singer Lu Han is the official spokesperson for The Force Awakens in this country, and he also contributed the Chinese theme song “Inner Force” for the Chinese version. of The Force Awakens.
Released
Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released in Los Angeles on December 14, 2015 in three theaters: TCL Chinese Theater, El Capitan Theater, and Dolby Theater.[188] A white tent was erected and stretched across Hollywood Boulevard from the intersection with Orange Drive to Highland Avenue, covering an extremely grand launch event with more than five thousand guests attending. [189] The film was released in a total of 12 countries including several European countries (such as Italy and France), the Philippines and Thailand on December 16; 32 other countries including the United Kingdom, Mexico and several other European countries, along with countries in Asia, Africa, South America and Oceania on December 17; and in North America, Japan, Spain, Venezuela and Vietnam on December 18,[190] in 3D and IMAX 3D.[191] The film was released in India on December 25, 2015[192] and in China on January 9, 2016.[190]
In North America, Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released in December in a total of 4,134 theaters, 3,300 of which were 3D theaters, and 392 IMAX theaters (13 of which were 3D screens). 70 mm film image), 451 special widescreen formats, 146 D-Box theater systems,[193][194] and also released under Dolby Vision standard (HDRR, Rec. 2020 color mode) at Dolby Cinema theaters.[195] In the global market, the film created a new record when it was released in 940 IMAX theaters.[194] From December 18, 2015, The Force Awakens began to be shown in all IMAX theaters in North America for four consecutive weeks until January 14, 2016, becoming the first movie to be made This has been the case since Warner Bros. The Hobbit trilogy. Pictures.[196] The number of screenings of the film in IMAX theaters began to decline when The Revenant and Extraordinary Times were released in mid-January 2016.
On November 6, 2014, the film’s official title was announced as Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[198] The phrase “Episode VII” appears in the opening text scene of the film, but the official title does not include this phrase.[199][200] In December 2015, Pablo Hidalgo, the creative executive at Lucasfilm Story Group who oversees canons to ensure continuity in the Star Wars universe, revealed that the film’s working title had been a long time coming. was once Shadow of the Empire.[201] Ticket booking for the film opened on October 19, 2015.[202] The audience’s demand for tickets was extremely high, even causing an online movie ticket sales site to collapse.[203][204] Vue Cinemas, the UK’s third largest cinema chain, sold a total of 45,000 tickets in the first 24 hours, with a record 10,000 tickets sold in just 90 minutes.[205] In the US, pre-ordered IMAX ticket sales in one day broke a record with 6.5 million USD earned. In total, the film sold a total of $50 million in ticket sales;[206][207] this number increased to $100 million by December 14.[207][208] However, not all pre-ordered movie tickets are for opening weekend showings. Fandango President Paul Yanover said “people are reserving tickets for January screenings, which is a few weeks after release… We have customers buying Star Wars [The Force]. awakening] for 2016. This is not a first-week phenomenon.”[206] Similarly, the film also broke many ticket booking records in the United Kingdom,[209] Canada,[210] and Germany .[211]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the first live-action Star Wars film not to be distributed to theaters by 20th Century Fox; That’s why the film does not have a logo or musical score composed by composer Alfred Newmanangy.[212] Shortly after Disney acquired Lucasfilm, the studio announced that upcoming films in the franchise would be billed under “Disney|Lucasfilm”,[213] similar to Star Wars Rebels. Ultimately, however, the Disney logo was largely left out of the film’s marketing campaigns—but was still featured on accompanying product lines—and the film was released only with the Lucasfilm production logo runs silently before the film’s title;[214] Bob Iger, Disney’s chief executive, explained the reason the company did this was “for the fans”.
advertise
A major promotional event for Star Wars: The Force Awakens in downtown Nuremberg, Germany.
Disney backed Star Wars: The Force Awakens with many extensive promotional campaigns.[216][217] On November 28, 2014, Lucasfilm released an 88-second teaser trailer. The trailer was released in select theaters in the US and Canada and in theaters worldwide in December 2014. The clip was also posted on YouTube and the iTunes Store,[218] and reached 58.2 million views on YouTube in its first week of release.[219] Experts have compared the short scenes in the trailer with the production values of the original trilogy. The Hollywood Reporter called the trailer “an utterly captivating nostalgia”, praising the combination of old and new.[220] Empire magazine was impressed by The Force Awakens’s continuity with the previous films – “classic Star Wars emotion” – but also noted the absence of the main trio, Hamill, Ford, Fisher and offered opinions on the importance of the new characters.[221] The Guardian believes that the reuse of John Williams’ familiar Star Wars theme music has reinvigorated fans’ love for the franchise.[222]
The Boeing 777-300ER with BB-8 droid style of All Nippon Airways at Osaka International Airport, Japan.
On December 11, 2014, Abrams and Kennedy collaborated with Topps to release a set of eight battle cards, revealing the names of several new characters.[223] On April 16, 2015, a second two-minute teaser trailer premiered during the opening ceremony of the Star Wars Celebration fan convention in Anaheim, California. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said the viewer reaction to the trailer was “shocking… the entire auditorium of nearly eight thousand people just stood up and screamed, I mean I’ve never been to one.” Where else – other than a rock concert – could this happen.”[224] The trailer reached a total of 88 million views within 24 hours of release, breaking the previous record of the Fast & Furious 7 trailer with 62 million views.[225][226] According to Guinness World Records, the teaser trailer reached 30.65 million views on YouTube in 24 hours, setting a new record for “Most viewed movie trailer on YouTube in 24 hours.”[227] Graham Milne of The Huffington Post wrote that the trailer “is an affirmation of something we’ve heard about for a long time but never happened. This is a gift. This is a reward for loyalty.” It’s time.”[228]
Vanity Fair was the first magazine to release a cover issue of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on May 7, 2015, featuring exclusive interviews and new photos of the cast. cast by photographer Annie Leibovitz.[229][230] At the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International event, in addition to a talk with the actors, a short post-production film about filming and special effects was also shown. The clip was received quite positively, with journalist Nigel M. Smith from The Guardian writing: “The film’s camera angle is truly complete, and connects with fans of the original trilogy in a unique way. It also has the hidden purpose of revealing Fisher’s identity as Leia in advance, as well as the mysterious role of Simon Pegg in the film who is rumored to be an astronaut, but still Do not reveal the actors’ action scenes.” Smith compared the promotional strategy of The Force Awakens to Super 8, a film Abrams once directed, and commented that “the advertising… is notable for what it reveals, not must be the things it gives away.
Walt Disney Studios and Lucasfilm gave the public a closer look at Star Wars: The Force Awakens at Disney’s D23 Expo event in August 2015.[232] Drew Struzan—who designed posters for previous Star Wars films—designed a commemorative poster for those attending the event.[233] In October 2015, Lucasfilm released the film’s official theatrical poster and third trailer.[234] A new trailer was released during halftime of Monday Night Football before being posted online.[235] Lizo Mzimba from the BBC wrote that “perhaps the most important thing about the final trailer before the film’s release is how little is revealed about the film’s content.”[236] Writer Robbie Collin from The The Daily Telegraph felt that the trailer “is a perfect blend of old and new, in keeping with the old-fashioned Star Wars aesthetic.”[237] The trailer received a total of 128 views within 24 hours, new record for the most viewed trailer in a 24-hour period, with 16 million of those views recorded during the live broadcast of Monday Night Football.[238] At the end of October 2016, Air France launched the “Flight and Cinema” service package, providing customers who booked a special flight to Paris to watch a movie with full transportation to the theater, when France is one of the earliest countries to premiere The Force Awakens.[239] On November 6, a Japanese version of the trailer was released.[240][241] Journalist Ollie Barder from Forbes magazine admitted that the new trailer gave him a “glimmer of hope” that The Force Awakens will not “disappoint us like the previous films… [with] a plot twist”. stories are of far greater value.”[242]
On November 23, Disney announced a partnership with Google to promote the film, through which Google users can choose to join the Dark Side or the Light Side by changing the look of the Google homepage. Additionally, Disney also worked with Verizon to establish a virtual reality experience on the Google Cardboard product.[243] On December 17, 2015, several theaters in North America ran a Star Wars racing event. During this event, the six previous Star Wars films were all released consecutively in 2D format, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 3D format being released last. All event attendees were given a bracelet with an exclusive design.
Product and accompanying novel
Disney Publishing Worldwide and Lucasfilm announced a series of “at least” 20 books and comics titled “Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens” to be published by various publishers starting at the end of the month. in 2015, before Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released. The book series includes works by Del Rey and Disney-Lucasfilm publishers, as well as comic book publications by Marvel Comics. The project’s publications must comply with the standards of the Star Wars universe.[245][246][247] Writer Alan Dean Foster has written a novel for The Force Awakens. This novel was released online in e-book format on December 18, 2015.[248] In order to avoid the plot content being revealed, the print edition of the novel was postponed to January 2016.[248] Marvel Comics published six comic book adaptations of The Force Awakens between June and November 2016.[249]
Disney Consumer Products and Lucasfilm announced that September 4, 2015 will be known as “Force Friday” and on this day, all official Star Wars: The awakening force will be released. Starting at 1:01 a.m., fans can purchase toys, books, apparel and more at Disney Stores and other retailers worldwide. .[250] Many retailers have been unable to keep up with the volume of Star Wars products due to overwhelming demand.[251] Disney and Maker Studios hosted an 18-hour live video demonstration on YouTube on September 3, 2015 to introduce related product lines.[252][253] Among the items on sale include the remote-controlled BB-8 robot toy developed by the company Sphero.[164] Sphero participated in a meeting of Disney startups in July 2014, and they were invited to a secret meeting with Disney CEO Bob Iger. During the meeting, the company was shown post-production sketches of the BB-8 robot that have never been revealed to the public.
Video games
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the first Star Wars film not to have a separate game developed to promote the film.[256] Instead, some characters, scenes, and locations from the film were inserted into other Star Wars video games: Characters from the film were added to an updated version of the mobile game Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes , available for iOS and Android operating systems and published by Electronic Arts;[257] free downloadable content for the remake of Electronic Arts’ Star Wars Battlefront video game that allows players to fight fought on the planet Jakku[258] for the Galactic Empire’s final stand in the Galactic Civil War; an update to the mobile game Star Wars Commander developed by Disney Mobile for iOS, Android, and the Windows Store allowing players to fight on the planet Takodana during the Galactic Civil War;[259] a The shortened version of the film became an added “playset” in the toy-to-real world simulation game Disney Infinity 3.0, with Finn and Rey as the opening characters. Poe Dameron and Kylo Ren are also two additional characters in this game.[260]
In addition, Star Wars: The Force Awakens also has a video game adaptation of Lego called Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released for Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360 and Xbox One in summer 2016.[261] In addition to adapting the entire movie content, the game also has bonus levels set a few years before the events in the movie took place.
Vehicles at home
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released Star Wars: The Force Awakens digitally and on Disney Movies Anywhere on April 1, 2016. Blu-ray and DVD were available on April 5. 2016.[262] The home release includes additional scenes that were omitted from the theatrical version.[263] On March 23, 2016, The Force Awakens was illegally leaked online before being officially released on Blu-ray. This leaked version had a total of more than two million downloads in just twelve hours.[264]
In January 2016, Starz was officially confirmed as the pay television channel with the license to show Star Wars: The Force Awakens in the US, shortly before Starz’s output contract ended. This contract covers most of the films released by Disney, including works released in late 2015.[265][266] The Force Awakens aired on Starz beginning September 10, 2016.[267] Similar broadcast rights in Canada are owned by entertainment company Netflix.[268]
A 3D Blu-ray Collector’s Edition of Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released on November 15, 2016, which includes all the special features included in previous home releases, Includes new omitted scenes as well as commentary by Abrams. The product package includes a 3D Blu-ray disc, a regular Blu-ray disc, a DVD and a digital movie version, along with a Blu-ray disc containing special details only available in this version.
