Force Awakens Bits: What We’ve Learned From The Books, Fans Are Waiting 12 Days In Line, BB-8 Poster And Much More
Another day, another post filled withStar Wars: The Force Awakensgoodness. In today’s edition:
All this and more. Hit the jump to hyperspace!
BB-8 Character Poster
Disney hasreleaseda newStar Wars: The Force Awakenscharacter poster featuring BB-8.
What We’ve Learned About The Force Awakens From the Books
Vulturehas an awesome in-depth article about what we’ve learned aboutStar Wars: The Force Awakensfrom the bevy of new books (all considered canon) that have been released so far. Here are a few tidbits:
Head over toVultureto read a lot more.
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Fans Are Already in Line for The Force Awakens
Yes, fans have already begun lining up forStar Wars: The Force Awakensin Los Angeles at the famous Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.The New York Timeshas a profile on those already in line, here is a brief excerpt:
There are rules — tents must be erected by midnight and dismantled by 6 a.m. — and there is a system that allows people to leave for short periods while keeping their place in line; fans take turns managing a clipboard system for checking in and checking out. Everyone wears a name badge, and some fans created a line-related website. They even have a charity partner, Starlight Children’s Foundation, which is focused on helping seriously ill children and teenagers. (Those gawking tourists are encouraged to contribute to the foundation by sending text messages; some give cash on the spot.)
Those at the front of the line will have waited over 12 days to see the film.
Will The Force Awakens Have a Love Story?
Daisy Ridley, who plays Rey, talked toBadTaste.itabout whether there is room for romance inStar Wars: The Force Awakens. The question comes about 1 minute in. Here is Ridley’s answer:
Anthony Daniels Owns Pieces of the Original Millennium Falcon
Vulturehas a good feature on C-3PO actorAnthony Danielswhich we’ve been meaning to feature (which includes the new behind-the-scenes image seen above). There isn’t really any new information but its an interesting read. Here is an excerpt where Daniels talks about how he still owns pieces from the original Millennium Falcon:
Why the “Light Side” of the Force Was Officially Introduced for The New Movie
Mashablepoints out thatStar Wars: The Force Awakensintroduces “the light side of the Force,” something that over the course of six films, fromStar Wars(1977) toRevenge of the Sith(2005), has never been referred to other than just as “the Force.” They talked to writer/directorJ.J. Abramsabout this change and here is what he said:
Finn’s Backstory Revealed
iTunes hasrevealedsome preview pages for theBefore The Awakeningbook byGreg Ruckawhich gives us some information about Finn’s backstory. It confirms an earlier report that his name is actually FN-2187, and talks about how the Stormtroopers train in the First Order.
First Look at Max Von Sydow’s Character Lor San Tekka
Some new preview pages from upcoming books have revealed some plot spoilers forThe Force Awakens. We won’t post those pages here, but above you can see an illustrated image ofMax Von Sydow’s character Lor San Tekka meetingOscar Issac’s Poe Dameron. I blocked out the text with story description.Click here if you want to see more, you have been warned (viaMSW).
