The Force Awakens Bits: Movie Boycott, Scalping Tickets, Trailer Reactions & Breakdowns
The Dark Side.Star Wars Bits. They’re real. This edition of news from a galaxy far, far away includes.
Before the trailer hit last night,J.J. Abramsoffered this message on the Bad Robot Twitter:
#TheForceAwakens#MNFpic.twitter.com/yw6XvlpJNe
— Bad Robot (@bad_robot)August 15, 2025
And in case you’re anxious for a closer look at the trailer, but don’t feel like pausing and screencapping every single frame, tons of shots fromThe Force Awakenstrailer are all over the web. Here’s just a handful for you to see here:
Get a good look at over 50 images over ati09right now.
Once the trailer was unleashed, plenty of people chimed in on Twitter, and here’s a range of celebrity reactions from the likes ofElizabeth Banks, Chris HardwickandKevin Smith:
I just geeked out HARD for that Star Wars teaser.
— Elizabeth Banks ❄️ (@ElizabethBanks)June 15, 2025
Never watched any Star Wars movie & not going to start now.#MayTheForceNeverBeWithMe
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan)July 17, 2025
I’m only stating the obvious, but@starwars: The Force Awakens looks like it’s going to be the greatest thing since the empire struck back.
— ʞɔiwbɿɒH ꙅiɿʜƆ (@hardwick)July 07, 2025
See more reactions and some jokes about the trailer release atThe Wrap.
Fans haven’t gotten creative with the new trailer just yet, but they did have fun with the poster:
As if the rating was ever in question,Star Wars: The Force Awakenshas been confirmed to be ratedPG-13. So anyone hoping for blood and f-bombs in this iteration of Star Wars will be very disappointed. [StarWarsUnderworld]
We’ve got our ownThe Force Awakenstrailer analysis available already, but if you just don’t have the time to read, the above video points out some things you might have missed in the final tease for Episode VII. [Mr. Sunday Movies]
Yesterday tickets started going on sale forThe Force Awakens, and plenty of websites just couldn’t handle the demand.Fandango, IMAXandMovieTickets.comwere all crashing throughout Monday evening. Over in the United Kingdom,Odeon, PicturehouseandCineWorldwere crashing as well. How were they not prepared for this demand? [THR]
On a related, those who couldn’t get tickets to the first showing at 7pm around the country may find themselves searching eBay for overpriced tickets to those showings. But we recommend not giving any money to those dirtbags. For example, one guy on eBay is trying to sell two tickets to an 8pm showing of the movie in Wilmington, Delaware for $10,000. AsScreenCrush, who spoke with the seller, notes:
To be clear, for $10,000, you and a friend could fly to Paris, where the movie opens one day earlier, spend the night at Hôtel Fouquet’s Barrière, Paris' most expensive hotel, rentan entire theaterat Cinéma Le Paris and watchThe Force Awakenson December 16 at 10:00am, a full 39 hours before anyone in the United States… all for less than $10,000.
If you want to know more about the fan selling the tickets for that price,check out the full story here.
But the good news is that ticket sales still shattered advanced ticket sales records. According to Fandango (viaVariety),The Force Awakensis now in the top spot formost tickets sold in a first day sale, beatingThe Hunger Gamesby selling eight times what the young adult sci-fi franchise starter did. MovieTickets.com hasn’t released official numbers, but 95% of their sales over the past 24 hours are forStar Warstickets. Those are some huge sales.
Star Wars: The Force Awakenshasn’t even hit theaters yet, but Netflix is already negotiating with Disney to get the rights to stream the movie exclusively when the time comes. As of now the rights toThe Force Awakensbelong to Starz, as the last movie in their deal with Disney. Find out more about the situation atScreenCrush.
Not everyone is on board the hype train forThe Force Awakensthough. A couple of people who seem to be trolling the internet are putting the idea out there that the movie is anti-white, even going so far as to say it promotes white genocide. Basically they’re “mad” because the cast is multicultural and not just a bunch of white people. Here’s some stupid examples:
Yep, some people are still awful. Though itseems this is all an elaborate ployto stir up trouble and controversy where there is none. [TheMarySue]
Hero Complex Galleryhas some cool newThe Force Awakensartwork for sale fromPaul Shipper. They make me wonder why Lucasfilm didn’t hire him to design the final poster. Check out the rest of the pieces:
These were sold at NYCC and arenow available to buy onlinewhile supplies last.
Check out some newStar Warsinspired make-up options fromCoverGirl, and thenhead over hereto find out how you can recreate these looks on yourself. I don’t really understand Covergirl’s angle here, since this just looks like make-up that would be worn at an outlandish fashion show or for a photoshoot, but whatever. [Fashionably Geek]
Above is the glass you’ll be able to get your hands on if you’re heading to theAlamo Drafthouseto seeThe Force Awakens. You’ll have to buy it, since it’s not being given away for free, but that’s a pretty cool collectible. [Movies.com]
And finally, here’sRed Letter Media’s reaction toThe Force Awakenstrailer:
That’s all for this rare edition ofThe Force AwakensBits. Stay tuned for more soon!
