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pos: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Star Wars: The Force Awakens Star Wars: The Force Awakens (also known as Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens) is a 2015 American epic space opera film produced, co-written and directed by J. J. Abrams. It is the first installment of the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy and the seventh installment of the main "Star Wars" film franchise, following "Return of the Jedi" (1983). The film 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, and was produced by

pos: Lieutenant Connix Lieutenant Connix Lieutenant Kaydel Ko Connix is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise. Introduced in the 2015 film "", she is portrayed by Billie Lourd. Connix is a minor character in "The Force Awakens", and becomes more prominent in the sequel, "". Lourd is the daughter of Carrie Fisher, who portrayed Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" films. Lourd said that she auditioned for the lead role of Rey in "The Force Awakens", which ultimately went to Daisy Ridley. In the film, Lourd played the minor role of Lieutenant Connix, a character created specifically for her by director

pos: Star Wars sequel trilogy Joonas Suotamo, Billie Lourd, Mark Hamill, and Anthony Daniels, with Naomi Ackie and Richard E. Grant joining the cast. The same announcement confirmed Williams' return and that Carrie Fisher would posthumously portray General Leia Organa using unreleased footage from both "The Force Awakens" and "The Last Jedi". It was announced later the same day that Russell had joined the cast. It was reported that the character Yoda would also return. Principal photography began on August 1, 2018 for a December 20, 2019 release. Lucas found himself agreeing with the critics who perceived "The Force Awakens" as too derivative of the

pos: Star Wars: Poe Dameron their missions by X-wing pilots Snap Wexley, a character played by Greg Grunberg in the film and resembling the actor in the comic, and Jess Pava, also from "The Force Awakens", where she is played by Jessica Henwick. The series also includes cameos by Leia, appearing in Carrie Fisher's likeness as in the film, and stormtrooper commander Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie). New characters include Resistance pilots Karé Kun and L'ulo L'ampar, as well as X-wing tech Oddy Muva. "Poe Dameron" also introduces a new villain, Agent Terex of the First Order Security Bureau, a cocky ex-stormtrooper whom series creator Charles

pos: Princess Leia of strong female characters. Yes, Princess Leia was in a gold bikini, but she was also the one who single-handedly killed Jabba. When you take into account movies and TV shows like "Terminator", "Aliens", "Battlestar Galactica", and even video games like "Metroid", you can see sci-fi has consistently promoted the strength of women more than any other genre." Princess Leia Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan (also Senator Leia Organa or General Leia Organa) is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise, portrayed in films by Carrie Fisher. Introduced in the original "Star Wars" film in 1977, Leia is princess

pos: Princess Leia Princess Leia Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan (also Senator Leia Organa or General Leia Organa) is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise, portrayed in films by Carrie Fisher. Introduced in the original "Star Wars" film in 1977, Leia is princess of the planet Alderaan, a member of the Imperial Senate and an agent of the Rebel Alliance. She thwarts the sinister Sith Lord Darth Vader and helps bring about the destruction of the Empire's cataclysmic superweapon, the Death Star. In "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980), Leia commands a Rebel base and evades Vader as she falls in love

neg: Princess Leia to leave the First Order, but Ren instead impales his father on his lightsaber, although hesitant to do so. Leia senses Han's death through the Force, and later shares a moment of grief with Rey, who had thought of Han as a mentor. Leia sees Rey, Chewbacca, and R2-D2 off when they depart to locate Luke, saying, "may the Force be with you". Asked why Leia is not shown to be a Jedi in "The Force Awakens" (as she is in the "Star Wars" expanded universe works), Abrams told IGN, "It was a great question, and one that we talked

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Lucasfilm Ltd. and Abrams's production company Bad Robot Productions. "The Force Awakens" is the first "Star Wars" film to not involve franchise creator George Lucas. Set 30 years after "Return of the Jedi", the film follows Rey, Finn, and Poe Dameron's search for Luke Skywalker and their fight alongside the Resistance, led by General Leia Organa and veterans of the Rebel Alliance, against Kylo Ren and the First Order, a successor to the Galactic Empire. "The Force Awakens" was announced after The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Lucasfilm in October 2012. The film was produced by Abrams, his longtime collaborator

neg: Finn (Star Wars) Rey and Finn before the events of "The Force Awakens". Finn is also a point of view character in the of "The Force Awakens" by Alan Dean Foster. Finn is a playable character in "Disney Infinity 3.0", voiced by Boyega. Finn awakens from his coma aboard the main Resistance cruiser, and immediately demands to know where Rey is, learning that Leia has a beacon that will lead Rey back to her when necessary. Later, following the attack on the cruiser which killed most of the Resistance's main leadership and rendered Leia unconscious, Finn takes the beacon and attempts to board

neg: Princess Leia Awakens" by Foster. Foster's 1978 novel "Splinter of the Mind's Eye" was commissioned by Lucas as the basis for a potential low-budget sequel to "Star Wars" should the film prove unsuccessful. In the story, Luke and Leia seek a crystal on a swampy planet and eventually face Vader in combat. Leia also appears in the line of novels and comic books, introduced in conjunction with "The Force Awakens" to connect the film with previous installments. She is the lead character in the young adult novel "Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure" (2015) by Cecil Castellucci and Jason Fry, which is

neg: Star Wars video games Boyega. Only original trilogy characters (Luke, Leia, Han Solo, Boba Fett, Darth Vader and Palpatine) and planets (Tatooine, Hoth and Endor) were playable. Downloadable content later added the planets Jakku (from "The Force Awakens") and Scarif (from "Rogue One"); The second "Battlefront" is the first on the series to be considered part of the "Star Wars" canon as it course corrected the mistake of the previous game, by including a singleplayer campaign with a story-mode set between the ending of "Return of the Jedi" and the beginning of "The Force Awakens", in which the player controls a female imperial officer

neg: Rey (Star Wars) need. Unknown to Leia, that includes the fact that Rey stole the sacred Jedi texts from Luke before he decided to burn them, thus enabling her to learn the ways of the Force by herself. Star Wars Rebels (2014) Rey makes a brief cameo as a disembodied voice in the television series "Star Wars Rebels," in the episode "A World Between Worlds". In the episode, set 16 years before her birth and 35 years before "The Force Awakens", the young padawan Ezra Bridger briefly hears some of her lines from the film (specifically her speaking to the unconscious Finn at

neg: Star Wars: Poe Dameron Star Wars: Poe Dameron Star Wars: Poe Dameron is an ongoing "Star Wars" comic book series which centers on Poe Dameron, the Resistance X-wing fighter pilot introduced in the 2015 film "". The series is written by Charles Soule and was first illustrated by Phil Noto, and later Angel Unzueta. It is set immediately before "The Force Awakens". Published by Marvel Comics, "Poe Dameron" debuted on April 6, 2016. In June 2018, Marvel announced that the series will end on September 26, 2018 with issue #31, days before the launch of the animated series "Star Wars Resistance". Resistance General Leia

neg: Droid (Star Wars) humanoid soldier robot, designed as a violent killer, which first appeared in the 2003 video game "". "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" has featured WAC-47, a "pit droid" programmed as a pilot and sent on a mission with the all-droid special unit D-Squad, and AZI-3, a medical droid serving the cloners of Kamino who helps uncover the secret of Order 66. The 2015 young adult novel "" by Cecil Castellucci and Jason Fry introduces the droid PZ-4CO, to whom Leia Organa dictates her memoirs. PZ-4CO also appears in "The Force Awakens" (2015). In the 2016 film "Rogue One", K-2SO is

neg: Star Wars comics at the San Diego Comic-Con. In July 2014, Marvel announced three new series at SDCC: "Star Wars", "", and the limited series "". The initial series, "Star Wars", was released in January 2015, with "Darth Vader" debuting in February, and "Princess Leia" in March. Several other limited series followed, including "" (April 2015–March 2016), "" (July–October 2015), "" (September–October 2015), "" (October–December 2015), and "" (January–May 2016), as well as the one-shots "" (November 2015) and "" (April 2016). The ongoing series "" was announced in January 2016. Featuring X-wing fighter pilot Poe Dameron introduced in "The Force Awakens", the

neg: Cecil Castellucci The young adult novel "Tin Star", about a girl abandoned on an alien space station, was published in February 2014. "Stone in the Sky," sequel to "Tin Star," was published by Roaring Brook Press in 2015. "Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure," part of the "Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars - The Force Awakens" series, was published September 2015. The graphic novel "Soupy Leaves Home", about a train-hopping runaway in 1932, was published by Dark Horse Comics in April 2017. Castellucci wrote the inaugural graphic novel for DC Comics's Minx imprint, which targets the YA audience. A long time

neg: Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 video game) single-player story mode, a customizable character class system, and content based on "The Force Awakens" and "The Last Jedi" movies. It also features vehicles and locations from the original, prequel, and sequel "Star Wars" movie trilogies. It also features heroes and villains that can be played based on characters from the "Star Wars" movies; the hero roster includes Luke Skywalker (Matthew Mercer), Leia Organa (Misty Lee), Han Solo (John Armstrong), Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams), Yoda (Tom Kane), and Rey (Daisy Ridley), while the villain roster includes Darth Vader (Matt Sloan), Emperor Palpatine (Sam Witwer), Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison),

neg: Star Wars: Shattered Empire connect the previous films with "The Force Awakens" and its forthcoming sequels. "Shattered Empire" was announced in August 2015, to be written by Rucka with art by Checchetto. Set immediately after "Return of the Jedi", the comic focuses on A-wing pilot Shara Bey but features classic characters Luke, Leia, Han, Chewbacca, and Lando in supporting roles. Shara and her husband, Kes Dameron, are the parents of Resistance pilot Poe Dameron, introduced in the 2015 film "The Force Awakens". In creating the story, Rucka collaborated with Rayne Roberts, Kiri Hart, Pablo Hidalgo, and Leland Chee of the Lucasfilm Story Group. The

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens featurette's angle is a strong one and connects with fans of the original trilogy in an incredibly poignant way. It also does a sly job of teasing Fisher's new look as Leia and Simon Pegg's mysterious involvement as a rumored alien in the movie, without actually showing the actors in action." Smith compared the marketing strategy for the film to that of a previous Abrams film, "Super 8", saying "the promos… are notable for what they tease, not what they give away." Walt Disney Studios and Lucasfilm presented a look at "The Force Awakens" at Disney's D23 Expo in August

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets off the explosives, allowing the Resistance to attack and destroy the base. The injured Kylo pursues Finn and Rey to the surface. Kylo defeats Finn in a lightsaber duel, leaving him wounded. Rey takes the lightsaber and uses the Force to defeat Kylo before they are separated by a fissure as the planet begins to disintegrate. Snoke orders Hux to evacuate and bring Kylo to him to complete his training. Rey and Chewbacca escape with the unconscious Finn in the "Falcon". On D'Qar, Leia, Chewbacca, and Rey mourn Han's death. awakens and reveals the rest of the map, which

neg: Carrie Fisher Daniels, and Kenny Baker, were all cast in their original roles for the film. "Star Wars Episode VII", subtitled "The Force Awakens", was released worldwide on December 18, 2015. Fisher was nominated for a 2016 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal. In "Rogue One" (2016), which predates the original trilogy, young versions of Leia and the character Grand Moff Tarkin appear through computer animation. Fisher had completed filming her role as Leia in "" (2017) shortly before her death. Director Rian Johnson has stated that many of Fisher's own ideas made it into the film, and that

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens with a worldwide gross of over $2 billion and a net profit of over $780 million. It received five Academy Award nominations and four British Academy Film Award nominations, where it won the award for Best Special Visual Effects. It was followed by "" in December 2017, with "" scheduled for release in 2019. Thirty years after the Galactic Civil War, the First Order has risen from the fallen Galactic Empire and seeks to eliminate the New Republic. The Resistance, backed by the Republic and led by General Leia Organa, opposes them while Leia searches for her brother, Luke Skywalker.

neg: Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens devises a plan to destroy the superweapon by attacking a critical facility. Admiral Ackbar points out that the Resistance cannot penetrate the defensive shields around Starkiller Base, but Finn tells them he can disable the shields, and Han volunteers to get him there on the Falcon. Leia, C-3PO, and Finn help load the Falcon with weapons, fuel, and Wookiee Cookies for Chewbacca. Before they leave, Leia urges Han to return with their son. Using the Falcon, Han, Chewbacca, and Finn infiltrate the facility to turn off the base's shield; however, they end up crashing the Falcon in the process. Entering

neg: Finn (Star Wars) the perfect Finn. Finn's stormtrooper code name, FN-2187, is a reference to the number of the cell in which Princess Leia was detained in the original 1977 film "Star Wars". "Cell 2187," in turn, references Arthur Lipsett's short film "21-87", which reportedly inspired George Lucas to make the film "THX 1138". Abrams stated that it was intentional that Finn was given no last name in promotional materials for "The Force Awakens", suggesting that his full name and background would be revealed in future films. However, the film itself revealed that "Finn" is an adopted name, derived from his stormtrooper number.

neg: First Order (Star Wars) and that this final transition only occurred about six years before "The Force Awakens". By that time, the New Republic Senate had become divided into two parties: the Populists led by Leia Organa, who wanted to decentralize authority, and the Centrists, who wanted power to remain concentrated in a strong central government. Many of the Centrists were former Imperials who admired the old Empire for bringing order to the galaxy, and who feared that without strong central control the New Republic would become as weak and ineffectual as the Old Republic. Ultimately, many Centrist worlds seceded from the New Republic

neg: Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens orders Hux to evacuate and bring a wounded Ren to him. Rey and Chewbacca escape with Finn in the Falcon. Snoke orders Hux to evacuate just as Starkiller Base explodes. On D'Qar, the Resistance celebrates while Leia, Chewbacca, and Rey mourn Han's death. R2-D2 awakens and reveals the rest of the map, finally revealing Luke's location to the Resistance. Rey flies to the aquatic planet Ahch-To with Chewbacca and R2-D2 on the Falcon. She eventually finds Luke and presents him with the lightsaber he had lost along with his hand, years earlier during the battle with his father on Bespin.

neg: Skywalker family Skywalker family The Skywalker family is a fictional family in the "Star Wars" franchise. Within the series' fictional universe, the Skywalkers are a bloodline with strong inherent capabilities related to the Force. Luke Skywalker, his twin sister Princess Leia, and their father Darth Vader are central characters in the original "Star Wars" film trilogy. Vader, in his previous identity as Anakin Skywalker, is a lead character in the prequel film trilogy. Leia and Han Solo's son, and also Luke's nephew, Kylo Ren plays a crucial role in the sequel trilogy of films. In terms of the series' internal chronology, the

neg: Star Wars: Shattered Empire Star Wars: Shattered Empire Star Wars: Shattered Empire is a four-issue "Star Wars" comic book limited series, set immediately after the events of the 1983 film "Return of the Jedi". It features the parents of Resistance X-wing fighter pilot Poe Dameron from the 2015 film "", who are members of the Rebel Alliance. Poe's mother is Shara Bey, an A-wing pilot who adventures with Leia Organa, and his father is Kes Dameron, part of a special ground force known as the Pathfinders who are led by Han Solo. The story involves their adventures alongside Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Han Solo,

neg: Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Thirty years later, the Rebels are renamed "The Resistance" and the First Order has risen from the remains of the Empire. Luke had gone missing and Leia now leads the Resistance by herself. Pilot Poe Dameron and his droid BB-8 are sent to the planet Jakku to meet with Lor San Tekka, who has the map to Luke Skywalker's whereabouts. After acquiring the map, the village is attacked by the First Order, led by Kylo Ren and Captain Phasma, who seek the map to Luke Skywalker. Poe and BB-8 help the villagers fight the stormtroopers but the duo fail to

neg: Princess Leia Force sensitivities to sense the past, and in "Star Wars" #12, she uses a lightsaber as a weapon for the first time canonically. "Princess Leia" reveals Leia to have had royal training in martial arts and explores her reaction to the destruction of Alderaan, while "Shattered Empire" also portrays her as a skilled pilot who undertakes a dangerous mission alongside Poe Dameron's mother. Leia appears briefly in the 1978 "Star Wars Holiday Special" TV film as a leader and administrator of the new Rebel Alliance base. She and C-3PO contact Chewbacca's wife Mallatobuck for assistance in finding Chewbacca and Han.

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens February 2016 at Pinewood Studios. Hamill, Fisher, Driver, Ridley, Boyega, Isaac, Serkis, Nyong'o, Gleeson, Daniels, Christie, Vee, and Suotamo reprised their roles in the film, and are joined by Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, and Benicio del Toro. "Episode IX" is scheduled for release on December 20, 2019. Abrams will direct the film and co-write it with Chris Terrio. Footnote Citations Star Wars: The Force Awakens Star Wars: The Force Awakens (also known as Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens) is a 2015 American epic space opera film produced, co-written and directed by J. J. Abrams. It is

neg: Star Wars Battle Pod the first Death Star where one plays as Darth Vader who is trying to prevent the rebels from escaping with a piece of the Death Star with the ability to eliminate Han Solo in the process. Another version of the game adds a scene from "The Force Awakens", where the player pilots a T-70 X-Wing to engage First Order ships on Takodana and protect General Leia's transport. Star Wars Battle Pod Star Wars Battle Pod is a 2014 arcade game based on the franchise "Star Wars". It was unveiled at the New York Comic-Con on October 8, 2014. The game

neg: Rey (Star Wars) the Resistance base. While the Resistance celebrates the victory, Rey mourns Han's death with Leia Organa and visits Finn, who is still unconscious. She decides to seek out Luke's location, using information provided by BB-8 and the re-activated R2-D2. Rey, Chewbacca, and R2 travel in the "Falcon" to the oceanic planet of Ahch-To; upon finding Luke, Rey presents him with his lost lightsaber. Rey is featured in "" (2015) by Greg Rucka, an anthology book for young readers that focuses on the lives of Poe, Rey and Finn before the events of "The Force Awakens". "Rey's Survival Guide" (2015) by

neg: Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens instead. Meanwhile at the Resistance base on D'Qar, Finn and BB-8 are reunited with Poe, who they are happy to learn is still alive. However, their reunion is cut short when Leia pulls Finn aside and insists he assist them due to his knowledge of the First Order. They are forced to work together to activate the manual override for the base's blast doors, which had been locked down due to a fire, in order to reach the base's main control room. BB-8 uploads the data into the Control Room's computer, but they find that the map is only partially

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens that once belonged to Luke and his father, Anakin Skywalker. She experiences disturbing visions and flees into the woods. Maz gives Finn the lightsaber for safekeeping. Starkiller Base destroys a few planets including the Republic capital, and a portion of its fleet. The First Order attacks Takodana in search of . Han, Chewbacca, and Finn are saved by Resistance X-wing fighters led by Poe, who is revealed to have survived the crash on Jakku. Leia arrives at Takodana with and reunites with Han and Chewbacca. Meanwhile, Kylo captures Rey and takes her to Starkiller Base, but she resists his mind-reading

neg: Rey (Star Wars) interested in female characters." Rey is one of the central characters of "." Picking up directly where "The Force Awakens" left off, Rey presents Luke with his lightsaber, but Luke dismissively throws it aside and ignores Rey. She tells him that she has come on behalf of Leia and the Resistance to bring him home and end the fight against the First Order. Luke rejects this, and asks Rey why she personally came to Ahch-To. She confides in him her experiences with the Force, and tells him that she is afraid of her own abilities and potential. Luke eventually agrees

neg: Journey to Star Wars the release of "The Force Awakens" in December 2015. Three novels and a comic miniseries related to the 2017 film "" were announced in April 2017. A large number of licensed novels and comics were produced between the originating 1977 film "Star Wars" and the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company, set in what was dubbed the "Star Wars" Expanded Universe. In April 2014, with "The Force Awakens" in production, Disney rebranded this body of work as "Star Wars Legends" and declared it non-canon to the franchise. "Journey to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"", consisting of "at

neg: Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens its week of release, and became the fourth fastest-selling game based on the "Star Wars" universe, and the fourth fastest-selling "Lego" game. It stayed in the top position for five consecutive weeks, and was the second "Lego" game to do so, following "". Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by TT Fusion, based on the film "". It is the fifth entry in TT Games' "Lego Star Wars" series. Under license from Lucasfilm, the game was released by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for iOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation

neg: Princess Leia Ben, who adopted the name Kylo Ren after turning to the dark side of the Force. In the "Star Wars Legends" series of novels, comics and video games (1977–2014), which are set in an alternate continuity, Leia continues her adventures with Han and Luke after "Return of the Jedi", fighting Imperial resurgences and new threats to the galaxy. She becomes the Chief of State of the New Republic and a Jedi Master, and is the mother to three children by Han: Jaina, Jacen and Anakin Solo. One of the more popular "Star Wars" characters, Leia has been called a 1980s

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (soundtrack) in the US . Credits adopted from Allmusic: Additional music featured in "The Force Awakens": Star Wars: The Force Awakens (soundtrack) Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the film score to the 2015 composed by John Williams with Williams and William Ross conducting, and Gustavo Dudamel appearing as a "special guest conductor". The album was released by Walt Disney Records on December 18, 2015, in both digipak CD and digital formats. In July 2013, Williams was confirmed as the writer of the score. The music from the first two trailers for the film was reworked

neg: Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens film also serve as the game's dialogue. The game received mostly positive reviews. GameSpot awarded of 7.0 out of 10, saying "Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens doesn't really take you to a new galaxy far, far away, but it's still a pleasant journey." Game Informer awarded it 8.5 out of 10, saying "A blast for Star Wars and Lego fans alike." IGN awarded it 9.0 out of 10, saying "LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the most gaming fun I’ve had with either series in years." The game was the best-selling retail video game in the UK in

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens North America aired a "Star Wars" marathon, airing the six previous "Star Wars" episode films in 2D, followed by "The Force Awakens" in 3D. Attendees received a special lanyard featuring exclusive marathon art. Disney Publishing Worldwide and Lucasfilm announced a series of at least 20 books and comics, "", with releases from multiple publishers starting in late 2015, prior to the film's premiere. The series includes books by Del Rey and Disney-Lucasfilm publishers and comic books from Marvel Comics. All titles under the program are canonical to the "Star Wars" universe. Alan Dean Foster wrote a of "The Force Awakens"

neg: Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by TT Fusion, based on the film "". It is the fifth entry in TT Games' "Lego Star Wars" series. Under license from Lucasfilm, the game was released by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for iOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita and Wii U, on 28 June 2016, and for Android on 27 July 2016. The game was ported and released by Feral Interactive for OS X on 30 June 2016. In addition

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (novel) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (novel) Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the novelization of the 2015 . The author, Alan Dean Foster, also wrote "", the 1976 novelization of the first "Star Wars" film. Asked to write the novelization by Shelly Shapiro of Del Rey Books, Foster was given access to the screenplay of the film, along with stills from the film of characters and sets. The novelization includes additional scenes and dialogue. These include: To avoid spoilers caused by the book being released before the movie, the hardcover release was delayed until January 5, 2016. The e-book was

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (novel) released on December 18, 2015. The book was a #1 "New York Times" best seller. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (novel) Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the novelization of the 2015 . The author, Alan Dean Foster, also wrote "", the 1976 novelization of the first "Star Wars" film. Asked to write the novelization by Shelly Shapiro of Del Rey Books, Foster was given access to the screenplay of the film, along with stills from the film of characters and sets. The novelization includes additional scenes and dialogue. These include: To avoid spoilers caused by the book being released

neg: Journey to Star Wars to bridge the "Star Wars" timeline between "Return of the Jedi" and "The Force Awakens". Journey to Star Wars "Journey to "Star Wars" is a Disney/Lucasfilm publishing initiative that connects the "Star Wars" sequel films with previous film installments in the franchise. It currently includes the initiatives "Journey to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and "Journey to "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"". All titles under the program are canonical to the "Star Wars" universe. A group of "at least" 20 novels and comic books related to the 2015 film "" was announced in March 2015. The first novels, including ""

neg: Star Wars: Princess Leia Star Wars: Princess Leia Star Wars: Princess Leia is a five-issue "Star Wars" comic book limited series, centered on Princess Leia immediately following the events of the 1977 film "Star Wars". In the story, Leia and Rebel pilot Evaan Verlainem attempt to rescue the survivors of the planet Alderaan's destruction from the Empire. Announced alongside the ongoing comics "Star Wars" and "", the series was published by Marvel Comics from March to July 2015 with Mark Waid as writer, Terry Dodson as artist and Jordie Bellaire as colorist. At the time considered the weakest of three initial comics, "Princess Leia"

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens while "Avatar" and "The Force Awakens" were both released on the same date of December 18, higher ticket prices in 2015 and IMAX screenings could push "Star Wars" "into the box office stratosphere". On December 23, Mark Hughes of "Forbes" stated that "The Force Awakens" had matched the most optimistic projections for its opening, and he predicted that "The Force Awakens" would likely surpass "Titanic" as the second-highest-grossing film of all time. He commented that "The Force Awakens" could catch "Avatar" as the top-grossing film of all time, but only if it managed to avoid major week-to-week declines in ticket

neg: The Force use. The Force plays an important role in several "Star Wars" plot lines. Anakin Skywalker's rise as a light-side Jedi, descent into becoming the Sith Lord Darth Vader, and ultimate redemption to the light side of the Force is the main story arc for the first six "Star Wars" films. Yoda's arc in the final season of "" (2008–2014) depicts him exploring "bigger questions" about the Force and taking various inspirations from the franchise's expanded universe. In "The Force Awakens", Finn's exposure to the Force helps make him question his upbringing. writer Rian Johnson used the Force to allow Rey

neg: Star Wars: Princess Leia endorsing Evaan as a candidate. Seeking a writer, editor Jordan D. White approached Mark Waid, whose favorite character was Leia. "Princess Leia" was one of three new "Star Wars" comics by Marvel announced in July 2014, along with "Star Wars" and "". It is a self-contained miniseries, but is set in the same rough time period as "Star Wars" and "Darth Vader" in order to allow readers who want to read more than one to get a "broader picture and a richer story". In a ranking of the then-eight Marvel comics, IGN's Joshua Yehl placed "Princess Leia" sixth, noting that

neg: Star Wars: Force for Change Star Wars: Force for Change "Star Wars": Force for Change is a "Star Wars"-themed charity program run by Lucasfilm and The Walt Disney Company that collects donations to fund solutions for global problems. The organization also sells "Star Wars"-themed merchandise using the profits for charitable causes. Launched in 2014, the program worked closely with UNICEF by selling sweepstakes for the seventh "Star Wars" film of the saga "" and raised approximately $4.2 million. In addition to its recent campaigns was selling lucky draws to people who could make cameo appearances in "The Force Awakens", some of the actors from the

neg: Star Wars: Princess Leia becoming disjointed. "Princess Leia" #1 was the best-selling comic of March 2015, ultimately becoming the tenth best-selling issue of 2015 for Diamond Comic Distributors. The trade paperback sold an estimated 6,782 copies to comic specialty stores in November 2015, coming after "" as the third highest-selling graphic novel that month. Star Wars: Princess Leia Star Wars: Princess Leia is a five-issue "Star Wars" comic book limited series, centered on Princess Leia immediately following the events of the 1977 film "Star Wars". In the story, Leia and Rebel pilot Evaan Verlainem attempt to rescue the survivors of the planet Alderaan's destruction

neg: Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan is a "Star Wars" novel by Claudia Gray, published by Disney Lucasfilm Press on September 1, 2017 as part of the publishing initiative. It chronicles the teen years of Princess Leia before the events of the 1977 film "Star Wars", which introduced the character. Sixteen-year-old Princess Leia Organa of the planet Alderaan finds that her parents, Queen Breha and Viceroy Bail Organa, are too consumed by their duties to pay her much attention. As a politician-in-training in the Apprentice Legislature, Leia organizes a humanitarian mission to the planet

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (soundtrack) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (soundtrack) Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the film score to the 2015 composed by John Williams with Williams and William Ross conducting, and Gustavo Dudamel appearing as a "special guest conductor". The album was released by Walt Disney Records on December 18, 2015, in both digipak CD and digital formats. In July 2013, Williams was confirmed as the writer of the score. The music from the first two trailers for the film was reworked from earlier compositions. Williams began working on the score in December 2014 and by June

neg: Journey to Star Wars least" 20 novels and comic books from multiple publishers, was announced in March 2015. All titles under the program are canonical to the "Star Wars" universe, and connect the previous films with "The Force Awakens" and its forthcoming sequels. The first novels, including "Aftermath" by Chuck Wendig and "Lost Stars" by Claudia Gray, were published in September 2015, prior to the release of "The Force Awakens" in December 2015. At the October 2015 New York Comic Con panel for the Journey to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", more works were announced that would be released from November 2015 through Summer

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens really had nothing to do there of value, except to be sitting around." The film was converted to 3D in post-production. In July 2013, John Williams was confirmed to compose the score. The music for the film's first two trailers was reworked from earlier Williams compositions. He began working on the film in December 2014, and by June 2015 had been through most of the film reels, working on a daily basis. In May 2015, Williams said he would return to themes from the previous films, such as those for Luke, Leia and Han, in ways that "will seem very

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (soundtrack) 2015, he had been through most of the film reels, working on a daily basis. In May 2015, Williams said he would reuse themes from the previous films, such as those for Luke, Leia and Han, in ways that "will seem very natural and right in the moments for which we've chosen to do these kinds of quotes. There aren't many of them, but there are a few that I think are important and will seem very much a part of the fabric of the piece in a positive and constructive way." He said that working with J. J. Abrams

neg: Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens They enter a castle where they meet with its owner, Maz Kanata, whose assistance they require in getting BB-8 to Leia and the Resistance. Maz, however, refuses, saying that Solo has been running from the fight with the dark side. She explains how she has seen evil take many forms: the Sith, the Galactic Empire, and now the First Order. However, Finn becomes terrified at the suggestion that they fight the First Order and decides he can no longer stay with them if they plan to confront the First Order. He tells Rey he is not with the Resistance, and

neg: Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens complete and matches no known system on record. C-3PO points out that they simply do not have enough data to find Luke, dashing Leia's hopes of bringing her brother home. To make matters worse, Leia is informed that the Starkiller Base's next target is D'Qar. BB-8 finds R2-D2 and tries to rouse him, only to be informed by C-3PO that his old companion has been inactive since Luke's disappearance. Finn reveals that Starkiller Base uses the sun's energy to power itself up, but drains the sun's energy in the process. As Starkiller Base prepares to fire on D'Qar, the Resistance

neg: Han Solo a general in the Rebel Alliance along with Leia. Reuniting with Luke after his return from Dagobah, Han leads the Rebels down to Endor to take down the force field surrounding the battle station, which is still under construction. With help from the native Ewoks, Han and his team destroy the Death Star's shield generator, allowing Lando and his strike force to destroy the Death Star. Han then reunites with Leia and Luke on Endor to celebrate the defeat of the Empire. In "The Force Awakens", set approximately 30 years after "Return of the Jedi", Han has returned to his

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens sales. By January 13, analysts concluded that it was unlikely that "The Force Awakens" would surpass "Avatar"'s global gross. While "The Force Awakens" was very successful in North America, the same success was not witnessed in many overseas individual markets such as Germany, India, Latin America, and parts of Asia. One cited reason for this is that overseas audiences do not have the same nostalgia or affinity for the film as those in the U.S. The "Star Wars" franchise has traditionally lacked resonance with filmgoers in China, and marketing for "The Force Awakens" heavily focused on appealing to that market.

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015, Lucas likened his decision to sell Lucasfilm to Disney to a "divorce" and outlined the creative differences between him and the producers of "The Force Awakens". Lucas described the previous "Star Wars" films as his "children" and criticized the "retro feel" of "The Force Awakens," saying: "I worked very hard to make [my films] completely different, with different planets, with different spaceships – you know, to make it new." Lucas also likened Disney to "white slavers", which drew some criticism; he subsequently apologized. Several awards held their nominations before the December release of "The Force Awakens", making the film

neg: Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan including Grand Moff Tarkin, Mon Mothma, Amilyn Holdo, and Quarsh Panaka. Gray explained how Kier Domadi, Leia's first love, compares to the character's future husband, Han Solo: Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan is a "Star Wars" novel by Claudia Gray, published by Disney Lucasfilm Press on September 1, 2017 as part of the publishing initiative. It chronicles the teen years of Princess Leia before the events of the 1977 film "Star Wars", which introduced the character. Sixteen-year-old Princess Leia Organa of the planet Alderaan finds that her parents, Queen Breha and Viceroy Bail

neg: The New Rebellion The New Rebellion The New Rebellion is a 1996 bestselling fictional "Star Wars" novel written by Kristine Kathryn Rusch and published by Bantam Spectra. The novel is set thirteen years after the Battle of Endor in the "Star Wars" expanded universe. "Somewhere in the galaxy, millions suddenly perish—a disruption of the Force so shocking it is felt by Luke at his Jedi academy and by Leia on Coruscant. While Leia must deal with an assassination attempt, a rumored plot against the New Republic, and allegations that Han Solo is involved, Luke seeks out a former Jedi student who may hold

neg: Star Wars: Shattered Empire well-designed and visually distinctive." Star Wars: Shattered Empire Star Wars: Shattered Empire is a four-issue "Star Wars" comic book limited series, set immediately after the events of the 1983 film "Return of the Jedi". It features the parents of Resistance X-wing fighter pilot Poe Dameron from the 2015 film "", who are members of the Rebel Alliance. Poe's mother is Shara Bey, an A-wing pilot who adventures with Leia Organa, and his father is Kes Dameron, part of a special ground force known as the Pathfinders who are led by Han Solo. The story involves their adventures alongside Luke Skywalker,

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens first "Star Wars" film and be based more on emotion than explanation. In January 2014, Abrams confirmed that the script was complete. In April 2014, Lucasfilm clarified that "Episodes VII–IX" would not feature storylines from the "Star Wars" expanded universe, though other elements could be included, as with the TV series "Star Wars Rebels". Abrams stated that he purposely withheld some plot elements from "The Force Awakens", such as Finn and Rey's last names and backgrounds. Kennedy admitted that "we haven't mapped out every single detail [of the sequel trilogy] yet", but said that Abrams was collaborating with "The Last

neg: Star Wars sequel trilogy Disney to "white slavers", which drew some criticism. He subsequently apologized for his remark. In 2017, Lucas described the sequel "The Last Jedi", as "beautifully made", shortly after its release. The comment was interpreted as Lucas liking the film more than "The Force Awakens", even if Lucas was never quoted as explicitly saying as much. The previous year, the Disney-produced "Star Wars" anthology film "Rogue One" had been released, and it was reported that Lucas also liked it more than "The Force Awakens". Star Wars sequel trilogy The "Star Wars" sequel trilogy is the third and final set of three

neg: Dee Tails in 2011, filmed in South Africa which featured Dee Tails alongside a piano in the commercial. In 2015, Dee Tails landed the role of Cratinus in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." He then went on to perform as the character L-1 (also known as K-Ohn) in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." in 2016. In 2017, he plays the role of Slowen Lo in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" voiced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. In 2018, Tails played Quay Tolsite in the film "". In 2004, he appeared as a mystery guest on the identity parade on Never Mind The Buzzcocks.

neg: Star Wars: Aftermath The "Journey to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"" publishing initiative, consisting of "at least" 20 novels and comic books from multiple publishers intended to connect "The Force Awakens" with previous film installments, was announced by Disney Publishing Worldwide and Lucasfilm in March 2015. Among the first releases, "Aftermath" was subsequently described as being set between the films "Return of the Jedi" and "The Force Awakens". "The Hollywood Reporter" called the novel "arguably the centerpiece of the "Journey" line. In July 2015, Del Rey confirmed that "Aftermath" would be the first novel in a planned trilogy. "Aftermath" was published on September

neg: Princess Leia icon, a feminist hero and model for other adventure heroines. She has appeared in many derivative works and merchandising, and has been referenced or parodied in several TV shows and films. Her "cinnamon buns" hairstyle from "Star Wars" (1977) and metal bikini from "Return of the Jedi" have become cultural icons. Leia was created by "Star Wars" creator George Lucas, who in 1999 explained his early development of the main characters: In the rough draft of "Star Wars", Leia is the spoiled teenage daughter of King Kayos and Queen Breha of Aquilae, with two brothers, Biggs and Windy; Biggs returned

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens the UK. Osborne committed £25 million of public money towards the film, claiming it was a boost for British culture and the film industry. According to production company account filings in the United Kingdom, "The Force Awakens" ultimately received a total of £31.6 million ($47.4 million) from the government. Beginning in September 2013, production spaces at the Bad Robot facility were converted for shooting of "The Force Awakens" for the benefit of shooting a minor portion of the film in the United States. The film's costume designer was Michael Kaplan, who had previously worked with Abrams on the films "Star

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens as an additional Blu-ray disc for the bonus features. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" grossed $936.7million in the United States and Canada, and $1.132billion in other countries for a worldwide total of $2.068billion. Box Office Mojo estimates that the film sold close to 110million tickets in North America, the most tickets sold by any film in North America since "Titanic" in 1997. "The Force Awakens" earned 8.6% of the total 2015 releases in North America, second only to the 8.8% of the box office earned by "Titanic" in 1997. The film is the highest-grossing film of 2015, the highest-grossing film

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens In the same month, at the Kennedy Center Honors, Lucas said: "I think the fans are going to love it, It's very much the kind of movie they've been looking for." Abrams felt that, as the first in a new trilogy, the film "needed to take a couple of steps backwards into very familiar terrain" and use plot elements from previous "Star Wars" films. In May 2013, it was confirmed that "The Force Awakens" would be filmed in the United Kingdom. Representatives from Lucasfilm met with Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne to agree to produce "The Force Awakens" in

neg: Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens to adapting the film, the game includes content which covers the period between "Return of the Jedi" and "The Force Awakens". The gameplay of "Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is similar to previous Lego video games. New systems were introduced including Multi-Builds which grant players access to various building options. These options can be destroyed and rebuilt in certain brick-building sections of the game, allowing for new path to be opened within the game's world. Players can also hide behind cover and engage in "Blaster Battles" with enemies throughout the game. The game features over 200 playable characters, including

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens to visit the set, meet members of the cast and appear in the film. In October 2014, Warwick Davis, who played Wald and Weazle in "" and Wicket in "Return of the Jedi", announced that he would appear in "The Force Awakens", but did not reveal his role. In November 2014, Debbie Reynolds confirmed that her granddaughter (Fisher's daughter), Billie Lourd, was in the film. Isaac's uncle, a "Star Wars" fan, was cast as an extra at Abrams's invitation upon visiting the set. In December 2015, "The Mail" reported that Ford would be paid $25 million plus a 0.5% share

neg: First Order (Star Wars) Munich Agreement letting Germany annex Sudetenland, both in 1938. According to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary", a reference to this is in the name of the current Chancellor of the New Republic: "Lanever Villecham", which is a play on words for "Neville Chamberlain" (La-nev-er Ville-Cham), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1938, who famously proclaimed that giving the Nazis what they wanted in the Munich Agreement assured "peace for our time". Villecham is seen briefly in the final version of "The Force Awakens" but is not identified by name: more scenes with him and the Senate

neg: Princess Leia birth to the twins Luke and Leia, a link to genuine feeling is established at last." In March 2013, Fisher confirmed that she would reprise her role as Leia in "". Set 30 years after "Return of the Jedi", "The Force Awakens" reintroduces a Leia who is "a little more battle weary, a little more broken hearted". In November 2015, director J.J. Abrams said of Leia, "She's referred to as General but ... there's a moment in the movie where a character sort of slips and calls her 'Princess.'" Commenting on the story he added, "The stakes are pretty high

neg: Mark Hamill "Star Wars" universe in 2014, when he voiced the ancient Sith Lord Darth Bane, in the final episode of the animated series "". He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for his performance. With the acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company, a Disney press release was announced that there would be more "Star Wars" films starting with "", which was released on December 18, 2015. Hamill appeared in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens". Initially, both Disney and Hamill were coy about whether Hamill would be a cast member of "The Force Awakens". In September 2013, Robert Englund,

neg: Stormtrooper (Star Wars) Wars" trilogy, several types of "military occupation specialist" stormtrooper units are seen. These include: While stormtrooper performers like Michael Leader ("Episode IV"), Laurie Goode ("Episode IV"), Peter Diamond ("Episode IV-VI"), Stephen Bayley ("Episode IV"), and Bill Weston ("Episode IV") have generally been uncredited in the film series, there have been a few exceptions. In "Attack of the Clones" (2002), Temuera Morrison plays bounty hunter Jango Fett and his multitude of clones, who are the first army of clone troopers. In "The Force Awakens" (2015), John Boyega stars as Finn, the former Stormtrooper FN-2187 who defects from the First Order and

neg: Rey (Star Wars) help evacuate them. Eventually, she finds the Resistance fighters behind a dead end, and uses the Force to move the rocky barrier aside, clearing the path for them to board the Falcon. Rey reunites with Finn and Leia, and meets Poe Dameron for the first time aboard the Falcon. Rey feels Luke’s death through the Force, and reassures Leia that he met his end with "peace and purpose". As she holds the remains of Luke's lightsaber, Rey asks Leia how they can rebuild the Resistance from what remains, and Leia, gesturing towards Rey, says that they now have all they

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens critics found "The Force Awakens" derivative of the original "Star Wars" trilogy, some expressing their opinion that the film was essentially a remake of "A New Hope". Andrew O'Hehir wrote for "Salon" that it was "the work of a talented mimic or ventriloquist who can just about cover for the fact that he has nothing much to say". Stephanie Zacharek of "TIME" wrote that Abrams had delivered "everything we expect, as opposed to those nebulous wonders we didn't know we wanted". Reviewing for "Forbes", Scott Mendelson cited the film's "top-tier production values and a strong sense of scale and scope",

neg: Red Letter Media being listed on the festival's catalog schedule, Stoklasa's review of Cop Dog was screened before a live audience, wherein afterwards he says he received unexpected excitement from the fans. On October 2, 2016, Stoklasa's 105-minute "Mr. Plinkett's The "Star Wars" Awakens Review" video was released on YouTube. Although it includes Stoklasa's review of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", nearly half of the video is a broad examination of the "Star Wars" franchise as a whole. Topics explored in the video include the future of "Star Wars" under the ownership of The Walt Disney Company, the "Star Wars" Ring Theory internet

neg: Finn (Star Wars) Finn (Star Wars) FN-2187 (Finn) is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise. He first appeared in the 2015 film "" in which he is a stormtrooper for the First Order who flees and turns against it after being shocked by their cruelty in his first combat mission. He is portrayed by English actor John Boyega, who reprises the role in "". The idea for the character Finn came from "Star Wars" screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan. Colleague Michael Arndt, who had prepared an early draft of "The Force Awakens", revealed: And then we were struggling to figure out who the

neg: Star Wars sequel trilogy original "Star Wars" trilogy. During an interview with talk show host and journalist Charlie Rose that aired on December 24, 2015, Lucas likened his decision to sell Lucasfilm to Disney to a divorce, and outlined the creative differences between him and the producers of "The Force Awakens". Lucas described the previous six "Star Wars" films as his "children" and defended his vision for them, while criticizing "The Force Awakens" for having a "retro feel", saying: "I worked very hard to make them completely different, with different planets, with different spaceships – you know, to make it new." Lucas also likened

neg: Star Wars: The Last Jedi and confronts the First Order to enable surviving Resistance members to escape. Kylo orders the First Order's forces to fire on Luke, to no effect. He then engages Luke in a lightsaber duel; upon striking Luke, Kylo realizes he has been fighting a Force projection of him. Rey uses the Force to help the Resistance escape on the "Falcon". Luke, exhausted, becomes one with the Force and dies peacefully on Ahch-To. Rey and Leia sense his death, and Leia tells surviving rebels that the Resistance has all it needs to rise again. At Canto Bight, one of the children who

neg: Rogue One film of all time]], all unadjusted for inflation. It is also the third "Star Wars" film to gross over $1 billion worldwide, following "[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace|The Phantom Menace]]" and "[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens|The Force Awakens]]". In the United States, it was the [[List of 2016 box office number-one films in the United States|top-grossing film of 2016]]. "[[Deadline Hollywood]]" calculated the net profit of the film to be $319.6 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film, making it the 3rd most profitable release of 2016. In late November 2016, box office

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Instead, select characters, scenes and/or locations from the film became part of other "Star Wars" video games, as described below: Eventually, the film got a full Lego video game adaptation, titled "", which was released by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360 and Xbox One in the summer of 2016. In addition to fully adapting the film, the game includes bonus levels that take place a few years before the events of the film. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens from the "Star Wars" Universe. Puzzlewood in the Forest of Dean was used for forest scenes. Principal photography ended on November 3, 2014. Cinematographer Daniel Mindel said "The Force Awakens" would use real locations and scale models over computer-generated imagery to make it aesthetically similar to the original "Star Wars" trilogy. Rian Johnson, director of "The Last Jedi", reiterated that Abrams would use little CGI and more practical, traditional special effects, saying: "I think people are coming back around to [practical effects]. It feels like there is sort of that gravity pulling us back toward it. I think that more

neg: Resistance (Star Wars) Resistance (Star Wars) The Resistance is a fictional resistance movement and private paramilitary force led by General Leia Organa that opposes the First Order in the fictional universe of "Star Wars". It is a splinter of the military of the New Republic and takes inspiration from the Rebel Alliance, which had established the democratic New Republic after its war with the Galactic Empire. Many of the senior officers of the Resistance also served in the Rebel Alliance thirty years prior, including General Organa and Admiral Ackbar, while some junior officers had parents who served in the Rebel Alliance, as is

neg: Rogue One film more than "[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens|The Force Awakens]]", which upon hearing, Gareth Edwards said "I can die happy now." "Rogue One" grossed $532.2 million in the United States and Canada and $523.8 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $1.056 billion. On January 21, 2017, the film became Disney's fourth of 2016 to earn $1 billion in ticket sales, joining "[[Captain America: Civil War]]", "[[Zootopia]]" and "[[Finding Dory]]". It is the [[2016 in film#Highest-grossing films|second highest-grossing film of 2016]], the third highest-grossing "[[Star Wars#Box office performance|Star Wars]]" film, and the [[List of highest-grossing films#Highest-grossing films|22nd highest-grossing

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens world. Disney and Maker Studios hosted an 18-hour live-streaming presentation on YouTube, showcasing multiple merchandise products beginning on September 3, 2015. Among these products were a remote-controlled BB-8 developed by Sphero. Sphero had participated in a Disney-run startup accelerator in July 2014, where they were invited into a private meeting with Disney CEO Bob Iger, in which they were shown on-set photos and imagery of BB-8 before its public unveiling. Many retailers were unable to meet demand for "Star Wars" products. "The Force Awakens" is the first "Star Wars" film to not have a direct tie-in game to accompany it.

neg: Mimobot Kenobi, Jawa and Luke and Han as Stormtroopers. Series 6 included an Imperial Snowtrooper, Luke Skywalker (Hoth), Wampa, Yoda and Tie Pilot. Series 7 included Boba Fett (ROTJ) Han in Carbonite, Leia Boush and Lando. Series 7 includes Slave Leia, Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight), Jabba the Hutt and Admiral Ackbar. Star Wars Limited editions; 2009 SDCC: Darth Vader Unmasked Luke Dagobah Variant (500) 2010 SDCC: Lobot (1000) 2010 Star Wars The Force Unleashed II Video Game (Xbox 360 & PS3) Starkiller mimobot. 2011 SDCC Bossk: (500) 2012 May the 4th: Hooded darth Maul (504) 2012 SDCC: Biker Scout (1000) 2013

neg: First Order (Star Wars) hangar bay. Ren hesitates to fire on the command bridge of the Resistance carrier, containing his mother Leia Organa, but his support craft carry through with their attack, wiping out all of the Resistance leadership (including Admiral Ackbar), except for Leia herself (who, while blown out into space, uses the Force to pull herself back to the ship). Vice Admiral Holdo assumes control of the Resistance fleet while Leia recovers. The small Resistance fleet manages to escape via a hyperspace jump, only for the First Order fleet to reappear at their location moments later: the First Order developed a new

neg: Cultural impact of Star Wars Cultural impact of Star Wars George Lucas's science fiction multi-film "Star Wars" saga has had a significant impact on modern popular culture. "Star Wars" references are deeply embedded in popular culture; references to the main characters and themes of "Star Wars" are casually made in many English-speaking countries with the assumption that others will understand the reference. Darth Vader has become an iconic villain, while characters such as Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, C-3PO, R2-D2, and Chewbacca have all become widely recognised characters around the world. Phrases like "evil empire", "May the Force be with you", and most famously

neg: Star Wars Infinities with Force lightning. Vader attacks his master to protect Luke and Leia. Luke, Leia, Han and 3PO then escape to the "Falcon" as the Emperor turns on Vader and kills him. Yoda, using R2 to control the Justice Star's orbit, contacts the Emperor and announces that he is coming to see him and will be there soon. The Justice Star crashes into Coruscant, destroying both the planet and the battle station and killing Yoda, Tarkin and the Emperor. Later, R2's memory is inserted into an identical body. The story ends with Luke and Leia being visited by the ghosts of

neg: Star Wars video games then "" released in 1999. In 2002, its sequel "" was released and gave players the first chance to experience advanced lightsaber duels, and it also detached itself from the usual idea of movie tie-ins. One year later, the last game in the "Jedi Knight" series, "" was released. Katarn is a former Imperial stormtrooper who joins the Rebellion and ultimately becomes a Jedi, a plot arc similar to that of Finn in the 2015 film "The Force Awakens". Compilaition(s): "Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit" (2005), "Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience" (2005), and "Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online

neg: Tomorrowland of "". Among the changes launched as part of the event were the new attraction "Star Wars" Launch Bay—an exhibition showcasing artwork and other materials related to the franchise, a "Star Wars Rebels"-themed update of Jedi Training Academy known as , the addition of "The Force Awakens"-related content to Star Tours–The Adventures Continue, and a "The Force Awakens"-themed Space Mountain overlay known as Hyperspace Mountain. Autopia also closed for a short period of time, but reopened in early 2016, with a new blue and silver color scheme to better fit current day Tomorrowland and a new sponsorship with Honda. The

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens on the orchestral score. Abrams then contacted Miranda, and the two collaborated on the music for the scene over a period of two months. South Korean boy band EXO released their song "Lightsaber" in collaboration with the film for its release in their home country on November 11. The promoted track was subsequently released as part of their "Sing for You" album with a Chinese version, as well as being released in Japanese. Chinese pop singer Luhan provided the Chinese theme "Inner Force" for the Chinese release of the film. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" premiered in Los Angeles at

neg: Paul Kasey Kasey has also appeared as a zombie in "28 Days Later" and has appeared in the Star Wars film series as Ello Asty in "The Force Awakens", Admiral Raddus in "Rogue One", and C'ai Threnalli in "The Last Jedi". Paul Kasey Paul Kasey (born 5 August 1973) is an English actor who frequently plays monsters on "Doctor Who", "The Sarah Jane Adventures" and "Torchwood". Kasey was born in Chatham, Kent. He has played the Cybercontroller, the Cyber Leader, Cybermen, a clockwork android, the Hoix, an Auton, a Slitheen, an Ood, the Anne-Droid and a member of the Forest of Cheem

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens plays Temmin "Snap" Wexley, an X-wing pilot. Kiran Shah plays Teedo, a scavenger on Jakku who rides a semi-mechanical Luggabeast. Jessica Henwick appears as Jess "Testor" Pava or Jess Testor, an X-wing pilot. Brian Vernel appears as Bala-Tik, the leader of the Guavian Death Gang. Yayan Ruhian, Iko Uwais, and Cecep Arif Rahman appear as Tasu Leech, Razoo Qin-Fee, and Crokind Shand, members of the Kanjiklub Gang, a criminal organization. Warwick Davis appears as Wollivan, a tavern-dweller in Maz Kanata's castle. Anna Brewster appears as Bazine Netal, a First Order spy, also at Maz Kanata's castle. Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Kate