“They will film 7,8 and 9 omg!!”- Every Star Wars Fan
Star Wars has been an iconic film series since 1977 when A New Hope, created by George Lucas, first came out in theaters. It was a part of Lucas Films, Ltd. along with other popular movies like Indiana Jones and American Graffiti. Recently, if you consider the past two years recent, Disney bought out Lucas Films, Ltd from George Lucas for $4 billion dollars. Disney quickly began the pre-production of a seventh Star Wars film, which is now known as Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Disney handed this project over to J. J. Abrams, a director who is well known for his work on on action, drama and science fiction films, and quite notable for his work on the new Star Trek films. Over 2014’s Thanksgiving weekend, the first official trailer for The Force Awakens was released to the public. This trailer is 88 seconds long and gives us our first look forward into the new Star Wars Universe. The Star Wars universe is one flowing with the force, a mystical power that exists everywhere and in all life. In this place, trained disciples can harness the power of the force for good and/or evil . In the new trailer, we are given a first look at a new agent of the Sith – the Sith use the force to gain more power and strength as well as universal domination. Star Wars revolves around the heroes of the republic and the rebels formed after its demise alongside the Jedi who use the force to maintain peace in the universe. While we don’t see anyone who is a definitive Jedi, we do see a number of revealing tidbits and some hidden easter eggs only a trained eye would notice.
From the trailer, we can gather that the film will take place partly on Tatooine, the quite iconic planet where the original trilogy began. We also see a generous amount of the of Stormtroopers, as well as a new stormtrooper, who is not a clone of Jango Fett, the original Storm Trooper. Not only are the Empires’ stormtroopers present but also a new member of the Sith with a glowing red lightsaber. This means the Empire still poses a threat to the galaxy, so we can expect a power struggle between the Empire and the Rebellion. Speaking of the rebellion, we also get to see the return of one of the most important spaceships in the Star Wars series: the Millennium Falcon. The Falcon is seen dodging Tie Fighters’ laser fire, evidence of the fighting between the Empire and Rebellion. The Falcon is not alone in her endeavors, however, as a squadron of X-Wings have a new part in the trailer, featuring Oscar Isaac as a pilot of one of the X-wings. While the trailer doesn’t shed much light on the storyline, it does reveal a sizable amount of content including some easter eggs for the keener fans.