“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” shattered box office records with an estimated $517 million in worldwide ticket sales through Sunday, a staggering debut that re-established the celebrated space saga as a global phenomenon under Walt Disney Co.
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’: A collection of cameos and Easter eggs
While you’re busy trying to find Luke Skywalker, there are many other hidden elements of Star Wars: The Force Awakens to uncover.
J.J. Abrams explains R2-D2’s closing scene in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
One of the enduring questions fans have after watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens involves the galaxy’s most seasoned astromech droid: R2-D2.
JJ Abrams On The New Chewbacca, Episode 8 And That Daniel Craig Cameo
J Abrams hinted that the rumours suggesting Daniel Craig is in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ are true, telling Yahoo:
Star Wars 7: J.J. Abrams Explains Kylo Ren’s Turn to the Dark Side
Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens has finally reached theaters, and while everyone is interested in learning all the mysteries director J.J. Abrams kept under lock and key, there are still a number of questions left to be answered in the coming installments.
`Star Wars’ on Record Path as Disney Cites $100 Million Friday
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” matinees are putting the movie on course to top $125 million in North American ticket sales through Friday…
Thousands of Fans Celebrate the Release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at Walt Disney World Resort
On Dec. 17, guests and fans will be among the first to celebrate the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens during a sold out, special-ticketed Star Wars: The Force Awakens Opening Night event at Walt Disney World Resort.
Starting at AMC Disney Springs 24, ticketed guests will walk a red carpet, past banners and spot lights, to the first public showings of Star Wars: The Force Awakens between 7 and 8 p.m.
After the movie, fans will enjoy a private after-hours party at Disney’s Hollywood Studios until 2 a.m. The party will include access to new Star Wars experiences, including Star Wars Launch Bay, Star Tours — The Adventures Continue attraction and more.
The next night, on Dec. 18, Disney’s Hollywood Studios park guests will experience the first official display of the “Symphony in the Stars: A Galactic Spectacular’’ fireworks show inspired by the Star Wars saga. The 11 p.m. fireworks spectacular will be streamed live on the Disney Parks Blog website and shared with news media.
- Video from the first public showings of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the after-hours party at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be made available for download here on www.WDWNews.com throughout the afternoon, evening and early morning hours on Dec. 17 and 18, so please continue to check WDWNews.com for updates. Video is scheduled to be posted at 4 p.m., 9 p.m. on Dec. 17 and 3 a.m. on Dec. 18.
- A live stream of the “Symphony in the Stars: A Galactic Spectacular’’ fireworks show can be found on the Disney Parks Blog to use live on air in 11 p.m. newscasts on Dec. 18. The live stream will start at 10:50 p.m. with fireworks at 11 p.m., lasting six minutes, followed by live interviews.
Disney Princesses Reimagined as Star Wars Characters
When Disney bought Star Wars‘ production company Lucasfilm in 2012 for a bajillion dollars (OK, $4.05 billion if you want to get specific), many fans immediately stated the obvious, significant after-effect: Princess Leia is now a Disney princess.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Original Motion Picture Soundtrack From Composer John Williams Available 12/18
Today, Walt Disney Records releases the original motion picture soundtrack for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The album features a new score conducted and composed by five-time Academy Award®-winning composer John Williams and liner notes by the film’s director, J.J. Abrams.
Lucasfilm and visionary director J.J. Abrams join forces as Star Wars returns to the big screen with Star Wars: The Force Awakensreleasing in U.S. theaters today.
Oscar®-winning composer John Williams’ ubiquitous Star Wars “Main Title” theme has become part of popular culture since it was first heard accompanying Star Wars: A New Hope in 1977. It is no surprise that Williams’ orchestral compositions for Star Wars are among the most beloved and recognizable themes in cinematic history, from the classic “Main Title” theme introduced in Star Wars: A New Hope to the ominous “Imperial March” from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back to the stirring “Duel of the Fates” from the prequel trilogy.
After creating the scores for all six of the previous Star Wars films, Williams returns to compose and conduct his signature sweeping music for The Force Awakens. “I’ve loved doing the Star Wars films with all their fanfares and flourishes,” says Williams. “I actually feel as though I am still in the galaxy far, far away. I really never left it, having worked on all of the films. I’m happy to be continuing to be part of the whole fun of doing it.”
Williams continues, “This is new. This is different. But it’s wed perfectly with the corpus of what Star Wars is. I’ve been lucky in my working life, especially with situations like Star Wars. It’s been a challenge, and fun and it’s been a privilege. I don’t think there’s anything quite like it in the history of film.”
The Force Awakens will be the first Star Wars score to be recorded in the United States as all the previous films in the saga were scored at Abbey Road with the London Symphony Orchestra. For the recording of the score in Los Angeles, Williams worked with members of the highly regarded freelance orchestra with which he’s recorded numerous film scores over the years. The music forThe Force Awakens was recorded over several months while working in tandem with the film’s editorial and special effects teams on the West Coast.
Audiences can expect to hear quotations from earlier Star Wars themes as Williams musically explores the story in the new film. For Williams, incorporating the previous themes is part of the fun of scoring film after film in the Star Wars saga and helps create what he calls “the fabric of the films.”
Director J.J. Abrams comments, “Of the many unreal opportunities working on The Force Awakens provided, none was more thrilling than collaborating with John Williams. His mastery of his craft has never been more evident than on this soundtrack, which embraces his earlier, classic Star Wars themes while creating soaring, powerful new cues that, amazingly, integrate seamlessly. How he does it, no one will ever know!”
Williams, whose career spans over six decades, has won five Academy Awards® and he has scored some of the most popular and critically acclaimed films of all time, including Jaws, the Indiana Jones franchise, the first three Harry Potter films, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, Lincoln, Schindler’s List, and countless others.
The soundtrack for Star Wars: The Force Awakens is now available wherever music is sold (http://smarturl.it/swtfa).
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