This year marks the 10th anniversary of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Lucasfilm remains relatively quiet on the matter, instead choosing to focus on Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu and Star Wars: Starfighter. The latter movie is not due in cinemas until 2027 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of George Lucas' space opera franchise.
Yesterday marked 10 years since the official trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released during Monday Night Football. At the time, I wrote how it evoked all the nostalgia for the original trilogy.
Much has changed in the past decade with the House of Mouse pivoting to Star Wars spin-off series on Disney+, but I'll never forget the anticipation and booking tickets at midnight to see the first instalment in the sequel trilogy on the day of release in December 2015.
Forbes revealed that with costs of $638.9 million (£452 million), Star Wars: The Force Awakens is Disney’s most expensive Star Wars movie and one of the most expensive films in Hollywood history. Remarkably, it is also one of the most profitable.
What are your memories of watching the official trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Let me know in the comments below.
I felt like a kid again seeing the trailer, I remember waiting hours for the Phantom Menace trailer to load via dial up on the old star wars official website, took forever and then BAM instant excitement! This trailer was so well cut and didnt give much away. To quote Anakin "This is where the fun begins"
ReplyDeleteI vividly remember watching the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace on my first Macintosh computer! What times!
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