Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Frenzied Social Media Reaction To Trailer

Via BBC.com:

The final trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens has debuted online and has been met with considerable acclaim.

The film, the seventh in the series, reunites original stars Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill. They are joined by British newcomers Daisy Ridley and John Boyega.

With Star Wars trending on Twitter, one user wrote: “Not been this excited about a movie in a long time!”

The new trailer gives little away to the plot of the movie but the central character appears to be Rey – played by Ridley who, it’s been speculated, is the daughter of Ford and Fisher – both seen in character as Han Solo and Princess Leia.

Directed by JJ Abrams, the film picks up three decades after the events of Return of the Jedi, released in 1983.

The new villain of the movie, Kylo Ren – played by Girls star Adam Driver – also features in the trailer as he appears to address the misshapen mask of the trilogy’s original antagonist Darth Vader.

“Nothing will stand in our way,” he growls. “I will finish what you started.”

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