the force is exceptionally strong with
this one remember a Jedi can feel the
force flowing through it welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 Star Wars
Episode 7 the force awakens facts
they’re real for this list we’ve looked
at the most interesting facts and trivia
surrounding one of the most anticipated
movies of all time and the seventh
installment to the epic saga Star Wars
The Force awakens though very little has
actually been released about the plot in
advance we’ll do our best to keep you
intrigued and entertained here just said
it
number 10 teaser trailer equals
record-breaker
published on April 16th 2015
the second teaser trailer for the force
awakens amassed an unprecedented 30.6 5
million views within the space of 24
hours in June Guinness World Records
officially recognized it as the most
viewed movie trailer on YouTube during
its first day in general Star Wars has
taken the internet by storm the first
film in the series to be released during
the social media age within an hour of
the first trailer there were over a
million social media posts with around
17,000 Star Wars centric tweets
published every minute tasks being an
awakening number 9 JJ Abrams is more of
a Star Wars fan like like a lot of you
I’ve been a Star Wars fan since I was a
kid
Star Wars fans might have feared the
worst when JJ Abrams was announced as
the director for episode 7 given the
guys star trek history however Abrams
allegiance has gradually become more and
more apparent as it’s emerged that he’s
generally more of a Star Wars fan
meanwhile with Star Trek I had friends
who loved it and I just never I tried
I’d sit and watch episodes and try to
find my way in Luke Skywalker actor Mark
Hamill spoke to Fox about his own
initial suspicions regarding Abrams but
revealed that the director feels the way
you feel about the movies the saga is in
safe hands this film is the first of the
Star Wars films if actually in the hands
of someone who grew out of fandom yeah
so he feels the way you feel in terms of
wanting practical effects real sets
number 8 the four million dollar prize
draw good luck
you’re gonna need it as part of an
initiative titled force for change
Star Wars offers massive support to the
International children’s charity UNICEF
over 4.2 million dollars was raised in
2014 following a prize draw contest
giving fans the chance to visit the
force awakens set and a cameo role in
the film itself you want to put you in
the movie
in Star Wars the competition was won by
DC Barnes of Denver Colorado who quickly
became the envy of all enthusiasts
following the famous release of his
reaction video and a footage from his
time behind the scenes
why do you come over here so you can see
we’re doing okay
number seven George Lucas was turned
down can’t believe he’s gone
the force awakens is the first Star Wars
film released since Disney bought
Lucasfilm for four billion dollars in
2012 I felt that I really wanted to put
the company somewhere in a larger entity
which would protect it as a result
George Lucas’s influence upon
proceedings is less than on any film
previously named no longer has any
meaning for me in fact the original
creator actually saw his scripts for the
movie turned down by Disney who favored
a complete rethink George Lucas has
claimed he provided his ideas for Star
Wars Episode 7 to Disney as part of the
sale of Lucasfilm but the house of mouse
opted to discard them it’s not the first
time Lucas has had difficulty getting
his ideas heard either as a young
director he had struggled to get any
studio to take on the scripts for the
original Star Wars film develop the
story and took it to United Artists had
the first rights to it they said no they
didn’t wanted and I took it to Universal
because I just finished American
Graffiti and they said no they didn’t
want it and finally took it to 20th
Century Fox number 6 presale record
breaker I don’t know I can imagine quite
a bit get it a mid-october presale for
the film far outstripped previous
records early ticket sales amassed
around 6.5 million dollars for us
screenings with the film expected to
gross over two billion dollars in total
cost by ownership for that some major
ticketing companies saw their websites
crash under monumental traffic and some
reports say presale tickets were
fetching as much as $10,000 on eBay
money is all the in love and that’s what
you’ll receive
it’s not just actual tickets that are
making masses of money though
September 4th 2015 saw the official
release of Star Wars toys and
memorabilia and has become known as
force Friday number 5 the weight loss
one thing’s for sure we’re all going to
be a lot thinner a sequel 32 years in
the making it’s inevitable that the
original cast is not as young or as fit
as they once were
for the Skywalker twins in particular
actors Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher
took up major diet regimes while getting
ready to reprise their roles with Fisher
famously shedding 35 pounds in
preparation for Princess Leia that’s
right they didn’t hire me they hired me
– 35 a lifetime has passed since we last
caught up with these characters but they
should be as fighting fit as they always
were Julia we’re all number four
bb-8 one of the most hotly anticipated
characters in episode 7 is spherical
droid debutant bb-8 a machine inspired
by early drawings for the original r2d2
bb-8 is set to form a partnership in the
film with Daisy Ridley’s character Rey
this character is not the product of CGI
or the result of an actor in a suit it’s
an actual real-life robot which has been
displayed at various Star Wars events in
the run-up to the movie number 3 the
expanded universe is brand new episode 7
has had its fair share of controversy
especially following the April 2014
redefinition of what is and isn’t
included in the official Star Wars Canon
the force awakens does feature in line
with episodes 1 through 6 as well as
animated TV series Star Wars rebels and
the film and TV series versions of the
Clone Wars
Skywalker history one let us hope it is
not a costly one but much of the pre
April 2014 content especially various
novelizations has been rebranded under a
Star Wars legends banner there are
stories about what happened
some fans aren’t happy but either way
Episode seven serves as a series rebirth
pitching the saga to a brand new
generation
Oh number two another unknown cast who
are you one direct similarity between
the force awakens and the original Star
Wars a new hope is that both films use a
relatively unknown cast and deliberately
do so episode 4 proved a platform for
Mark Hamill Carrie Fisher and Harrison
Ford in particular episode 7 could
provide the same for Daisy Ridley John
boyega and also Oscar Isaac getting cast
into being in it you kind of have to
pretend it looks like it’s not that big
established actors such as Jennifer
Lawrence Hugo Weaving and James McAvoy
were all considered for lead roles but
ultimately the force was with fresher
faces you had your time the future is
our world before we unveil our top pick
here are some honorable mentions
how we’re gonna get out of this one she
at one time said would you consider
playing an obi-wan type character
handing X caliber down to the next
generation I said one that would that be
and at the time he said around all
around 2011 I was raised to do one thing
but I’ve got nothing to fight for
number one JJ Abrams said no initially
you can either profit by this or be
destroyed in truth the force could have
been awakened in an entirely different
way by an entirely different set of
people because JJ Abrams very nearly
declined the opportunity to direct my
honest knee-jerk reaction was uh thank
you but no thank you
Abrams was said to be concerned about
the magnitude of the task but also a
little unwilling to spoil his experience
as a Star Wars fan Star Wars meant so
much to me that I felt like I’d rather
just go to the cinema I’d rather just
see the movie there were plenty of other
directors linked with the job as well
including David Fincher Guillermo del
Toro and Matthew Vaughn
however Abrams eventually took to the
chair took up his lightsaber and entered
into that galaxy far far away do you
agree with our list because I got you
know which fact did we forget for more
out-of-this-world top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
this one remember a Jedi can feel the
force flowing through it welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 Star Wars
Episode 7 the force awakens facts
they’re real for this list we’ve looked
at the most interesting facts and trivia
surrounding one of the most anticipated
movies of all time and the seventh
installment to the epic saga Star Wars
The Force awakens though very little has
actually been released about the plot in
advance we’ll do our best to keep you
intrigued and entertained here just said
it
number 10 teaser trailer equals
record-breaker
published on April 16th 2015
the second teaser trailer for the force
awakens amassed an unprecedented 30.6 5
million views within the space of 24
hours in June Guinness World Records
officially recognized it as the most
viewed movie trailer on YouTube during
its first day in general Star Wars has
taken the internet by storm the first
film in the series to be released during
the social media age within an hour of
the first trailer there were over a
million social media posts with around
17,000 Star Wars centric tweets
published every minute tasks being an
awakening number 9 JJ Abrams is more of
a Star Wars fan like like a lot of you
I’ve been a Star Wars fan since I was a
kid
Star Wars fans might have feared the
worst when JJ Abrams was announced as
the director for episode 7 given the
guys star trek history however Abrams
allegiance has gradually become more and
more apparent as it’s emerged that he’s
generally more of a Star Wars fan
meanwhile with Star Trek I had friends
who loved it and I just never I tried
I’d sit and watch episodes and try to
find my way in Luke Skywalker actor Mark
Hamill spoke to Fox about his own
initial suspicions regarding Abrams but
revealed that the director feels the way
you feel about the movies the saga is in
safe hands this film is the first of the
Star Wars films if actually in the hands
of someone who grew out of fandom yeah
so he feels the way you feel in terms of
wanting practical effects real sets
number 8 the four million dollar prize
draw good luck
you’re gonna need it as part of an
initiative titled force for change
Star Wars offers massive support to the
International children’s charity UNICEF
over 4.2 million dollars was raised in
2014 following a prize draw contest
giving fans the chance to visit the
force awakens set and a cameo role in
the film itself you want to put you in
the movie
in Star Wars the competition was won by
DC Barnes of Denver Colorado who quickly
became the envy of all enthusiasts
following the famous release of his
reaction video and a footage from his
time behind the scenes
why do you come over here so you can see
we’re doing okay
number seven George Lucas was turned
down can’t believe he’s gone
the force awakens is the first Star Wars
film released since Disney bought
Lucasfilm for four billion dollars in
2012 I felt that I really wanted to put
the company somewhere in a larger entity
which would protect it as a result
George Lucas’s influence upon
proceedings is less than on any film
previously named no longer has any
meaning for me in fact the original
creator actually saw his scripts for the
movie turned down by Disney who favored
a complete rethink George Lucas has
claimed he provided his ideas for Star
Wars Episode 7 to Disney as part of the
sale of Lucasfilm but the house of mouse
opted to discard them it’s not the first
time Lucas has had difficulty getting
his ideas heard either as a young
director he had struggled to get any
studio to take on the scripts for the
original Star Wars film develop the
story and took it to United Artists had
the first rights to it they said no they
didn’t wanted and I took it to Universal
because I just finished American
Graffiti and they said no they didn’t
want it and finally took it to 20th
Century Fox number 6 presale record
breaker I don’t know I can imagine quite
a bit get it a mid-october presale for
the film far outstripped previous
records early ticket sales amassed
around 6.5 million dollars for us
screenings with the film expected to
gross over two billion dollars in total
cost by ownership for that some major
ticketing companies saw their websites
crash under monumental traffic and some
reports say presale tickets were
fetching as much as $10,000 on eBay
money is all the in love and that’s what
you’ll receive
it’s not just actual tickets that are
making masses of money though
September 4th 2015 saw the official
release of Star Wars toys and
memorabilia and has become known as
force Friday number 5 the weight loss
one thing’s for sure we’re all going to
be a lot thinner a sequel 32 years in
the making it’s inevitable that the
original cast is not as young or as fit
as they once were
for the Skywalker twins in particular
actors Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher
took up major diet regimes while getting
ready to reprise their roles with Fisher
famously shedding 35 pounds in
preparation for Princess Leia that’s
right they didn’t hire me they hired me
– 35 a lifetime has passed since we last
caught up with these characters but they
should be as fighting fit as they always
were Julia we’re all number four
bb-8 one of the most hotly anticipated
characters in episode 7 is spherical
droid debutant bb-8 a machine inspired
by early drawings for the original r2d2
bb-8 is set to form a partnership in the
film with Daisy Ridley’s character Rey
this character is not the product of CGI
or the result of an actor in a suit it’s
an actual real-life robot which has been
displayed at various Star Wars events in
the run-up to the movie number 3 the
expanded universe is brand new episode 7
has had its fair share of controversy
especially following the April 2014
redefinition of what is and isn’t
included in the official Star Wars Canon
the force awakens does feature in line
with episodes 1 through 6 as well as
animated TV series Star Wars rebels and
the film and TV series versions of the
Clone Wars
Skywalker history one let us hope it is
not a costly one but much of the pre
April 2014 content especially various
novelizations has been rebranded under a
Star Wars legends banner there are
stories about what happened
some fans aren’t happy but either way
Episode seven serves as a series rebirth
pitching the saga to a brand new
generation
Oh number two another unknown cast who
are you one direct similarity between
the force awakens and the original Star
Wars a new hope is that both films use a
relatively unknown cast and deliberately
do so episode 4 proved a platform for
Mark Hamill Carrie Fisher and Harrison
Ford in particular episode 7 could
provide the same for Daisy Ridley John
boyega and also Oscar Isaac getting cast
into being in it you kind of have to
pretend it looks like it’s not that big
established actors such as Jennifer
Lawrence Hugo Weaving and James McAvoy
were all considered for lead roles but
ultimately the force was with fresher
faces you had your time the future is
our world before we unveil our top pick
here are some honorable mentions
how we’re gonna get out of this one she
at one time said would you consider
playing an obi-wan type character
handing X caliber down to the next
generation I said one that would that be
and at the time he said around all
around 2011 I was raised to do one thing
but I’ve got nothing to fight for
number one JJ Abrams said no initially
you can either profit by this or be
destroyed in truth the force could have
been awakened in an entirely different
way by an entirely different set of
people because JJ Abrams very nearly
declined the opportunity to direct my
honest knee-jerk reaction was uh thank
you but no thank you
Abrams was said to be concerned about
the magnitude of the task but also a
little unwilling to spoil his experience
as a Star Wars fan Star Wars meant so
much to me that I felt like I’d rather
just go to the cinema I’d rather just
see the movie there were plenty of other
directors linked with the job as well
including David Fincher Guillermo del
Toro and Matthew Vaughn
however Abrams eventually took to the
chair took up his lightsaber and entered
into that galaxy far far away do you
agree with our list because I got you
know which fact did we forget for more
out-of-this-world top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
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