Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

Lucasfilm and visionary director J.J. Abrams join forces to take you back again to a galaxy far, far away as Star Wars returns to the big screen with Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Lucasfilm and visionary director J.J. Abrams join forces to take you back again to a galaxy far, far away as Star Wars returns to the big screen with Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Max Von Sydow. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk are producing with Tommy Harper and Jason McGatlin serving as executive producers. The screenplay is by Lawrence Kasdan & J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt. Star Wars: The Force Awakens releases in U.S. theaters on December 18, 2015.

New Han Solo Footage Revealed in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Deleted Scenes

This teaser opens with the villainous Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) entering the Millennium Falcon. We reported yesterday that this deleted scene takes place after the Falcon crash lands on the massive Starkiller Base. This preview also teases another deleted scene featuring Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Finn (John Boyega), Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) and Maz Kanata (Lupita Nyong'o) as they try to escape the castle, but are ambushed by Stormtroopers.
Back in January, special effects supervisor Chris Corbould teased details of a deleted scene where Maz Kanata leads Han, Finn and Chewie through underground tunnels of her castle, which is clearly part of the scene we see in this teaser. What we don't see in the video is that Maz actually uses her powers to "collapse the ceiling" on these Stormtroopers, teasing that this diminutive character is actually quite strong with The Force. While we only see brief snippets of other deleted scenes in this video, our report from yesterday reveals plenty of additional details about these scenes.

‘LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Trailer Shows Off Gameplay

Back in February, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, The LEGO Group and Lucasfilm unveiled the first trailer for LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, marking the triumphant return of the No. 1 LEGO videogame franchise, allowing players to relive the epic action from the blockbuster film in a fun-filled, humorous way that only a LEGO game can offer. With the June 28, 2016 release getting closer and closer, a new gameplay trailer has arrived, which unveils brand new gameplay mechanics to build, battle and fly through the galaxy like never before. The trailer also introduces new story content exploring the time between Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, providing additional insight about the new movie and its characters.
This new video game immerses fans in the new Star Wars adventure like never before. Players can relive the epic action from the blockbuster film in a way that only LEGO can offer, featuring all of the storylines from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, retold through the clever and witty LEGO lens. The game will also feature exclusive playable content that takes players on adventures set in the time leading up to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, providing additional insight about the new movie and its characters.

‘Star Wars’: Harrison Ford Teases Possible Return as Han Solo

It's also worth noting that, back in January, a casting report for Star Wars: Episode VIII revealed that Harrison Ford will return as Han Solo in the sequel, but the actor wasn't mentioned as part of the cast when shooting got under way. While it remains to be seen if Harrison Ford's Han Solo will return at some point, fans will get to see an origin story for the character in the spinoff Star Wars Anthology: Han Solo. We reported last week that the casting search is down to just a handful of finalists, including Alden Ehrenreich, Jack Reynor, Taron Egerton, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Emory Cohen, Jack O'Connell and Blake Jenner. Do you think Harrison Ford's Han Solo should return at some point?
Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released December 18th, 2015.

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Deleted Scenes Photos & Details Revealed

The first scene on the Blu-ray is titled Finn and the Villager. It was planned for early in the movie. FN-2187 has not yet gone AWOL, but Finn is not sure about the First Order. As the troops round up the villagers during their raid on Lor San Tekka's village, a conscience-stricken Finn has an intense moment with a woman hiding in the shadows of a small building. He's ordered to kill her. As he raises his weapon, he decided he must take a stand against his oppressors and fight the greater good. You'll have to watch the scene to find out how this moment ends.
Probably the coolest deleted scene coming our way has Maz Kanata, Han, Finn, and Chewie facing off against Stromtroopers in the basement of Maz's Castle. This scene is only availably digitally, but the Blu-ray combo pack comes with a free download, so if you purchase a hardcopy, you'll still be able to get it. Here, we get to see a little bit more of Han Solo's iconic swagger as he tries to talk his way out of trouble. There is a moment that got cut out of the final movie which features Chewbacca ripping the arms off of Unkar Plutt inside Maz's castle when the Jakku junk boss comes to collect Rey. We're not sure if this scene will be included here.