With its theatrical release date less than two months away, the new trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens presented what most everyone wanted to see: a longer, darker and even more awesome tease of what is to come in the most anticipated movie of the year.
In advance of the trailer drop, director J.J. Abrams shared an encouraging note with fans:
#TheForceAwakens #MNF pic.twitter.com/yw6XvlpJNe
— Bad Robot (@bad_robot) October 20, 2015
Actress Daisy Ridley, who plays the character Rey in the movie, shared her tearful reaction: "Staying in a little BnB with my friend... Set an alarm to watch the trailer... My friend filmed my reaction. Totally emotional seeing it for the first time and so, so, so incredibly awed to be part of this incredible legacy."
Actor John Boyega admitted he was attending a basketball game (Los Angeles Lakers) when the trailer debuted and filmed his reaction later in the night:
Peter Mayhew (aka Chewbacca) kept his reaction brief:
Official Trailer. It's Real.@JohnBoyega @carrieffisher @HamillHimself @TheWookieeRoars #tfa https://t.co/Yl4o5Odjsa pic.twitter.com/4jfBVN7a2x
— Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) October 20, 2015
Actor William Shatner had a lively discussion with fans, joking about the movie in comparison to his own Star Trek series: :
Those that can; do Star Trek. Those that can't; do SWs ?? https://t.co/6UqpNBgtwo
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) October 20, 2015
On the other hand, actor Chris Pratt "thinks it looks absolutely awesome":
I think it looks absolutely awesome. So pumped for #StarWars ! Plus I'm down for anything with #OscarIsaac https://t.co/QKls0AEqhp
— chris pratt (@prattprattpratt) October 20, 2015
Filmmaker Edgar Wright suggested a video to "cool down" after watching the trailer:
If you need to cool down after that trailer... https://t.co/xAdwDM2NnE (cc @ScottAukerman)
— edgarwright (@edgarwright) October 20, 2015
Not to miss a chance to (fake) brag, comic Patton Oswalt claimed:
Not to brag, but JJ Abrams is sending me a Vimeo link of the new #StarWars trailer before you losers get to see it Wednesday.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) October 20, 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in theaters on Friday, December 18, with early shows in select locations the night before. But you probably already knew that.
