There has been... an awakening': Explosive Star Wars Episode VII teaser reveals new cast-members, a brand new lightsaber... and the return of the Millennium Falcon.
It is maddeningly short, but the first official glimpse of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens serves as a fitting reminder that a galaxy far, far away is actually much closer than we thought.
While returning cast-members Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher are absent from the 88-second montage, fans are given a first look at the younger generation of cast-members to feature in this, the first of three planned sequels.
Opening some 30-years after Return of the Jedi, the teaser kicks off with British actor John Boyega racing across a desert landscape dressed in full Stormtrooper regali.
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With a fresh outlook, a young, visionary director and the return of its original stars, anticipation has been steadily building ever since wheels started turning on plans to add three further films to the Star Wars galaxy.
The result of an ambitious $4.05 billion buyout that saw Disney acquire complete autonomy over the franchise from LucasFilm in November 2012, the JJ Abrams directed Star Wars Episode VII is their first offering as they endeavour to build on the universe originally devised by George Lucas in the mid-70s.
The coup followed similar buyouts from Pixar ($7.4bn) and Marvel ($4.2bn) with Disney unveiling plans to release a further three episodic films and an additional stand alone film every two or three years - a reaction to 'pent-up demand' from fans.
With a proven pedigree in TV and film, Lost creator Abrams signed up to direct the first after initially ruling himself out.
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