The First Order has risen from the fallen Galactic Empire and seeks to eliminate Luke and the Republic. Spoiler warning: The following contains plot details aboutĪpproximately 30 years after the destruction of the second Death Star, Luke Skywalker, the last Jedi, has disappeared. It was followed by Star Wars: The Last Jedi in December 2017 and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which is scheduled for release in December 2019. It received five nominations at the 88th Academy Awards and four nominations at the 69th British Academy Film Awards, where it won the award for Best Special Visual Effects.
The film broke various box office records and became, unadjusted for inflation, the highest-grossing installment in the franchise, the highest-grossing film in North America, the highest-grossing film of 2015, and the fourth-highest-grossing film of all time, with a worldwide gross of over $2 billion and a net profit of over $780 million. Critics compared it favourably to the original trilogy, praising its action sequences, characters, acting, special effects, musical score and emotional drama, though some criticized it as derivative. Disney backed the film with an extensive marketing campaign it has broken many box office records, including the highest-grossing worldwide opening of all time and the fastest film of all time to reach $1 billion. The Force Awakens premiered in Los Angeles on December 14, 2015, four days before its release in North America and more than ten years after the release of Revenge of the Sith, the last live-action Star Wars film. The Force Awakens was released on December 17, 2015. Filming began in April 2014 in Abu Dhabi and Iceland, with principal photography also taking place in Ireland and Pinewood Studios in England. Second-unit filming began in April 2014 in Abu Dhabi and Iceland, with principal photography taking place between May and November 2014 in Abu Dhabi, Ireland and Pinewood Studios in England.
The Force Awakens is produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Lucasfilm and Abrams' Bad Robot Productions, and will be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. John Williams returns to compose the score, and Star Wars creator George Lucas serves as creative consultant. Abrams and Kasdan rewrote an initial script by Michael Arndt, who also wrote the story treatment. Abrams directed the film from a screenplay he co-wrote with Lawrence Kasdan, co-writer of the original trilogy films The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). It is produced by Abrams, his long-time collaborator Bryan Burk, and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy. The Force Awakens is the first film in the planned Star Wars sequel trilogy announced after the Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Lucasfilm in October 2012.
The story is set approximately 30 years after the events of Return of the Jedi (1983).
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