We take a look back the years preceding the arrival of The Force Awakens in theaters after Disney purchased Lucasfilm and Star Wars from George Lucas.

 

In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• Reactions to the announcement that Disney was purchasing Lucasfilm and producing new Star Wars movies in 2012,
• The announcement that J.J. Abrams would direct Episode 7 of Star Wars,
• The legendary image of the table read for The Force Awakens,
• The UNICEF Force for Change contest associated with The Force Awakens,
• Harrison Ford’s broken leg,
• The initial trailer for The Force Awakens,
• The controversy around the use of “practical effects” for The Force Awakens, and
• Star Wars Celebration Anaheim in 2015 and the release of the second teaser trailer.

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