force awakens
- Release Date
- December 15, 2015
- Director
- J.J. Abrams
- Cast
- Harrison Ford , Mark Hamill , Carrie Fisher , Adam Driver , Daisy Ridley , John Boyega
- Runtime
- 136
- Main Genre
- Action
- Studio
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Writers
- Lawrence Kasdan , J.J. Abrams , Michael Arndt , George Lucas
- Tagline
- The Force Lives On...
- Website
- http://www.starwars.com
- Franchise
- Star Wars
Summary
Thirty years after the defeat of the Empire, Luke Skywalker has vanished and a new threat has risen: The First Order, led by the mysterious Supreme Leader Snoke and his dark side enforcer, Kylo Ren. General Leia Organa’s military force, the Resistance — and unlikely heroes brought together by fate — are the galaxy’s only hope at thwarting a new reign of evil.
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