The amazing Star Wars panel was the sole reason that so much geek jizz was spurted into sweaty Stormtrooper costumes on Friday at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con. J.J. Abrams shared this fantastic behind-the-scenes video of the upcoming sci-fi fantasy film that doesn’t come out in theaters until December 18, 2015, but is already primed to be the most successful movie of all-time. You can see that Abrams and his team did not solely rely on special effects and had placed a lot of time and money into practical effects.
“I watched Star Wars with my parents too. It meant as much to me as it means to you,” Abrams told a fan. “Because we love it and care about it so much, our job is to not be blinded by that. Being a fan is not enough. When you are directing a scene on the Millennium Falcon, it doesn’t make the scene good. It’s bitchin’ that it’s on the Millennium Falcon. But that doesn’t make it automatically good.”
Abrams told fanatics that a rough cut of the film is complete and that they’re currently editing it.
The new stars of The Force Awakens including John Boyega who is Finn, Daisy Ridley as Rey and Oscar Isaac who plays Poe Dameron were in the building.
Rey & Finn are in the house! #StarWars #TheForceAwakens #SDCC pic.twitter.com/52GpHWboOJ
— Star Wars (@starwars) July 10, 2015
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Force Awakens star John Boyega with his squad.
https://www.instagram.com/p/4_BQHEMCoC/The crowd was most mesmerized by the original stars, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford, who was making his first public appearance since suffering injuries in a plane crash in March.
Harrison Ford, @HamillHimself, @carrieffisher a highlight of #StarWars Comic-Con panel http://t.co/cnGSCKwiRq pic.twitter.com/Bx7eJcuehD
— Brian Truitt (@briantruitt) July 11, 2015
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The original Star Wars heroes, then and now.
That was then…this is now. #StarWars #SDCC http://t.co/To5CkNEH5r pic.twitter.com/kwUk2U7ggu
— Elliott Serrano (@ElliottSerrano) July 11, 2015
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Brienne of Tarth forgot Oathkeeper and Podrick, but had protection from the Dark side. Gwendoline Christie will be playing Captain Phasma in TFA.
Queen of the #Stormtroopers. #StarWars #TheForceAwakens @lovegwendoline pic.twitter.com/4KmwP17ti5
— Cineplex (@CineplexMovies) July 11, 2015
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Here are your other villains for the upcoming movie which include Girls star Adam Driver as Kylo Ren.
Here are your #starwars villains!!! pic.twitter.com/8IHyKXTySa
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) July 11, 2015
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But the panel wasn’t done because 6,000 lucky Star Wars fans were treated to a Star Wars-themed concert after the panel. Boyega ran out and dueled fans in the front row. Meanwhile Harrison Ford used his lightsaber as a cane.
And here is Harrison Ford using a lightsaber as a cane at the Star Wars concert. pic.twitter.com/BNZ6D0tT9y
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) July 11, 2015
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The crowd waves their lightsabers in the air as the San Diego Symphony plays songs from the iconic soundtrack at a nearby park.
Thank you! #StarWars #SWFanConcert @starwars @bad_robot pic.twitter.com/iHVPFfRY3A
— Michael Bender (@TK6682) July 11, 2015
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Legendary composer John Williams, who has created the music for every Star Wars movie, orchestrates the crows into a frenzy San Diego Symphony t.
A message from the Master, John Williams. #StarWars https://t.co/mOTbkOk0Uc
— Star Wars (@starwars) July 11, 2015
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The #StarWars concert ends with fireworks, of course! (Vine by @adambvary) https://t.co/agHlFfjhD5
— Star Wars (@starwars) July 11, 2015
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