Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.
Practical Effects
Real droids, puppets, and locations over pure CGI.
Direction
Abrams' kinetic camera work makes space feel alive.
Acting
Driver's simmering rage as Kylo Ren steals scenes.
Director
J.J. Abrams
Daisy Ridley
Rey
John Boyega
Finn
Oscar Isaac
Poe Dameron
Adam Driver
Kylo Ren
Carrie Fisher
Princess Leia
Harrison Ford
Han Solo
Mark Hamill
Luke Skywalker
Lupita Nyong'o
Maz Kanata
Andy Serkis
Supreme Leader Snoke
Domhnall Gleeson
General Hux
Anthony Daniels
C-3PO
Max von Sydow
Lor San Tekka
Peter Mayhew
Chewbacca
Gwendoline Christie
Captain Phasma
Joonas Suotamo
Chewbacca Double
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The ball droid BB-8 was a practical effect for most scenes, controlled by puppeteers. The operating nickname was 'Ball-Bot 8'.
This film's record-breaking opening ($247M domestic) proved franchise revival could work, directly influencing every subsequent nostalgia-driven reboot strategy.
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