Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a 2015 American epic space opera film co-produced, co-written, and directed by J. J. Abrams. The sequel to Return of the Jedi, it is the seventh film in the "Skywalker Saga". Set thirty years after Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens follows Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron, and Han Solo's search for Luke Skywalker and their fight in the Resistance, led by General Leia Organa and veterans of the Rebel Alliance, against Kylo Ren and the First Order, a successor to the Galactic Empire. The ensemble cast includes Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Max von Sydow. Work on a seventh entry in the "Skywalker Saga" commenced after the Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Lucasfilm in 2012. Wikipedia
Director | J. J. Abrams |
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Produced by | Kathleen Kennedy, J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burk |
Writer(s) | Lawrence Kasdan, J. J. Abrams, Michael Arndt |
Starring | Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Max von Sydow |
Music | John Williams |
Cinematography | Dan Mindel |
Edited by | Mary Jo Markey, Maryann Brandon |
Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures |
Released | December 14, 2015 (Hollywood, Los Angeles), December 18, 2015 (United States) |
Running time | 138 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $447 million (net) |
Box office | $2.071 billion |