We already knew there would be a new Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens trailer coming this fall and it was assumed that meant it would arrive this coming weekend during Disney’s D23 convention. Nope.
“It is true, we are showing no footage, behind the scenes or otherwise,” director J.J. Abrams told EW, reiterating it won’t be until fall the next one will arrive. Personally I would have thought they would reveal the trailer at the convention and perhaps hold it until fall, but taking into consideration the constant bootlegging that comes from these conventions it would seem unlikely that would happen, especially with something as massive as Star Wars… Sorry fans, you may have actually done this to yourselves.
That said, a new batch of images from the movie have been revealed most prominently featuring Adam Driver as the lead antagonist (I’m assuming) Kylo Ren, Domhnall Gleeson as fellow bad guy General Hux and Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma (pictured above). Of course we also get new shots of our heroes Daisy Ridley as Rey, Oscar Isaac as Poe and (I’m assuming he’s a good guy) John Boyega as Finn, plus shots of Abrams and co-writer Lawrence Kasdan and more.
To go along with the images something fans are sure to savor are the new details concerning Driver’s Kylo Ren, which EW reveals as such:
We came to learn that he was allied with The First Order, a remnant of the Empire that remains a fearsome threat to the galaxy and its denizens. Above, he is seen flanked by their stormtroopers, striding with intense purpose through the smoldering ruins of a once peaceful village on Jakku.
What does he want? That much remains unclear, although he seems to be a Vader obsessive, with an appearance influenced by that dark lord of the Sith who met his demise long before Ren’s birth. “The movie explains the origins of the mask and where it’s from, but the design was meant to be a nod to the Vader mask,” Abrams tells EW. “[Ren] is well aware of what’s come before, and that’s very much a part of the story of the film.”
As for his weapon of choice, Abrams can confirm what many suspected: it’s a tool he crafted all by his lonesome. “The lightsaber is something that he built himself, and is as dangerous and as fierce and as ragged as the character,” Abrams says.
The Force Awakens is set for a December 18 release, check out all the pictures, plus EW‘s upcoming cover, below.
