Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 film by J. J. Abrams · Released December 16, 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, also known as Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, is a 2015 American epic space opera film produced, co-written, and directed by J. J. Abrams. The sequel to Return of the Jedi (1983), it is the first installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy and chronologically the seventh film of 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 film stars 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.
Cast ages when filming began (May 16, 2014)
- Carrie Fisher, as General Leia Organa: 57
- Harrison Ford, as Han Solo: 71
- Mark Hamill, as Luke Skywalker: 62
- Adam Driver, as Kylo Ren: 30
- Daisy Ridley, as Rey: 22
- John Boyega, as Finn: 22
- Oscar Isaac, as Poe Dameron: 35
- Lupita Nyong'o, as Maz Kanata: 31
- Andy Serkis, as Supreme Leader Snoke: 50
- Domhnall Gleeson, as General Hux: 31
- Anthony Daniels, as C-3PO: 68
- Peter Mayhew, as Chewbacca: 69
- Max von Sydow, as Lor San Tekka: 85
- Christina Chong: 25
- Gwendoline Christie: 35
- Kenny Baker: 79
- Kiran Shah: 57
- Greg Grunberg: 47
- Warwick Davis: 44
- Billie Lourd: 21
- Maisie Richardson-Sellers: 22
- Iko Uwais: 31
- Yayan Ruhian: 45
- Leanne Best: 33
- Jessica Henwick: 21
- Simon Pegg: 44
- Daniel Craig: 46
- Michael Giacchino: 46
- Nigel Godrich: 43