Colorful droids and armor-clad stormtroopers were expected to rub shoulders with...
Fans await the start of the premiere for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” in Los Angeles, California, U.S., December 16, 2019. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Walt Disney Co shut down an entire block in the center of Hollywood to host the celebrity-studded debut screening of the highly anticipated film, which opens for the general public in theaters around the globe on Thursday. If Disney follows tradition, droids, stormtroopers and other familiar characters from the beloved galaxy far, far away also will appear at the event.
“Rise of Skywalker” concludes a story that began 42 years ago, in 1977, when filmmaker George Lucas introduced a young hero named Luke Skywalker and delighted audiences with a galaxy of metallic robots called droids, a race of tall, furry warriors known as Wookiees and a host of other eclectic characters.
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