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J J Abrams, the director and co-writer, has shared the identities of some of the new faces in a way that's sure to please old school star wars fans.
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- 12 Dec 2014
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STAR Wars fans have been given some of the names of new Episode VII characters, who made their debut in the teaser trailer.
J.J. Abrams, the film’s co-writer and director, and Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm, revealed the identities of some of their new characters exclusively to Entertainment Weekly.
In a nod to the original films, each character’s debut was unveiled in retro fashion on mocked-up collector Topps trading cards.
The Topps trading card company, released a series of collectable cards featuring scenes and characters from the original 1977 Star Wars movie, Episode IV: A New Hope.
The card captions carry their names and a brief description of what they are like.
Fans were introduced to a new rolling droid called BB-8.
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New robot ... a rolling droid called BB-8. Source: Supplied
John Boyega, who plays Finn, also made one of the collector cards. He was wearing a Stormtrooper outfit in the desert while on the run.
Meet Finn ... in a scene from the upcoming film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Source: AP
Fans also met Oscar Isaac, who plays Poe Dameron in his X-Wing.
In flight ... Poe Dameron in his X-Wing. Source: Supplied
New villain Kylo Ren was seen in the trailer when he ignited his newly designed lightsaber.
Evil character ... Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Source: AP
Daisy Ridley will play Rey, who was seen in the trailer on her Speeder.
Female lead ... Rey on her Speeder in the desert. Source: Supplied
We also met new different sized Stormtroopers, X-Wings and of course, The Millenium Falcon.
The upcoming Star Wars movie is due to be released in December 2015.
It’s back ... the Mllenium Falcon in a scene from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Source: AP
