Lucasfilm and Disney rolled out the official poster for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Sunday and fans went wild.
Advance tickets for the blockbuster-to-be will go on sale Monday after the trailer debuts during “Monday Night Football” on ESPN, which is owned by Disney.
To build excitement for the trailer’s launch, the official “Star Wars” Twitter account shared an image of the poster Sunday at 9 a.m. PT, along with the message: “Check out the new official poster! Tune in to @ESPN’s Monday Night Football for a new look at #TheForceAwakens.”
The hashtag #TheForceAwakens immediately became a trending topic and within a few hours, that post had been retweeted more than 25,000 times.
Fans liked what they saw, with one Twitter user writing in all caps: “I CAN NOT WAIT I LOVE @starwars DAM ITS KILLNG ME.”
Another tweeted: “there has been an awakening, have you felt it?”
While a self-proclaimed “geek” added: “Don’t think I’ve ever been this excited about a film poster before!”
Spanish speaking fans got in on the action too, with one woman tweeting in español: “I’m dying, I need to see it. #TheForceAwakens.”
The film storms into theaters on December 18. Check out some of the tweets below:
https://twitter.com/M_Caldarelli/status/655877291398971392
https://twitter.com/kirstyhannam/status/655875834268512258
2 months til the force awakens
— Jason Barabasz (@jason_barabasz) October 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/paige9282/status/655878210719191041
The 6th stormtrooper from the left on the poster is so obviously Daniel Craig………. #TheForceAwakens #danielcraig
— Craig Hassey (@craighassey) October 18, 2015
As much as I dislike seeing multiple trailers for a movie because they tend to be spoilerific, I'm excited for The Force Awakens trailer!
— Pablo Hurtado (@ImPabloHurtado) October 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/2fastkiko/status/655871156038184960
there has been an awakening, have you felt it? #TheForceAwakens
— Xrpz (@marciosmelo) October 18, 2015
Don't think I've ever been this excited about a film poster before! #StarWars #TheForceAwakens
— Steve?? (@thetoog91) October 18, 2015
Me estoy muriendo, necesito verla. #TheForceAwakens
— Antto? (@anttoensignia) October 18, 2015
Really not feeling the hype of #TheForceAwakens
— TheLaw ♒?️??? (@LawLau_93) October 18, 2015