Amid the D23 Expo’s announcements of the Episode IX director (it’s Jurassic World’s Colin Trevorrow), the cast of Rogue One, and new Star Wars theme park attractions, John Boyega shared the first poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
The actor, who plays Finn in the film directed by J.J. Abrams, took over the Walt Disney Studios’ Snapchat account for the occasion. One of his updates was about the brand new Force Awakens one-sheet created by Drew Struzan exclusively for the D23 crowd. The artist was responsible for the posters for the original Star Wars movies, and for the new film he featured a lightsaber-wielding Finn, Daisy Ridley’s Rey, Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren, and Harrison Ford’s Han Solo.
Those in attendance at Disney’s live-action films panel were able to snag a copy of their own, but everyone else will have to live vicariously through Boyega. Check out the poster in the video (and Instagram) below.
.@JohnBoyega shows off the #D23Expo poster for #TheForceAwakens. Follow our Snapchat for more! : DisneyStudio pic.twitter.com/EVRWZwzjOZ
— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) August 15, 2015
#starwarsposter BOOM!
Complete D23 Expo coverage
•‘Jurassic World’ filmmaker will direct ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’
•‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ panel: Harrison Ford delights crowd
•‘Star Wars: Rogue One’ cast announced as fight shifts from space to a ground war
•Disney announces ‘Star Wars’ will be part of its theme parks
•’Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ star Daisy Ridley joins Instagram ahead of D23
•Marvel shows off ‘Captain America: Civil War’
•Disney enchants with live-action movies ‘Beauty and the Beast’ & more
•Ellen DeGeneres makes a splash with long-awaited ‘Finding Dory’
•Disney announces Jack and the Beanstalk animated film ‘Gigantic’
•Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson makes surprise appearance for Disney’s ‘Moana’
•Photos: Proof Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson had a blast during D23
•Shakira shows off new song for Disney’s ‘Zootopia’
•Johnny Depp makes surprise appearance at D23 Expo
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