(Video above: The 3rd theatrical trailer for the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens)
Huntsville, Ala. — Millions of Americans waited impatiently for halftime of the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles game Monday night to catch the first view of the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the seventh installment in the pop-culture classic. In less than two months Alabamians will have the opportunity to screen the blockbuster in the heart of the nation’s space program and the shadow of the extraordinary Saturn V rocket, the vehicle that took humans to the Moon.
Having mastered the art of the “teaser trailer,” the producers of Star Wars Ep. VII gave its audience exactly what it wanted: a glimpse of the vast Star Wars universe filled with both familiar characters and new faces alongside intriguing shots of otherworldly technologies and creations, but nothing that could be considered a spoiler of the adventure to come December 18th.
The universe of Star Wars holds a special place in the American experience. Created by a no-name director and writer who turned his idea for a space opera into an multi-billion dollar empire only slightly smaller than the one introduced to us by Darth Vader, adults and teens alike now sport Star Wars merchandise and consider the series an integral part of their lives, while even the youngest children instinctively grasp the thrilling story of a clash between good and evil and the power of redemption before they know how to say the words “Tatooine,” or “Rebel Alliance.”
Despite a general sense of disappointment loomed over the prequels made during the turn of the century, tens of millions of men, women, and children tuned in to catch the trailer, stuck anxiously between the reality that Christmas is still somehow two months away, and that it’s been decades since a Star Wars movie worth obsessing over was released.
The U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville will screen the premiere on its Spacedome IMAX theater at 7pm and 10pm December 17th. Tickets went on sale at the ticket desk at the museum entrance Tuesday morning for $10. Thousands of theaters across the globe will show Star Wars: The Force Awakens over the Christmas season, but a screening in the Rocket City seems just a little bit more out of this world.
This Christmas Alabamians can see Star Wars Ep.7 in the shadow of the Saturn V (Via @yhn) https://t.co/z0xaQZ4icP pic.twitter.com/tNngz8V3tb
— Elizabeth BeShears (@LizTBeShears) October 20, 2015
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