Star Wars: The Force Awakens research

Star Wars: The Force Awakens research

Producers/production companies

Director

J. J. Abrams

Screen writer

Lawrence Kasdan 
J. J. Abrams
Michael Arndt

Actors

Harrison Ford as Han Solo

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker

Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa

Adam Driver as Kylo Ren

Daisy Ridley as Rey

John Boyega as Finn

Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron

Lupita Nyong'o as Maz Kanata

Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke

Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux

Anthony Daniels as C-3PO

Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca

Max von Sydow as Lor San Tekka

Budget 

The Budget was $306 million gross and $245 million (net).

Locations

Pinewood studios, Buckinghamshire.
Abu Dhabi
Skellig Michael, an island off the coast of County Kerry, Ireland.

Green light date

May 2013

Screens shown on (opening weekend)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens premiered in Los Angeles at the TCL Chinese Theatre, El Capitan Theatre and Dolby Theatre on December 14, 2015.
The film was released in 12 countries including European nations (such as Italy and France, releasing it on a Wednesday), the Philippines and Thailand on December 16; 32 countries including the United Kingdom (releasing on a Thursday), Mexico and additional European, Asian, African, South American and Oceania countries on December 17; and in North America, Japan, Spain, and Venezuela on December 18, in 3D and IMAX 3D. It was released in India on December 25 and in China on January 9, 2016.

Critical reaction 

Star Wars: The Force Awakens received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 92% approval rating based on 360 reviews, with a rating average of 8.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads "Packed with action and populated by both familiar faces and fresh blood, The Force Awakens successfully recalls the series' former glory while injecting it with renewed energy." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 81 out of 100 based on 52 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale; women, under-25s and under-18s gave it an "A+", while 98% of audiences gave it either an "A" or a "B".

Box office figures: worldwide, US, China

US = $936,662,225

Worldwide = $2,068,223,624

China = $124,159,138

Music (composer of soundtrack)

The composer of the soundtrack was John Williams.

Marketing (teaser trailers, trailers, posters, TV spots, websites)

On November 28, 2014, Lucasfilm released an 88-second teaser trailer to promote The Force Awakens.
On December 11, 2014, Abrams and Kennedy released a series of eight mock Topps trading cards revealing the names of several characters.
Vanity Fair was the first magazine to release an exclusive cover issue devoted to The Force Awakens. The magazine, released on May 7, 2015, featured exclusive interviews and photos of the cast photographed by Annie Leibovitz.
Walt Disney Studios and Lucasfilm presented a look at The Force Awakens at Disney's D23 Expo in August 2015. Drew Struzan—who designed the poster artwork for the previous Star Wars films—produced a commemorative poster given to the event's attendees.

Tie-in products

Disney Publishing Worldwide and Lucasfilm announced a series of "at least" 20 books and comics, titled "Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens", with releases from multiple publishers starting in late 2015, prior to the film's premiere.


Disney Consumer Products and Lucasfilm announced that September 4, 2015 would be deemed "Force Friday" and would be the official launch of all the merchandise for The Force Awakens. 

SFX (special effects, technology used)

CGI
Green screen 

Any issues

Harrison Ford broke his leg, production had to be postponed for two weeks.

Security on set was an issue for some.