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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # The Force Awakens ## The Force Awakens *  Jun 11, 2017 ## [Here's What 'Star Wars: Battlefront 2' Gameplay Looks Like](https://time.com/4813919/star-wars-battlefront-2-gameplay-trailer/) [BUSINESS](/section/business/) by Matt Peckham *  Apr 17, 2017 ## [The New _Star Wars: The Last Jedi_ Trailer Is Eerily Similar to This _Force Awakens_ Teaser](https://time.com/4742470/star-wars-last-jedi-force-awakens-trailers-compared/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) by Megan McCluskey *  Apr 6, 2017 ## [_Star Wars: The Force Awakens_ Gets the Bad Lip Reading Treatment With the Help of Mark Hamill](https://time.com/4729557/star-wars-the-force-awakens-bad-lip-reading/) by Megan McCluskey *  Dec 28, 2016 ## [Watch Carrie Fisher in This Cut Scene from _The Force Awakens_](https://time.com/4618848/carrie-fisher-star-wars-force-awakens/) by Melissa Locker *  Oct 28, 2016 ## [Daisy Ridley Responds to 'Sexist' Criticism of Rey in _Star Wars_](https://time.com/4549109/star-wars-daisy-ridley-rey-mary-sue-criticism/) by Megan McCluskey *  Oct 18, 2016 ## [J. J. Abrams Finally Explains That Han Solo Kylo Ren Scene in _The Force Awakens_](https://time.com/4534837/j-j-abrams-on-han-solo-death/) by Melissa Locker *  Sep 23, 2016 ## [Carrie Fisher Hilariously Explains Why Princess Leia and Han Solo Were Broken Up in _The Force Awakens_](https://time.com/4505984/star-wars-carrie-fisher-princess-leia-han-solo-breakup/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) by Megan McCluskey *  Sep 16, 2016 ## [_Fifty Shades Darker_ Beats Out _Star Wars_ to Become Most-Viewed Trailer in a Single Day](https://time.com/4496791/fifty-shades-darker-beats-star-wars-most-viewed-trailer/) by Megan McCluskey *  Sep 7, 2016 ## [See the Amazing Special Effects Used in the Making of _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_](https://time.com/4482322/star-wars-the-force-awakens-special-effects/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) by Megan McCluskey *  Jul 29, 2016 ## [Watch Stormtroopers Show a Tiny Kylo Ren the Proper Respect](https://time.com/4430441/stormtroopers-tiny-kylo-ren/) by Melissa Locker *  Jun 1, 2016 ## [Watch Daisy Ridley and John Boyega Unsuccessfully Audition for _Star Wars_ in _SNL_ Bonus Sketch](https://time.com/4353465/daisy-ridley-john-boyega-star-wars-auditions-snl/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) by Megan McCluskey *  May 20, 2016 ## [May We All Be as Happy as This Woman and Her Chewbacca Mask](https://time.com/4343234/chewbacca-mask-woman/) by Melissa Locker *  May 5, 2016 ## [Watch J.J. Abrams and Lin-Manuel Miranda Perform _The Force Awakens_ Cantina Song](https://time.com/4319331/j-j-abrams-lin-manuel-miranda-duet-star-wars-day/) by Megan McCluskey *  May 4, 2016 ## [Mark Hamill Tells All About _The Force Awakens_' Original Opening Scene](https://time.com/4318399/star-wars-mark-hamill-force-awakens-original-opening-scene/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) by Megan McCluskey *  May 4, 2016 ## [Daisy Ridley Has a Message for Star Wars Day](https://time.com/4317608/star-wars-day-daisy-ridley-may-fourth/) by Melissa Locker ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/"},"name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/the-force-awakens/","name":"The Force Awakens"}}]}] ```