--- title: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Cameo description: If you haven't yet seen The Force Awakens and want to remain entirely spoiler-free, now is the time to stop reading. canonical: https://time.com/4154931/star-wars-the-force-awakens-cameo-surprise/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-18T17:36:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:42:16.651Z og:title: The Star Wars: The Force Awakens Cameo That Everyone Is Talking About og:description: Mild spoilers ahead og:url: https://time.com/4154931/star-wars-the-force-awakens-cameo-surprise/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc6df0c62fac96e81/69887615524fc01cf4df5fd0/star-wars-the-force-awakens1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4096 og:image:height: 2304 og:image:alt: Star Wars: The Force Awakens og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Star Wars: The Force Awakens Cameo That Everyone Is Talking About twitter:description: Mild spoilers ahead twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc6df0c62fac96e81/69887615524fc01cf4df5fd0/star-wars-the-force-awakens1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The _Force Awakens_ Cameo That Everyone Is Talking About > Sponsored content. 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Star Wars The Force Awakens Trailer_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 18, 2015 5:36 PM UTC  Star Wars: The Force Awakens..Ph: Film Frame..©Lucasfilm 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens..Ph: Film Frame..©Lucasfilm 2015 Lucasfilm/Disney  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 18, 2015 5:36 PM UTC If you haven’t seen [_T_](http://time.com/4147688/star-wars-force-awakens-what-we-know/)[_he Force Awakens_](http://time.com/4147688/star-wars-force-awakens-what-we-know/)and want to remain entirely spoiler-free, now is the time to stop reading. The latest [_Star Wars_](http://time.com/4112165/every-star-wars-death/)installment is filled with both new and familiar faces that audiences couldn’t wait to see make an appearance in the galaxy far, far away. But there was one cameo that most people didn’t see coming — and some may not have even realized was happening when it did. Daniel Craig reportedly had a short scene in the film, according to [multiple sources close to ](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/17/daniel-craig-makes-cameo-star-wars-force-awakens)[_The Force Awakens_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/17/daniel-craig-makes-cameo-star-wars-force-awakens)_._ At one point during the story, Rey, played by [Daisy Ridley](http://time.com/4137324/star-wars-the-force-awakens-daisy-ridley-bb-8/), attempts a Jedi mind trick on a Stormtrooper. Turns out, this Stormtrooper, who never takes his helmet off, was played by Craig. So how did this come about? The 47-year-old [James Bond](http://time.com/4065408/daniel-craig-james-bond-slash-wrists/) actor was shooting _Spectre_ at Pinewood Studios, where J.J. Abrams was filming _The Force Awakens_ at the same time, when the two got to talking about Craig taking on a small role. However, when rumors first surfaced about the Episode VII cameo back in May, Craig vehemently denied them. “Why would I ever bother doing something like that?” he told [_Entertainment Weekly_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/09/daniel-craig-star-wars-rumors). “F—ing hell! Pffft. Play an extra in another movie.” We suppose this was his own attempt at a Jedi mind trick. ## Transcript [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [ MUSIC ] Who are you? [ MUSIC ] I'm no one. [ MUSIC ] I was raised to do one thing. [ MUSIC ] [ NOISE ] I've got nothing to fight for. [ MUSIC ] Nothing will stand in our way. I will finish what you started. No! [ MUSIC ] There are stories about what happened. [ MUSIC ] It's true. All of it. [ MUSIC ] The Dark Side. [ MUSIC ] The Jedi. [ MUSIC ] They're real. The force. It's calling to you. [ MUSIC ] Just let it in. [ MUSIC ] Dispatch inquisitors to hunt the rebels. The The Empire's looking everywhere for us. We can't just run. We're being pulled out of hyperspace. It's a star destroyer. 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