UPDATE:
Well as it turns out, Disney and Lucas Film will indeed share the teaser trailer to Star Wars: The Force Awakens with the world on Friday, and not just with those lucky enough to live near one of the select theaters set to show it on the big screen. As just announced on the official Star Wars Twitter feed and Facebook page, the 88-second preview will also hit iTunes Trailers on Friday. Exact time TBA.
While I am never one to advocate substituting the big screen experience with watching something on a computer, especially for an event like this trailer, I think this is a far more fair deal for the worldwide legions of fans who want to see the footage. I was incredibly curious to see how many people would show up at the movie theaters this weekend just for the opportunity to catch it early and see how the box office numbers would be affected. Though it’s safe to assume it would be released online officially next week anyways, along with the inevitable leaked versions that would surface online.
The Force is with you on #BlackFriday when #TheForceAwakens teaser hits @iTunesTrailers.
— Star Wars (@starwars) November 26, 2014
ORIGINAL POST BEGINS:
As we all are well aware by now, the 88-second teaser trailer to Star Wars: The Force Awakens will hit select theaters staring Friday morning, playing in front of every movie over the weekend. I’m sure the Disney lawyers will have their hands full all weekend with cease and desist orders to YouTube users who post bootleg versions of the highly anticipated first look footage. According to StarWars.com, it will be in theaters all over the world in December, and in all likelihood, online shortly thereafter.
Though it only seems like yesterday I was standing in line at the Regal Union Square theater in NYC for the first showing of Meet Joe Black (in 1998), to only walk right out after the trailer for The Phantom Menace debuted…
Here is the list of the 30 venues in North America that will be showing our first glimpse of the J.J. Abrams-directed seventh installment of the Star Wars saga:
AZ, PHOENIX – HARKINS TEMPE MARKETPLACE
CA, LOS ANGELES – AMC CENTURY CITY
CA, LOS ANGELES – Indep EL CAPITAN
CA, IRVINE – REGAL SPECTRUM IRVINE 21
CA, SAN FRANCISCO – AMC METERON 16
CA, SAN JOSE – CINEMARK OAKRIDGE 20
CA, SAN DIEGO – REGAL MIRA MESA 18
CAN, TORONTO – CPX YOUNGE & DUNDAS
CAN. VANCOUVER – CPX RIVERPORT
CO, DENVER – AMC WESTMINSTER 24
DC, WASH D.C – AMC TYSONS CORNER 16
FL, MIAMI – CARMIKE PARISIAN 20
GA, ATLANTA – REGAL ATLANTIC STATION
IL, CHICAGO – REGAL CITY NORTH
MA, BOSTON – AMC BOSTON COMMONS 19
MI, DETROIT – CINEMARK SHOWCASE 20
MN, MINNEAPOLIS – AMC SOUTHDALE
MO, KANSAS CITY – AMC STUDIO 30
NY, NEW YORK – AMC LINCOLN SQUARE 12
NY, NEW YORK – REGAL UNION SQAURE
OH, CLEVELAND – CINEMARK CINEMARK 24
PA, PHILADELPHIA – REGAL WARRINGTON 22
TN, NASHVILLE – CARMIKE THOROUGHBRED 20
TN, KNOXVILLE – REGAL PINNACLE
TX, DALLAS – CINEMARK PLANO 20
TX, HOSTON – REGAL MARQ*E STADIUM 23
TX, AUSTIN – ALAMO ALAMO S LAMAR
UT, SALT LAKE CITY – CINEMARK CINEMARK 24 WJ
WA, SEATTLE – REGAL THORNTON PLACE 14
WI, MILWAUKEE – MARCUS BROOKFIELD 16
THANKSGIVING pic.twitter.com/46811BgWiF
— Bad Robot (@bad_robot) November 24, 2014
SOURCE: Star Wars.com
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