Yesterday, we learned the names of the characters in the trailer, so you can imagine what’s pulling the most weight within. Onward!
Oscar Issac: "Hi, Harrison, it's nice to meet you. I'm playing Poe Dameron." Ford: [Looks around the set] "You can all go to hell."
— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) December 11, 2014
Harrison Ford: "Who are you supposed to be?" Adam Driver: "I'm playing Kylo Ren. Want to see my cool lightsaber? Ford: [Breaks own leg].
— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) December 11, 2014
J.J. Abrams: "Harrison, the line is 'May the Force be with you, Poe.' Not 'I hope you burn in hell, J.J.'" Ford: "May you ALL burn in hell."
— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) December 11, 2014
Legendary sculptor Lawrence Noble dropped by with this Yoda statue that will live in our lobby for the next month! pic.twitter.com/YTtV5CM71a
— Star Wars (@starwars) December 9, 2014
Listen Disney, all I want is a to-scale Millennium Falcon in one of your parks. Round or rectangle radar dish, doesn't matter.
— Brett Whitechristmas (@brettwhite) December 11, 2014
If Aunt Beru cooked with blue milk, what are the implications for pizza on Tattooine?
— rstevens 3.01 (@rstevens) December 9, 2014
You totally dropped the ball @Starbucks. We all know the correct response is "I know". #StarWars pic.twitter.com/Sfkt63j0bY
— AMANDAJEANNN (@AMANDAJEANNN) December 8, 2014
Ever notice how WD-40 sounds like a Droid name from Star Wars?
— LoboMaloArte (@LoboMaloArte) December 11, 2014
R2D2 put in a solid week of work. #SNL #StarWars pic.twitter.com/XgHgzbGuSC
— Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) December 7, 2014
"Boba Fett is vulnerable to genitalia metaphors." #NerdSabacc
— Jody Houser (@Jody_Houser) December 6, 2014
Episode VII
I'm processing these are the names. The names we’re going to be living with & talking about for the rest of our lives as Star Wars fans.
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) December 11, 2014
Poe, Rey, Ren, Finn … so, la, ti, do! #StarWarsSingALong
— Dustin Diehl (@DRJedi) December 11, 2014
Well, as least now I can officially say "I love BB-8." #TheForceAwakens
— Matt Martin (@missingwords) December 11, 2014
I'm glad that guy who got the BB-8 tattoo now knows what to call it. #theforceawakens
— Jennifer Heddle (@jenheddle) December 11, 2014
#TeamFrey – there, I said it first. I want a nickel every time someone uses it.
— Eleven-ThirtyEight (@eleventhirtyate) December 11, 2014
I guess this proves Lucasfilm CAN keep a secret #Kira #misdirect
— Jason Hamilton (@StoryHobbit) December 11, 2014
I was really betting on "Darth Krampus". #TheForceAwakens
— Bryan Dunn (@bryandunn) December 11, 2014
So those are the names I'll be seeing in fanfic for years. *lets that sink in* #StarWars
— Megan (@blogfullofwords) December 12, 2014
Kylo Ren. Rearrange the letters? Lord Revan. Except there are letters missing…and extra ones. It's science. #TheForceAwakens #kyloren
— Lillian Skye (@LillianSkye_) December 11, 2014
cracking the fuck up that none of the spoiler blogs reported any of these names.
— peppermint caf (@nicolecieux) December 11, 2014
Kylo Ren sounds like a guy who simultaneously wears multiple pastel polo shirts, all with the collars popped. #StarWars
— Taylor Oblad (@TaylorOblad) December 11, 2014
Kylo is soooo close to Kyp lolol
— Nanci (@nancipants) December 11, 2014
(I DEMAND CREDIT. Erm, possible spoilers. )
So, at what point in the new trilogy do we find out that Anakin Skywalker built BB-8? #StarWars #TheForceAwakens
— Charles Skaggs (@CharlesSkaggs) December 11, 2014
Oscar Isaac's character name in #StarWars is just one letter away from being Nicolas Cage's name in Con-Air
— Bobby (@BobbyRobertsPDX) December 11, 2014
(I have spared you the lame Photoshops. You’re welcome.)
People making fun of #StarWarsVII names are throwing stones in Porkins houses.
— Donna Dickens (@MildlyAmused) December 11, 2014
Here's hoping Poe Dameron is a descendant of the prequels' finest nobody, Ric Olie. #TheForceAwakens
— Chris Baker (@cbake76) December 11, 2014
The @StarWars names revealed on the trading cards are cool but don't swallow the gum it comes with, it slowly digests over a thousand years.
— @midnight (@midnight) December 11, 2014
hey, @bad_robot, love the "Force Awakens" trading cards, but thought they could use a little punch-up, you're welcome pic.twitter.com/cHpf5njUaU
— Josh A. Cagan (@joshacagan) December 11, 2014
Absolutely loving #TheForceAwakens names reveal. Bemused by comparison to original #Topps cards in feverish hunt for clues!
— Matt Moore (@Guerrillascribe) December 11, 2014
You know you have too much time on your hands when you're already contemplating what the shippers will call them. FinnRey? ReyPoe? Rameron?
— Adi Gallia (@AdiGallia9) December 11, 2014
Both BB-8 and Kylo Ren now trending. #TheForceAwakens #StarWars pic.twitter.com/BrD1uj68th
— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) December 11, 2014
In #TheForceAwakens universe, only people over the age of 20 have last names. The rest get one syllable and that's it.
— JadeLotus (@jadelotus_) December 12, 2014
What if most of the Original Trilogy character names stink but you grew up with them so you have no perspective?
— Devin Faraci (@devincf) December 12, 2014
…Enough of that.
Saw the new #StarWars trailer for the 1st time in a theater tonight & the audience APPLAUDED & cheered. Can't remember last time I saw that
— Rebecca Ford (@Beccamford) December 8, 2014
Oh no. Ohhhh no. Guess who just discovered that I can play the trailer for #TheForceAwakens on my TV via Hulu+. GOOD BYE WORLD.
— Bria (@chaosbria) December 6, 2014
— Bria (@chaosbria) December 6, 2014
Xmas came early for me when I saw the lovely Andy Serkis at a holiday party last night & he whispered #TheForceAwakens in my ear @starwars
— Pamela McClintock (@PamelaDayM) December 7, 2014
Seriously, can we stop making so much hay over George saying he didn't watch the teaser? His attitude is nothing new.
— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) December 8, 2014
George has said for decades that he's the only person who could never go to a theater and watch Star Wars. He missed that. Not anymore.
— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) December 8, 2014
This meme needs to be a thing. Again, via @JordanMaison. pic.twitter.com/dnbIBI3J5F
— Matt Martin (@missingwords) December 5, 2014
The lead-up to #TheForceAwakens is reminding of the hype before TPM. Except you folks on social media are making it a lot more fun.
— Jesse Tschopp (@jrtschopp) December 5, 2014
The Expanded Universe
Hey, if you're a woman and a published author and want to write Star Wars, please let me know! Male authors do all the time.
— Jennifer Heddle (@jenheddle) December 8, 2014
(I should clarify — don't send me pitches. Just let me know of your interest.)
— Jennifer Heddle (@jenheddle) December 8, 2014
I mean, what if Margaret Atwood wants to write Star Wars but just hasn't mentioned it? Ha ha ha ha I kid. (That would be awesome though.)
— Jennifer Heddle (@jenheddle) December 8, 2014
And when I say I want to write STAR WARS what I MEAN is I want to write Leia commanding an army of Wookiees.
— GAIL SIMONE (@GailSimone) December 10, 2014
Had to give @GailSimone's #STARWARS idea of Leia commanding a Wookie Squad a shot. pic.twitter.com/vwL7B56rtd
— Max Dunbar (@Max_Dunbar) December 10, 2014
Well, that was fast–I'm hearing that Insider #154 adds Ossus to the #EUPurgeSurvivors roster. http://t.co/Y27q02p4tK pic.twitter.com/sgsvn505ix
— Eleven-ThirtyEight (@eleventhirtyate) December 8, 2014
Just concluded the #StarWars novel Tarkin. I was wrong about the Empire. It only wants what is best for us. The rebellion is a lie.
— Matt Moore (@Guerrillascribe) December 12, 2014
Looking over all the art for Marvel's 1st issue of #StarWars confirms that nailing the actor's likeness is REALLY difficult for most artists
— Dan Veesenmeyer (@dveese) December 10, 2014
The unstoppable tide of #StarWars #Marvel Variant Covers teaches me one thing: There are few artists who can draw Carrie Fisher's face.
— Florian B (@DarthSpiriah) December 5, 2014
IT IS A REAL DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THERE IS A MAGAZINE CALLED "THE NEW REPUBLIC" THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE STAR WARS EXPANDED UNIVERSE
— Mallory Ortberg (@mallelis) December 5, 2014
Star Wars life
"Are you girls in some kind of Star Wars club?"
Yes, yes we are.
— Dr. Andrea Letamendi (@ArkhamAsylumDoc) December 6, 2014
Little guy fell out of bed in the night and somehow scraped his eyebrow. Woke up pumped because now he looks like Anakin #StarWars
— Ann Allchin` (@AnnAllchin) December 10, 2014
Getting ready for #StarWars fever by purchasing more #StarWars readers. Our current titles are battered from lots of fierce reading!
— Josianne Fitzgerald (@fitziane) December 10, 2014
Snark
JJ's Christmas card is straight black with a big question mark embossed on it. I only knew it was his because he texted "did u get it? lol"
— Star Wars Character (@swcharacter) December 7, 2014
Hot planet, cold planet, jungle planet, cloud planet, swamp planet, forest planet. #TheForceAwakens: Bacon planet. Maybe.
— Luke Skywalker (@lukeskywalker) December 10, 2014
But who are Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher playing? #TheForceAwakens
— Jolly Sam (@SECMovies) December 11, 2014
Getting annoyed with all these jokes about Star Wars names on my timeline. I'm hoping they won't be around 4-LOM.
— Wolfman (@TheWolfman) December 11, 2014