Part of the weekend reports that The Force Awakens trailer would show up at select theaters have turned out to be true… And J.J. Abrams has confirmed that ‘select theaters’ will be involved, and that the teaser will be 88 seconds.
And now we have the list: 30 theaters in the U.S. and Canada.
The news broke this morning when Regal jumped the gun, announcing it’ll be at 9 of their theaters. Later, AMC and Cinemark said they’ll have it, too, and the full announcement had a few other chains as well.
The wording on StarWars.com is vague enough that they could they still surprise us with a TV or online debut… And I hope they do, because otherwise this is less ‘special’ than it is cruel.
It’s gotta be more. Regal would be screaming EXCLUSIVE!!! as loud as possible if it was just them.
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die. :D
The announcement page is still live on their website, but they’ve taken down the details. http://www.regmovies.com/Home/promotions/Star-Wars-Trailer-Debut
Yes, that’s what I mean when I say the ‘theater list’ above.
My bad. It sounded like you were talking about their Twitter and FB page only.
There’s no way this WON’T be released, or leak, online right? Right?!?
Wow, this will be just a 15 minute “T” rail ride away from my apartment in Boston and the stop will deposit me right in front of the theater… So, do I go on a frigid Friday morning or just wait for the inevitable leak and see it in the warmth and comfort of my home? Big life problems…
I’m not sure what I’m more annoyed at: That it’ll only be in 30 cinemas (and only in the US and Canada) or that JJ Abrams seems able to draw a better explosion than me. Harrumph.
Well, there’s still that theory that there are two versions of the trailer: A short one for online consumption and a longer one that will be screened only in theaters. I’d actually like that a lot. Would underline the whole “three reasons they build movie theaters” claim without screwing over the entire planet. ;)