This year’s Star Wars Celebration just got a lot more interesting. Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams will be on-hand to kickoff the event, along with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy. Keep reading for more details.
The announcement comes via press release from the Star Wars website:
For J.J. Abrams, the Star Wars Celebration circle is now complete.
StarWars.com is thrilled to announce that the director of Star Wars: The Force Awakens — who once attended Star Wars Celebration as a fan — is confirmed to appear at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim this April. Abrams and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy will kick off the show in a big way on Thursday morning, April 16, at 10:00 a.m. This will be a day long remembered.
Kennedy attended Celebration Europe in July 2013, where she had an in-depth chat with host Warwick Davis, and revealed that John Williams would return to score Star Wars: The Force Awakens. She also toured the show floor, checking out the work of the R2 Builders Club — which led to members of the fan groupjoining the production of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Visit starwarscelebration.com to buy tickets, and check back closer to the show for queuing and wristband details.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is scheduled for release December 18, 2015.
Even before this announcement, it was widely assumed that the next trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens would debut at Star Wars Celebration. This pretty much seals the deal – why else would Abrams and Kennedy show up? And what could the phrase “kick off the show in a big way” mean, if it’s not related to new footage?
We’ll be covering Star Wars Celebration this year, so rest assured that we’ll be keeping you posted on any developments as we get closer to the event, as well as updating you throughout.