Stars out in 'force' for Force Awakens premiere

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Image caption, Stars and fans turned out in 'force' for the world premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

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Image caption, A squadron of Stormtroopers were among the 4000 guests invited.
Video caption, Stars of The Force Awakens reveal their excitement at its release

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Image caption, The event took place in Hollywood in the US. Actress Gwendoline Christie plays Captain Phasma.

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Image caption, The Force Awakens sees the return of Jedi Luke Skywalker, played by actor Mark Hamill, and reunites the cast of the original film.

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Image caption, The plot remains a closely guarded secret, and all guests had to sign temporary confidentiality agreements. Filmmaker George Lucas has worked on all seven movies.

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Image caption, New cast members include the relatively unknown British actress, Daisy Ridley.

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Image caption, The Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm's collaboration also stars Lupita Nyong'o as Maz Kanata.

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Image caption, And actors John Boyega, who plays Finn (L) and Poe Dameron actor, Oscar Isaac (R).

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Image caption, R2-D2 also attended the event and was introduced by director J.J. Abrams. The film is due to be released on Thursday 17 December 2015.