STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Gets An Earlier Release In The U.K. & France

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Gets An Earlier Release In The U.K. & France

It's not much earlier, but yes, according to the official Facebook page British, French (and presumably Irish) fans of the galaxy far, far away will indeed get to see J.J. Abrams' new Star Wars movie before those in the U.S. Find out exactly when after the jump...

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By MarkCassidy - Sep 08, 2015 06:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars

Don't worry, if you live in the U.S. you're not going to have to wait too much longer than fans in the U.K. to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The movie's official Facebook page has posted the 100 days countdown vid below, confirming that the release is scheduled for December 17th in the United Kingdom - and France are luckier again, as they'll get to see it on the 16th. We're not sure why the decision was made to release it that bit earlier in those territories, but hey, it's only 24 hours. 24 agonizing Star Wars-less hours.

 

The Force Awakens will be released in the UK on December 17th. The 100 day countdown starts today!

Posted by Star Wars on Monday, September 7, 2015

Starring original cast members Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker and franchise newcomers, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o and Max von Sydow, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set to be released on December 18th, 2015.
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Loonquawl
Loonquawl - 9/8/2015, 6:56 AM
In Italy is on the 16th
SuperCat
SuperCat - 9/8/2015, 6:56 AM
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 9/8/2015, 7:02 AM
Still don't understand why they can't release films on the same [frick]ing day worldwide. At least it's not as bad as the Marvel films coming out 2 weeks earlier in the UK.
JamesMann
JamesMann - 9/8/2015, 7:05 AM
Those damn limey bastards
pchaparin
pchaparin - 9/8/2015, 7:09 AM
Here in Brazil is on December 17th too.
Minty
Minty - 9/8/2015, 7:09 AM
ObviousTheCaptain
ObviousTheCaptain - 9/8/2015, 7:14 AM
I am lucky here in Holland it´s on the 16 of December.
ObviousTheCaptain
ObviousTheCaptain - 9/8/2015, 7:16 AM
@Niklander 24? Are you waiting for that day to be special? Or is it just bad luck that it will only premier in your country on that day ?
Earthbound
Earthbound - 9/8/2015, 7:17 AM
@Matador

Simon Pegg does not = Justin Beiber....
DallasAvenger
DallasAvenger - 9/8/2015, 7:24 AM
What?! Heck no!!! That's the last straw. Now we riot!
leethario
leethario - 9/8/2015, 7:26 AM
@doopie
people still watch England matches? Last one i watched was where Germany tore us a new one, think it was 4-1. I've just got no sense of national pride.
HulkOnion
HulkOnion - 9/8/2015, 7:29 AM
What's the point of this if its ONE day
??
MrTshirt
MrTshirt - 9/8/2015, 7:32 AM
In France movies come out on wednesdays. The reason is because in the '50s-'60s, kids had no school on tuesdays, so movies came out the night before and they could watch them on wednesday night or tuesday.
Yeah, it's a pretty dumb rule, especially since schools are open on tuesdays for more than 30 years now...
sickboy76
sickboy76 - 9/8/2015, 7:36 AM
Yay we get to spoil it for all the yanks:)
ObviousTheCaptain
ObviousTheCaptain - 9/8/2015, 7:38 AM
@niklander

Like I said was that special or just bad luck that it will come a few days later out in your country. But okay I see it
jaonono
jaonono - 9/8/2015, 7:46 AM
here in Brazil is also the 17th
jaonono
jaonono - 9/8/2015, 7:53 AM
one day is enough for me to see the movie and reveal the spoilers, but do not worry I will warn before posting spoilers
McGee
McGee - 9/8/2015, 7:59 AM
jaonono
jaonono - 9/8/2015, 8:02 AM
disney do this to combat piracy that is strong in america
McGee
McGee - 9/8/2015, 8:04 AM
Whatever. Our women are still way hotter than your European hussies!!!
JPSpideyFan2015
JPSpideyFan2015 - 9/8/2015, 8:11 AM
100 days and we don't have full trailer yet.
krylonshadow
krylonshadow - 9/8/2015, 8:23 AM
[frick] France. They should get it a week late, or just not at all. I won't be surprised if companies get tired of dealing with shitty French traditions and regulations. Google, for example, should just pull all Google-related services out of France and tell their customers that they cannot operate due to their country's government, and if they want Google products, they should tell their government to stop being little pansies.

Anyways, when they say the release dates in these countries is the 16th and the 17th, do they mean that the first showing will be on the 15th and 16th respectively? The U.S. release date is the 18th but the first showing will likely be 7pm on the 17th.
G
G - 9/8/2015, 8:28 AM
It's probably a good sign. Most of the big money is here in the U.S. If the movie is good, showing it early overseas could generate positive buzz over here before opening day. I think if the movie sucked, they probably wouldn't do that. I could be wrong, though. It's just a theory.
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