Drew Struzan has hinted that Star Wars: The Force Awakens could well be the 'the best Star Wars you've ever seen.'
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Earlier this week the first poster for The Force Awakens was revealed and it was another great piece of artwork from Struzan - who designed posters for the earlier Star Wars film.
Struzan revealed that he has already seen half of the film and says that it is 'beautifully made' and is a 'wonderful story.'
Speaking to Movie Weekly, Struzan said: "I've never worked with J.J before and so we started working on it and he showed me like half the movie and it was just... a wonderful film and I know it's going to be grand. I got to read the script and subsequently I've seen half of it and I can tell you and the fans this, Honest to God, it is far and away probably going to be the best Star Wars you've ever seen... Well, it's beautifully made and it's a wonderful story...
"To me, [the new poster] represents the film. The spirit of the film, the new characters, the battle again to find the truth, to grow up, to find the purpose in life. It's all those things that Star Wars had to be and is still. And I hope to represent that again to a new generation."
The first Star Wars poster was revealed at the Disney D23 Expo over the weekend and is one of the most anticipated Disney movies of 2015.
J.J. Abrams is back in the director's chair for the first time since Star Trek Into Darkness and The Force Awakens is the first film in a new trilogy.
The Force Awakens it the seventh film in the Star Wars series and the first since the release of Revenge of the Sith back in 2005 - yes, it really was ten years ago.
While Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, and Carrie Fisher are the familiar faces on the cast list, Andy Serkis, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Lupita Nyong'o, and Gwendoline Christie are some of the great new names that are on board.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is released 18th December.
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