We Had This Shot From Star Wars: The Force Awakens All Wrong

Starkiller base - activate!

You know that shot in Star Wars: The Force Awakens of the assembled First Order Stormtroopers in a Nazi-esque parade in front of General Hux? Pretty awesome, right? Well, we (or at least I) had it all wrong. I thought it was some sort of ceremony, a show of might ahead of a military campaign or something equally sycophantic. But no: a new TV spot for the movie (by my count the tenth) has just dropped, putting that scene in a new light (literally). We've known for a while this is Starkiller base and the theatrical poster revealed that name isn't just a cute throwback to George Lucas' original draft name for Skywalker, but now we've finally got to see it in action (check out the still above). Oh yeah - now that's more than pretty awesome. So it turns out those assembled troops weren't just turning up to stroke Domhnall Gleeson - they were watching the firing of their ultimate weapon. In terms of plot this is only to be expected, but it's awesome to see the Empire's successor at full strength. It also confirms that the shot of Kylo Ren with the (whisper it) lens flare was indeed of the base activating.
Also in the TV spot is the first look at the most integral Star Wars thing that has been otherwise absent from the trailers thus far - warring in the stars. In the shot of the oh-so badass Poe Dameron (played by the oh-so badass Oscar Isaac) telling his squadron to "give it everything you got", you can clearly see he's not fighting on the tree planet or snow planet - he's in space! Where is this space battle? When in the movie does it take place? Who knows (my guess would be it's near the opening, leading to Poe getting captured by Kylo Ren)! What it makes clear is that there's still plenty that's unseen. There's a lot more in the spot, most notably a bit of conversation between Kylo and Supreme Leader Snoke. Check it out in all its glory below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SerhRe97wpA Star Wars: The Force Awakens is in cinemas from December 17th in the UK and December 18th in the US. THREE WEEKS!
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